Braaains

By Braaains Podcast

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Episodes: 71

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A podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains, mental health, & disabilities and how film & television portray them. Each episode, hosted by sisters Heather & Sarah Taylor, has an expert talk about a specific facet of our brains. Guests include therapists, scientists, and those with lived experiences and they share facts, insights, and how-tos with our listeners. We then discuss TV series and films that capture this specific aspect of our brains and tell it as it really is. Please follow/subscribe on your favorite podcast app, listen to new episodes biweekly on Tuesdays (every two weeks), and let us know your thoughts about the show. If you enjoy Braaains, please take a moment to rate the show 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ For more information or to suggest a topic, please visit: https://www.braaainspodcast.com.

Episode Date
Brilliant Minds and the Realities of Face Blindness
Dec 17, 2024
Disney+'s Out of My Mind and the Importance of Being Heard
Dec 03, 2024
TIFF Special: Building Inclusive Futures
Nov 19, 2024
Men's Mental Health within the Black Community
Nov 05, 2024
TIFF Special: Horror, disability, and access
Oct 22, 2024
TIFF Special: SAD JOKES and the Perspective of Being a Carer
Oct 08, 2024
Empire Waist’s Exploration of Body Image and Teen Friendship
Sep 24, 2024
Suicidal Ideation in The Bear, Modern Love, and Nadine Crocker's Continue
Sep 10, 2024
Summer break and Edmonton event!
Jul 23, 2024
Exploring Family Dramas & How Anxiety Manifests in Relationships
Jul 16, 2024
The Family Stone and other Breast Cancer Stories
Jul 09, 2024
The Big C: Breast Cancer and Mental Health
Jul 02, 2024
The Stigmas of Facial Differences
Jun 25, 2024
Understanding Facial Differences in Deadpool
Jun 18, 2024
Five Types of Imposter Syndrome
Jun 11, 2024
Impostor Syndrome in Cyrano de Bergerac
Jun 04, 2024
Depression in Film and TV
May 28, 2024
Depression: A conversation with the creators of CBC Gem’s Get Up, Aisha
May 21, 2024
Breaking the Stigmas and Preparing for Menopause
May 14, 2024
Navigating Menopause: Fleabag, Sex and the City, and Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce
May 07, 2024
Dispelling Myths of Transracial Adoption in Media w/ Dr. Jill L. Creighton
Apr 30, 2024
The Handmaid’s Tale, This is Us, and Adoption w/ research sociologist and author, Gretchen Sisson
Apr 23, 2024
Working with disability and mental health consultants
Apr 16, 2024
Vision Loss and Blindness on Sight Unseen
Apr 09, 2024
BPD and Mental Health Representation in My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Apr 02, 2024
Atlanta, Insecure, and Bipolar Disorder
Mar 26, 2024
A Little Advice for the Holidays
Dec 12, 2023
Causeway and Traumatic Brain Injury
Nov 28, 2023
Investigating Inequality Across Film and TV with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
Nov 14, 2023
The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, and Our Obsession with Ghost Stories
Oct 31, 2023
Midsommar, Charlie Says, and the Reality of Cults
Oct 17, 2023
You're Not Alone: When and How to Disclose
Oct 05, 2023
You're Not Alone: The Road to Diagnosis
Oct 04, 2023
You’re Not Alone: How Stigma Hurts Everyone
Oct 03, 2023
You're Not Alone: Navigating Life with Mental Illness (trailer)
Sep 19, 2023
Blindspotting and life after incarceration
Sep 12, 2023
Sense8, The Politician, and Gender Freedom
Aug 29, 2023
The Swearing Jar and Brain Aneurysms
Aug 15, 2023
CBC’s virgins!, Immigration, and Bicultural Identity
Aug 01, 2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once & ADHD
Jul 18, 2023
Turning Red, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Diabetes
Jul 04, 2023
As We See It and Autism
Jun 20, 2023
The Devil's Backbone & Spina Bifida
Jun 06, 2023
Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, and Emergency Medicine
May 23, 2023
Motherless Brooklyn and Tourette Syndrome
May 09, 2023
Speechless, Special, and Cerebral Palsy
Apr 25, 2023
United States of Tara, Split, & Dissociative Identity Disorder
Apr 11, 2023
The Last of Us and Disability Representation
Mar 28, 2023
Shrill and the Impact of Fat Representation
Mar 14, 2023
Holidays on Film
Dec 13, 2022
Stephen King's IT and Stuttering
Nov 29, 2022
Multiple Sclerosis
Nov 15, 2022
Misogyny
Nov 01, 2022
Trauma & Horror Films
Oct 18, 2022
Addiction
Oct 04, 2022
Rural Medicine and Lack of Medical Access
Sep 20, 2022
Language
Sep 06, 2022
Death of a Parent
Aug 23, 2022
As Good As it Gets and OCD
Aug 09, 2022
Aphantasia
Jul 26, 2022
Animal-assisted Therapy
Jul 12, 2022
Abortion Onscreen
Jun 27, 2022
Abortion
Jun 21, 2022
Hookups and Consent
Jun 07, 2022
Twins and Triplets
May 24, 2022
Grief
May 10, 2022
Children's Brains
Apr 26, 2022
Burnout
Apr 12, 2022
Sleep
Mar 29, 2022
Identity
Mar 15, 2022
Introducing: Braaains Podcast
Feb 15, 2022