Mental Health is Horrifying

Obsession has really struck a chord in a world where we are increasingly unsure how to be in relationship with each other, and where true intimacy feels like a horrifying threat.  In this episode, I explore Obsession (2025), and its portrayal of the fear of intimacy. I talk about: Why Obsession has broken box office records The fast foodification of intimacy Coercive control Nikki as the manic pixie dream girl archetype, and why this kind of idealization is so damaging for true intimacy Our capacity to really talk about mental health  How the 2 of swords tarot card helps us understand Bear's weaponized insecurity Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  ..............................................................Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  Obsession (2025) Obsession Filmmaker Curry Barker on the Inspiration Behind the Film's Horrifying Twist ‘Obsession’ Has Made 330 Times Its Budget And Breaks A Box Office Record Coercive control as a form of family violence

Gather 'round sisters, as we leave lavender but our garden gates and bury our abusive exes under the rose bush!  In this episode, I explore Practical Magic (1998), its portrayal of intimate partner violence, and the balm of sisterhood. I will be discussing intimate partner violence in this episode, so please take special care when listening. I talk about: How intimate partner violence is defined The complex reasons that make it hard to "just leave" a violent relationship The mental health impacts of intimate partner violence How Gillian is able to access the internal and external resources required to leave How sisterhood aids Gillian in attachment repair and healing How the magician and 9 of swords tarot cards demonstrate the difficulty in leaving abusive situations, even if you have a lot of resources Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  Practical Magic (1998) Government of Canada Fact Sheet: Intimate Partner Violence  Homicide leading cause of death for pregnant women in U.S. - Harvard School of Public Health Support someone I know who is being abused - Refuge

I say this with my full chest — Undertone was not lying when it said that it is "the scariest movie you'll ever hear." And I cannot un-hear it!In this spoiler-free episode, I explore Undertone (2025) and the psychology of sound.I talk about:How sound can help us form secure attachments The psychology behind "therapist voice"How sound helps regulate our nervous systemsWhy we are naturally drawn to live music as a primal actHow silence can help grow your brainHow the 8 of wands tarot card helps us explore our relationship to silence and the unknown Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join the waitlist for this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists)Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintTheme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay Thunder by Music by John Britton from PixabayAll sound effects and music via pixabay Undertone (2025)See ‘Undertone’ with Dolby Atmos, or You’ll Miss Half the HorrorEnhancing the Raw Sound of ‘Undertone’ – with David Gertsman and Jon LawlessIan Tuason haunted his own house when making his new horror filmBady SL. The voice as a curative factor in psychotherapy. Psychoanal Rev. 1985 Fall;72(3):479-90. PMID: 3931132. Soma CS, Knox D, Greer T, Gunnerson K, Young A, Narayanan S. It's not what you said, it's how you said it: An analysis of therapist vocal features during psychotherapy. Couns Psychother Res. 2023 Mar;23(1):258-269. doi: 10.1002/capr.12489. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 36873916; PMCID: PMC9979575. Sawamura, Yasuaki, Why We Overstimulate Ourselves: How Sensory Overload Blocks Memory and Weakens Learning (March 31, 2025). How Music Resonates in the BrainGentle Whispering ASMR Moonlight Cottage ASMR 

I was there! I was a teenager, there to experience the genius marketing surrounding The Blair Witch Project. It signalled a new era for horror, while the movie itself mirrors a complete uncertainty about reality. In this episode, I explore found footage horror The Blair Witch Project (1999) and how it portrays collective psychosis. I talk about:How an entire generation thought The Blair Witch Project was real (and what that was like!)How the genius marketing around the film created a sort of collective psychosisCurrent political and cultural unrest, and whether we are in a period of collective psychosis todayHow hypernormalization causes us to freeze and live out of alignment with our valuesHow the 7 of cups tarot card showcases feelings of disillusionment and uncertaintyHow to use an ACT Matrix to identify your values, how you may have moved away from them, and how to find your way backMental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintTheme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay All sound effects and music via pixabay The Blair Witch Project (1999)Man Vs. Machine by Anthony Milton in Toronto LifeFor three weeks last spring, ChatGPT convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. Now he’s suing OpenAI, claiming its product dragged him down a rabbit hole of lies, caused him to spiral into delusion and destroyed his reputationThe Society of the Spectacle by Guy DeBord‘The Blair Witch Project’ at 20: Why It Can’t Be Replicated by Jake Kring-Schreifels in The New York Times Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real by Adrienne Matei in The Guardian

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Netflix’s newest horror series, begs the question — do you really want to marry this guy, or do you just feel like you have to?In this spoiler-free episode, I explore bridal anxiety and the curse of heteronormative expectations.I talk about:How weddings are psychologically supercharged eventsPressures placed on fulfilling heteronormative traditionsHow Rachel's nightmares and unconscious are expressed Korea's 4B movementHow the 9 of swords tarot card highlights what happens when we ignore our gutMental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintSomething Very Bad Is Going To Happen on Netflix Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay All sound effects and music via pixabay The Collected Works of C.G. Jung by C.G. Jung‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Is Not What You Expect by Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter‘Import young women’ to lift birth rate, South Korean mayor suggests by AFP, CTV News