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PSYCHOCINEMATIC

PSYCHOCINEMATIC

Written by: Stephanie Fornasier
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A podcast analysing depictions of mental illness and disabilities in film and TV. Hosted by a psychologist, Stephanie, and friends with lived experience. We may ruin your favourite movie, but we promise to do it with fun, humour, and perhaps an important lesson or two.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Art Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences
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  • A Bridgerton Episode - Part 1: Actually so much representation (and also Pitbull)
    Jun 11 2024

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    My Dear Readers (I mean listeners, you get it)

    Welcome to a surprise episode of Psychocinematic, where we cast all serious topics to the wind and focus on what makes us feel safe and protected right now from a world falling apart - trashy, romancey, sexy, gossipy Bridgerton. But did you think I would NOT have disability and mental illness representation to discuss? THINK AGAIN - as usual it is inescapable.

    Join me solo as I discuss all the disability and mental illness representation we have seen thus far, who we hope has a gay storyline, and who of the Bridgerton world could be coded neurodivergent. Also, the incredulity of turning Pitball into the soundtrack of the obligatory peak h0rny scene.

    Content warning: sex, some ableism, some swears.

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    Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok or join our Facebook Group! Email us at psychocinematicpodcast@gmail.com. Join our PATREON to support us and get bonus content and check out our Website!

    REFERENCES:

    • Queen Charlotte: What Was Wrong With King George (And Why He's Hidden) (screenrant.com)

    • Bridgerton Wiki | Fandom

    NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

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    55 mins
  • The Future of Psychocinematic Podcast
    Mar 31 2024

    TRANSCRIPT HERE

    Just a little update on the future of Psychocinematic Podcast...

    Don't worry, it's not all bad news!

    Follow Asiatu on insta and connect with them here

    Follow Psychocinematic on insta here.

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    13 mins
  • Episode 68: Two Backbrace Girls, and Romy & Michele’s Highschool Reunion (with Lauren Edwards)
    Dec 13 2023

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    Join us for the last episode of the year with the vivacious comedian and musical theatre actor Lauren Edwards. Lauren and Steph bond over their shared experience with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and being backbrace girls in highschool. We go through the limited selection of scoliosis-based media until we get to the beloved comedy film Romy and Michele's Highschool Reunion (1997). Find out what makes the film so iconic and whether its brief but infamous depiction of scoliosis was helpful or harmful!

    Also if anyone needs to make a call, I've got a phone.

    CONTENT DISCUSSED:

    Deenie by Judie Blume (1973), Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The House Bunny (2008), Kiss Me (2014).

    CONTENT WARNING: some discussion of ableism and bullying, discussion of Looking for Mr Goodbar which is full of sexual assault, homophobia and sex shaming, sorry!

    FOLLOW LAUREN ON ALL THE THINGS:

    Follow Lauren on Instagram @livelaughlauren__

    On TikTok: @livelaughlauren__

    And on Twitter @laurenvedwards

    FOLLOW US:

    Follow Psychocinematic on Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok! or join our Facebook Group! Email us at psychocinematicpodcast@gmail.com. Join our PATREON to support us and get cute benefits and bonus content! And check out our WEBSITE!

    ALL PATREON FEES will be matched and sent to AUSRELIEF for their humanitarian relief in Gaza, until the end of the year. Sign up NOW or Donate Directly at our fundraiser link.

    REFERENCES:

    • Curvy Girls Scoliosis
    • Scoliosis Australia
    • Setting Scoliosis Straight
    • Cobb angle | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
    • The Blonde Leading the Blonde: An Oral History of ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’ | Vogue
    • Caught Through the Looking Glass: Sarah Polley on Grief, Girlhood, and Scoliosis ‹ Literary Hub
    • Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film) - Wikipedia
    • Deenie - Wikipedia
    • https://www.gawker.com/culture/the-nerdy-curve

    NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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