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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

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14:20

Season 2 Prologue

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

2022/08/24

Hear about our experiences recording our first season. Get a sneak peek at what’s coming, including a new outro theme for season 2!

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63:27

Keeden Goes to Comic-Con

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

2022/08/09

Keeden went to San Diego Comic-Con! In this final episode of Season 1, your hosts talk psychology of nerds and cosplay.

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59:46

Thor: Love and Therapy

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

2022/08/02

This week, we compare the filming of Thor: Love & Thunder with processes that happen in psychotherapy. Listen in as we explore how the way we tell a story can impact how connected we feel to the characters.

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73:35

Superman and Batman: The Boy Scout and the Soldier

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

2022/07/26

Two orphans, ripped from their biological parents by death and destruction. One chooses to symbolize hope, the other fear. One strives to be human, the other does all he can to appear monstrous and inhuman. Hear us breakdown the commonalities and differences between these two beloved superheroes.

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63:31

Hush Little Batman, Don’t You Cry

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

2022/07/19

Superpower counterparts, a hero and a villain. One wishes their parents still alive while the other wanted them dead all along. Meanwhile, Batman takes a tortured path of loneliness in his struggle to stay at arm’s length from other people.

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61:26

Suicide Squad: License to Die

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

2022/07/12

What do you do when your options are a lifetime (or more) of prison or a few years off your sentence through a dangerous mission and a bomb in your skull? Oh wait, just kidding, you may not even have a choice.

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62:38

I’ll Be [Batman] Damned

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

2022/07/05

Bruce Wayne makes a pact to be fearless. But what are the consequences of trying to rid our minds of fear? See how Batman’s striving for control and perfection take him down a winding path in this poetic story.

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61:44

Batman (Therapy) Begins!

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

2022/06/28

Fear is a driving force in Batman Begins, each character using it to obtain their version of justice. Carmine Falcone, Scarecrow, and Ra’s al Ghul aim to create fear in others for vengeance and retaliation. With the support of his family and friends, Bruce Wayne learns to use his fear as a guide to find compassion and help Gotham grow. Bonus: This movie contains Dr. Brown’s favorite mental health quote!

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62:32

Killer Croc - Manmade

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

2022/06/21

Villains. Are they born bad, or do we shape them into what they become? This episode explores the dangers of self-fulfilling prophecies by breaking down how the cruelty of societal expectations may have influenced Waylon Jones to match his insides with his scaley exterior, becoming the supervillain Killer Croc.

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64:21

Party Like It’s 1989 Batman

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

2022/06/14

In this episode, we breakdown Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film. We take a focused look at how this different approach to Batman lore impacts the motivations and moral codes of Batman and the Joker.

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58:12

A Killing Joke: No Punchlines

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

2022/06/07

In The Killing Joke storyline, Joker wreaks havoc on Commissioner Gordon’s life in an attempt to show that the Joker is not alone – every person has the capacity to reject all reason and rationality. Yet Gordon does not accept Joker’s invitation to use “madness [as] the emergency exit”, instead finding a way to stay true to his beliefs and refusing to avoid his own pain by inflicting it on others.

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61:58

Strange Therapy: Multiverse of Madness

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

2022/05/31

Wanda Maximoff is a character riddled with grief while also having nearly unimaginable (and untrained) power and abilities. Bat Therapy explores how this creates a complex bereavement process that appears in both WandaVision and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Included is a discussion of the myth of the 5 Stages of Grief.

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58:04

Welcome to Gotham: Population Declining

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

2022/05/24

Living in a world of superheroes isn’t as thrilling as it may sound, especially when you live in Gotham. Listen in as Dr. Brown answers some of Keeden’s most pressing questions: How does someone living in Gotham decide to leave their house? How do you manage the fear of running into a supervillain when that very fear makes you a target for Scarecrow? Despite the high likelihood of an open job market and low cost of living, why would someone live in Gotham?

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61:47

A Penny(worth) for Your Thoughts

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

2022/05/17

What does psychology say about what it takes to be the patriarch of the Bat Family? Beneath Alfred Pennyworth's sass and sarcasm lies the glue that holds everything together.

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50:42

The Batman (Part 2): The Bat & the Cat (& Gordon)

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

2022/05/10

Last episode, we talked about The Batman’s tale of two orphans…but there is a third and her story is a necessary part of Batman’s growth! In part 2, we explore how Batman has benefited from his relationships with Catwoman and Gordon. Batman starts the movie taking a dark, inflexible approach to the criminals of Gotham and it costs Batman and the city a lot. Catwoman and Gordon do not see Gotham in black-and-white and they help Batman find a better way.

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59:33

The Batman (Part 1): A Tale of Two Orphans

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

2022/05/03

Matt Reeve’s The Batman is the tale of an orphan, seeking vengeance through violence and fear so that justice can prevail and the corruption in Gotham can be wiped out. But which orphan do we mean – Batman or the Riddler? We explore how personal connection and hope are necessary for Batman to accomplish the change he wants for Gotham. Also, listen in as Dr. Brown uses the Riddler to explore the important differences between psychosis and psychopathy.

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58:37

Be Still My Frozen Heart

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

2022/04/26

Mr. Freeze is a character with few storylines of his own, but he's stolen the hearts of your podcast hosts. Hear us talk about his capacity for love, his fear of loss, and the importance of accepting death so that one can live.

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57:44

Welcome to Arkham

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

2022/04/19

We start our Bat Therapy journey by exploring the psychiatric hospital that treats many of Batman's criminal counterparts, Arkham Asylum. No one would accuse this facility of being an effective treatment center, but what does a clinical psychologist think are its worst attributes? Find out by listening in!

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60:59

So Batman, Tell Me What Brought You Here

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

2022/04/19

Let's talk about why it's not so easy to psychoanalyze Batman. To know and understand a person or character, we need to be able to zoom in and look at the patterns and intricacies in their life. Listen in on our comic and psychology inspired reasonings for how we will tackle this beloved hero in our podcast.

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15:19

Season 1 Prologue

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

2022/04/19

Welcome! Meet the hosts of Bat Therapy: Exploring your favorite comic book characters through the lens of clinical psychology. We are longtime friends who can never manage to wander too far from talking about Batman, superheroes, and the next DC/Marvel movie. Share a few laughs with us as you learn about who we are and why we decided to start this podcast that connects our nerdy interests with mental health knowledge and awareness.

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