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PODCAST

Bat Therapy: Mental Health through the Lens of Comics and Film

Dr. Emilia Brown and Keeden Hopkins

Welcome to Bat Therapy, mental health through the lens of comics and film. What is a psychologist to do when they have a passion for mental health treatment as well as all things Batman? They start a podcast, of course! This podcast lets you be a fly on the wall (or a bat in the cave), listening in on a friendship built out of a love for talking Batman and other superheroes, comics, and the everyday struggle to achieve mental health and happiness. Emilia (psychologist) and Keeden (educator and

tv & film animation & manga

All Episodes

60:02

Bruce Wayne

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2024/02/13

We delve into the many skills of Bruce Wayne and how he honed his natural abilities (and financial privilege). We also explore how he maneuvers through his anger and emotional turmoil to become a crimefighter dressed up as a … bat, what seems to be a comic book version of harm reduction.

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7:28

Mindful Nerd Moment: Batman Rejects Your Offer to...

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2024/02/10

You are Tim Drake. You know who Batman is and you know how important it is for Batman to have a Robin. But Batman is hurting…and stubborn… Even though his rejection of your offer to be Robin hurts, you use cognitive diffusion to step back and remember that it isn’t personal.

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45:37

Tim Drake – Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

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2024/02/06

Tim Drake’s start to being the Boy Wonder was very different from his predecessors, showing detective prowess much like the Dark Knight’s. We explore what it must have been like to try to connect with Bruce Wayne after the death of Jason Todd. And find out if Keeden convinces Emilia to no longer see Tim Drake as her ‘least favorite Robin’!

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7:08

Mindful Nerd Moment: Dr. Harrison Wells Talks Barry...

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2024/02/04

Dr. Harrison Wells has a wonderful monologue in The Flash 1.17 that uses mindfulness to help Barry Allen phase for the first time. We imagine ourselves as The Flash, needing to phase or we will meet an explosive end. So, we focus on Dr. Wells’ words as he helps us connect with the speed force. “Listen to me, Barry. Breathe…breathe…”

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58:13

Barry Allen – The Flash Season 1

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2024/01/30

We contrast Barry Allen and Oliver Queen’s journeys to becoming heroes in the Arrowverse. Barry is refreshingly light-hearted despite his family struggles, but even he is affected by the weight of keeping secrets and the repercussions of broken trust. And…what about that secret prison with no legal oversite?

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8:51

Mindful Nerd Moment: Green Arrow Shooting Tennis Balls

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2024/01/27

Archery is an excellent way to practice meditation and mindfulness. We imagine ourselves as Green Arrow / Oliver Queen, bouncing tennis balls and shooting them with arrows.

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58:01

Oliver Queen – Arrow Season 1

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2024/01/23

Arrow is a show that really highlights the struggles of adjusting to life after trauma and the importance of social support to be able to have a life beyond that trauma. After all, who would Oliver Queen (and the Green Arrow) be without John Diggle and Felicity Smoak? We also explore when this version of Green Arrow goes from vigilante and anti-hero to superhero status.

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9:18

Mindful Nerd Moment: Running Across the Jersey City Sky

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2024/01/20

You’re wearing your new Ms. Marvel uniform, and you are excited. It’s the perfect day to take your powers out for a run. You open the bedroom window, embrace the Jersey City sky, and focus your mind on creating that first energy beam ...

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62:14

Ms. Marvel – Kamala Khan

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2024/01/16

Kamala Khan has such a compelling story of teenage struggles, culture clashes, and the strength of family and friendship. In this episode, Emilia shares her theory on how adversity and marginalization result in more easily adapting to a life with superpowers. We also can’t help ourselves and take a few pokes at the terrible lies superheroes often make when they keep their secret more tightlipped. Source: Ms. Marvel TV show

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9:01

Mindful Nerd Moment: Gotham Girl gets the chance to...

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2024/01/13

When Psycho-Pirate overcomes you with fear, you are reminded of what Batman always says – “EVERYONE gets scared. But remember, all that means is everyone gets the opportunity to fight that fear. Everyone gets the chance to be BRAVE.” And so you take every ounce of willpower you have and you find a way to embrace the fear.

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47:19

Gotham & Gotham Girl

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2024/01/09

We talk about the tragic story of two young superhero hopefuls introduced in Tom King’s Batman: Rebirth storyline. Some of the topics include the terrible name “Psycho-Pirate”, humanizing the experience of psychosis, and ways to manage feelings fear and anger. Source(s): Batman: Rebirth series

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6:06

Mindful Nerd Moment: Invincible Sits at the Top of...

Bat Therapy: Mental Health through the Lens of Comics... ·

2024/01/06

What good are superpowers if you don’t use them to sit at the top of Mount Everest to reflect and take in the view?

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75:29

Invincible: Collaboration with Team JVS

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2024/01/02

We finally joined forces with Team JVS! Keeden’s podcast and YouTube worlds collide for a review of Invincible. We focus on the psychology of Mark Grayson, a teenager who must learn to manage his superpowers while also dealing with the knowledge that his father is not who Mark thought he was.Sources: Invincible Seasons 1 & 2 (episodes 1-4)

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20:24

Special Holiday AMA

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2023/12/26

Keeden and Emilia got to hang out in-person this holiday season! To celebrate, we answered your questions. Listen in if you want to hear our thoughts on the future of superheroes, best holiday superhero episodes, and Dick Grayson’s mullet.

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8:06

Mindful Nerd Moment: Shang-Chi relearning martial...

Bat Therapy: Mental Health through the Lens of Comics... ·

2023/12/23

As you steel yourself for battle, you practice your martial arts fighting skills with your aunt. But she surprises you. When you tense up to spar, she walks over to you and flattens out your fists. She invites you to flow with the energy around you rather than fighting against it.

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58:58

Shang-Chi with guest Dr. Jack Tsan

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2023/12/19

Clinical psychologist and fellow Batman enthusiast Dr. Jack Tsan is Program Director of the Multicultural Counseling Institute and the host of the People of Color in Psychology Podcast. He joins us as we talk about grief, the experience of eternal life, and how in holding too tightly to what we have lost we can lose everything else we care about. We also talk about what it is like to see under-represented groups finally take the spotlight as the main character and break the stereotypical mold, with

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8:05

Mindful Nerd Moment: Robin Riding His Motorcycle

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2023/12/16

It’s your favorite time of day. You have on your Robin uniform, and you are ready to get on your motorcycle and drive out of the Batcave into Gotham. Let’s take in the moment.

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44:07

Dick Grayson – Batman TAS: Robin’s Reckoning

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2023/12/12

The original Robin, the child who took Batman from solo superhero to Dynamic Duo. Their similar childhood traumas form a unique bond that helps Dick Grayson see beyond Bruce Wayne’s stubborn and stoic exterior. Source: Batman TAS: Robin’s Reckoning

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12:16

Mindful Nerd Moment: Marie Sensing Compound V in...

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2023/12/09

You are Marie Moreau and you can manipulate blood. But then Senator Neuman wants you to do something strange – she wants you to tell her something about herself by sensing her blood. Unsure of what to do but determined to expand your powers, you use mindfulness as your guide.

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60:37

Gen V

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2023/12/05

A college full of superpowered teenagers/young adults…what could go wrong? There are so many interesting tidbits – we talk about eating disorders, inflexible beliefs and odd perceptual experiences of psychosis, the conflict within generation v on how to react to the betrayal of adults they thought they could trust, and so much more.

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