Why Do We *Need* John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’? Analyzing the Psychology of Positivity If there’s one thing that has made quarantine better, it’s been viewing John Krasinski’s Some Good News— his smash-hit YouTube show highlighting happy moments as news segments. So, why do we need good news? Why do we need heroes? In today’s […]

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Why Do We *Need* John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’? Analyzing the Psychology of Positivity

Your Mindset Determines How You’re Coping with the Pandemic If you’re struggling with coping with the Pandemic, take a look at your mindset. Sometimes just a shift in your own perspective can have the greatest impact. Take, for example, our podcast speakers. Have you ever watched a movie or tv show from the past that […]

Your Mindset Determines How You’re Coping with the Pandemic

How to Maintain your Emotional Health During a Pandemic Dr. Dave Verhaagen shares practical tips to maintain your emotional health during a pandemic. Due to COVID-19, the Shrink Tank Podcast has made the decision that our mental health experts, as well as our behind-the-scenes crew, temporarily pause recording our podcast while working remotely to protect […]

How to Maintain your Emotional Health During a Pandemic

HBO’s McMillions: How Do Regular People Get Wrapped up in Organized Crime? Imagine if the only thing standing between you and a million dollars was a small ticket on the french fries you just bought for lunch. If you knew you never had a chance at winning, would you still play? We’re of course talking […]

HBO’s McMillions: How Do Regular People Get Wrapped up in Organized Crime?

Billie Eilish is Paving the Way for Gen Z to Open up About Mental Health In the music industry, Billie Eilish is known as the somewhat creepy, still cool girl who is one of the staple pillars for the niche genre ‘melancholy pop.’ In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our mental health experts […]

Billie Eilish is Paving the Way for Gen Z to Open up About Mental Health

Is Coronavirus Increasing Cultural Anxiety? Mental Health Experts Discuss the Psychology of Fear Fever. Cough. Shortness of breath. This doesn’t sound too scary, if anything, it sounds like a typical respiratory infection. When you find out these symptoms are associated with Coronavirus, however, it’s a different story. In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, […]

Is Coronavirus Increasing Cultural Anxiety? Mental Health Experts Discuss the Psychology of Fear

Dwyane Wade & Zaya Wade: How His Open Support for Trans Daughter Causes Shockwaves for Activism Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union are inspiring many with their recent public support of the transgender community after their daughter Zaya publicly identified as transgender. This support and acceptance of parenting a transgender child have inspired us to discuss […]

Dwyane Wade & Zaya Wade: How His Open Support for Trans Daughter Causes Shockwaves for Activism

What John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch Highlights about Childhood Anxiety John Mulaney is a quirky comedian, so it’s no surprise that John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch is just as eclectic. While the Netflix special felt odd at times, it did highlight numerous psychological concepts that we wanted to explore. In today’s episode […]

What John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch Highlights about Childhood Anxiety

Best Mental Health Depictions in Oscar-Nominated Films With the Oscar’s premiering this Sunday, we thought we’d stray from the usual “predictions” and have a little fun in the realm of psychology. In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our mental health experts spotlight Oscar-nominated films and performances that embody a mental health issue or […]

Best Mental Health Depictions in Oscar-Nominated Films

What Went Wrong in ‘Marriage Story’? Mental Health Experts Answer Both Adam Driver and Scarlett Johannsson’s performances in Marriage Story have so much to offer about the human experience in relationships and how to finding hope in tragic circumstances. In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our mental health experts discuss how Marriage Story […]

What Went Wrong in ‘Marriage Story’? Mental Health Experts Answer

Why Haven’t we Cancelled The Academy Yet? Analyzing the Sexist, Racist, and Elitist Process in Selecting Oscar Nominees This year’s Academy Awards are causing headlines—yet again—for the fact that not a single female director was recognized in the Best Director category. In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks discuss the […]

Why Haven’t We Cancelled The Academy Yet? Analyzing the Sexist, Racist, and Elitist Process in Selecting Oscar Nominees

What is the Psychology of Classism? Analyzing ‘Parasite’, ‘Knives Out’, and ‘Us’ The year’s films Parasite, Knives Out and Us all explored how classism impacts our day to day life. In today’s episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast, our panel of Shrinks discuss the erosion of middle class, the exploitation of the lower class, and the […]

What is the Psychology of Classism? Analyzing ‘Parasite’, ‘Knives Out’, and ‘Us’

Analyzing ‘The Mandalorian’: How Attachment Impacts our Identity The Mandalorian explores how an individual’s moral development — or moral code — fosters their decision making and personal identity. The show follows lead character Mando as he puts himself in the crossfire of the Empire to protect the Baby Yoda. In today’s episode of the Shrink […]

Analyzing ‘The Mandalorian’: How Trauma and Attachment Impact our Identity

Analyzing ‘Watchmen’: Reverse Racism, Reparations, and Morality Watchmen is an American superhero drama television series, which serves as a continuation of the 1987 DC Comics limited series of the same name created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The HBO drama is set in an alternate reality where white supremacist group, the Seventh Kavalry, has […]

Analyzing ‘Watchmen’: Reverse Racism, Reparations, and Morality

Greta Thunberg: Psychology of Teenage Activism Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist on climate change whose campaigning has gained international recognition. Every Friday, Thunberg would skip school in order to sit outside the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on global warming by holding up a sign saying (in Swedish) “School strike […]

Greta Thunberg: The Psychology of Teenage Activism

If psychology and pop culture had a baby, you’d get the Shrink Tank Podcast. Each episode of the Shrink Tank Podcast features mental health professionals discussing news in pop culture through the lens of psychology. Our panel features host Dr. Dave Verhaagen, joined by Dr. Frank Gaskill, Dr. Emma Kate Wright, and Jonathan Hetterly, LPC.

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