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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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50:00

The Many Faces of Bruce Wayne

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2024/07/23

We compare the live action film portrayals of Bruce Wayne. Which younger version of Bruce Wayne do we think led to Ben Affleck’s? Whose Bruce Wayne is more of a façade? What makes some Bruce Waynes more likely to quit being the Batman? We answer these questions and more!

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9:06

Mindful Nerd Moment: Elastigirl & Mr. Incredible...

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2024/07/20

It’s been a long day. You just want to enjoy dinner with the family, but Dash and Violet will not stop bickering. You may have superpowers, but they don’t include super-patience. You use mindfulness to cope with the chaos.

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19:31

Psychology Spotlight: How being a Superhero / First...

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2024/07/16

We use The Incredibles to explore ways that having the job of a first responder (EMS, firefighter, police, superheroes, etc.) can affect family life. Read More: “This is it…this is our normal” - the voices of family members and first responders experiencing duty-related trauma in Ireland - ScienceDirect

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44:44

The Incredibles

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2024/07/09

When a superhero is forced to retire, how can they still have meaning and purpose in life? With Elastigirl, we talk about how she puts her efforts into raising super-powered children. We compare Mr. Incredible’s struggle to the transition from being in the military or retiring as a professional athlete.

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17:51

Prologue: Season 6 - No Capes!

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2024/07/02

Time for a new season! Find out what we have planned, talking about alter egos and the everyday people behind the superhero masks.

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7:53

Behind the Scenes: Episode 23 - Fat Thor

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2024/06/18

Hello Bat Therapy Fans! While we prepare for Season 6, we cut some behind the scenes for you to listen to while you wait. This is a from a conversation before we recorded episode 23: Fat Thor. Ironically, it's about Wonder Woman... not Thor... See you for Season 6, No Capes!

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7:30

Behind the Scenes: Episode 10 - Bruce Wayne

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2024/06/11

Hello Bat Therapy Fans! While we prepare for Season 6, we cut some behind the scenes for you to listen to while you wait. This is a from a conversation before we recorded episode 10: Bruce Wayne. See you for Season 6, No Capes!

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42:06

Season 5 Epilogue

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2024/06/04

We talk about our season highlights from Season 5: Heroes in Training.

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10:24

Mindful Nerd Moment: A superhero schedules a mental...

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2024/06/04

You have done your best on your own, but even superheroes need help sometimes. You finally decide to reach out for mental health treatment. Still, when you start to try and schedule the appointment it brings on some overwhelming thoughts and feelings. So you pause and use the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Grounding Technique to help you

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52:51

What keeps a superhero from getting mental health help?

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2024/05/28

We explore some big barriers to mental health treatment that superheroes are likely to experience, such as finding the time, confidentiality and building trust, and being willing to be vulnerable.

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11:32

Mindful Nerd Moment: Batman in the waiting room...

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2024/05/25

A lot of thoughts and feelings can happen when going into a therapy session. We practice being Batman while he waits in the waiting room before his first therapy session, using mindfulness to prepare for what comes next.

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49:09

Batman Finds a Therapist

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2024/05/21

Even the most capable of superheroes need someone to talk to from time to time. We talk about what Batman might want to talk about during therapy and what theoretical orientations and therapeutic styles he would find most helpful in his therapist.

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8:39

Mindful Nerd Moment: Mjølnir picks a new Thor

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2024/05/21

Rejection. And it’s from one of your oldest and dearest friends, granted, this friend is a hammer…but still. You have been trying to figure out who you are after people were brought back from “the snap”. You are Thor but you have decided not to be a ruler, so who are you? When you see Mjølnir in battle, you feel relief. Until Mjølnir is almost within reach and Mighty Thor calls the hammer back.

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49:11

Fat (Shaming) Thor and the Treatment He Deserved

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2024/05/14

You’re a warrior god over 1,500 years old, but when the losses start, they don’t seem to stop. You retreat into yourself, drinking and playing videogames to escape any chance of losing something or someone else. Some people reach out to support you, but most make jokes and fat shame you, not seeing the depression. In honor of mental health awareness month, we talk about Thor’s struggles and what mental health treatments could help.

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42:02

Mental Health Awareness Month: Why We Started Bat...

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2024/05/07

Batman, superheroes, comics, nerd content… and mental health? After two years of Bat Therapy, we talk about how the podcast got started and why we love doing this thing. (We also couldn’t resist talking about why we love Batman so much.)

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11:31

Mindful Nerd Moment: Scott Summers (Cyclops) loses...

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2024/05/04

You’re Scott Summers, teenage mutant with uncontrollable energy beams that shoot out of your eyes – life is bound to get complicated. Here you are, at school, surrounded by a bunch of non-mutants, and your protective glasses have fallen off. You aren’t sure what you hit with your energy beams and you don’t know what anyone saw, because you have closed your eyes to avoid doing further damage. As you feel more and more panicked, the heat builds up behind your eyelids and it becomes harder to use your

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43:47

X-Men Evolution Season 1

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2024/04/30

This show has major nostalgia for us. We talk about how the X-Men going to high school with people who do not have the x-gene could have similar benefits to the concept of community inclusion. And listen in as Emilia and Keeden decide if Professor Xavier is a bit too much like Dumbledore in his approach to supporting teenage mutants.

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8:34

Mindful Nerd Moment: Putting on your new yellow...

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2024/04/27

It is finally time to make this real. You have the right outfit, the right equipment. You open the box and see your new combat boots. They are perfect. You take your time, enjoying the feelings of excitement, power, and (a tiny bit of) fear that they bring you.

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44:11

Barbara Gordon: Batgirl Year One

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2024/04/23

We love how Babs comes onto the scene – she is unapologetically herself, just looking for a way to help the city she loves without caring what Batman or her father, Commissioner Gordon, has to say about it. Emilia ends up connecting with Batgirl more than she expected. We also talk about how this comic, much like Cognitive Processing Therapy, explores the complexities of trusting someone.

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9:34

Mindful Nerd Moment: New York doesn’t realize that...

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2024/04/22

Finally. You have left the sewer, and the people of New York City can learn to love you and your teenage mutant ninja turtle brothers. And the timing is perfect because you are protecting them from Super Fly! But then you find out that they think you are a monster, attacking the city with Super Fly. There is a lot you are feeling in this moment – it is the perfect time for some mindfulness.

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