Jan 31
131: Wild Analysis: Heated Rivalry Teaser
Subscribe to get access to the full episode, the episode reading list, and all premium episodes! www.patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappinessAbby and Patrick discuss the runaway streaming sensation, Heated Rivalry. Adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novels by Canadian director Jacob ... Show More
7m 21s
Jan 28
BONUS EPISODE: Romantasy, Fantasy, and Trauma
Abby joins Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub on one of our favorite podcasts, In Bed With the Right! The topic is romantasy - as a genre of fiction, as a publishing phenomenon, and, above all, as a cultural symptom. What do readers - and women specifically - find in romantasy narrati ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 24
130: Movies, Screens, and Fantasies feat. A.S. Hamrah
Abby and Patrick welcome film critic A.S. Hamrah. Hamrah is a prolific writer of reviews, essays, and dispatches, and the two brand-new collections of his most recent work, Algorithm of the Night and Last Week in End Times Cinema, furnish Abby, Patrick, and Scott with the perfect ... Show More
1h 53m
Oct 2024
Stijn Vanheule, "Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families and Caregivers" (Other Press, 2024)
Today I talked with Stijn Vanheule about Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy: A Road Map to Hope and Recovery for Families and Caregivers (Other Press, 2024). Are we all a little crazy? Roughly 15 percent of the population will have a psychotic experience, in which they lose contact wi ... Show More
1h 1m
May 2025
The Poetics and Politics of Our Mental Health Metaphors: An Interview with Laurence Kirmayer
<p data-start="239" data-end="748">Laurence Kirmayer is one of the most influential figures in cultural psychiatry today. A psychiatrist, researcher, and theorist, he serves as James McGill Professor and Director of the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at <a href= ... Show More
37m 34s
May 2025
The Root of Menticide and Collective Care with Dr. Evan Auguste
Menticide, or the systematic and intentional undermining of a person's conscious mind, effectively "killing" or destroying their independent thought and beliefs, is one of the most effective ways to supress revolutionary change in a society. So how do we protect our communities f ... Show More
1h 25m
Jun 2024
Dr. Nicole LePera: Embracing Authenticity and Challenging Traditional Therapy
In this podcast episode, Amanda de Cadenet and Dr. Nicole LePera, the Holistic Psychologist, discuss Dr. LePera's new book "How to Be the Love You Seek." They explore themes of personal growth, relationships, and therapy. Dr. LePera shares her journey of questioning tradition ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2025
Psychedelics and the structure of reality | Julian Baggini, Eileen Hall, and James Rucker
<p><strong>Truth, delusion and psychedelic reality</strong></p><p>Do psychedelics reveal hidden layers of reality, or are we simply tripping?</p><p>Psychedelics are back in the cultural zeitgeist, this time as a treatment for mental health issues. However, critics argue that psyc ... Show More
46m 51s
Jul 2020
Jungian Archetypes In 10 Minutes
<p>This video focuses on what are regarded as the four major Jungian Archetypes: The Self, the Persona, the Shadow, and the Anima/Animus. Few people have had as much influence on modern psychology as Carl Jung. </p><p>He was a practicing psychiatrist and is regarded as the found ... Show More
10 m
Oct 2025
Zeina Abboud on ThetaHealing, Narcissistic Abuse & What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Trauma
What happens when a deeply intuitive healer steps into the spotlight to share her near-death experience, her journey into the subconscious, and her mission to help others reclaim their power? In this extraordinary episode of Luca’s Insight Track, host Luca Allam is joined by Zein ... Show More
1h 12m
Abby and Patrick welcome Loren Dent, a clinical psychologist in the Lacanian tradition. The topic is psychosis, both as understood theoretically by Freud and Lacan, and also as experienced and encountered by real people in New York City, where Loren practices and where he has helped establish an innovative program of treatment and care. Starting by tackling ... Show More
