Marion Stokes was a political & civil rights activist, television professional, librarian, and someone who absolutely followed her passions. From 1976 to 2012 she recorded TV for every waking hour of the day, ending up with 74,000 VHS tapes loaded with history of the evolution of news, entertainment, talk shows, and US culture. Why would she do this, and what has it contributed? To hear full episodes diving into psychological history every Thursday, consider becoming a patron of the show at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/brokenbrain">www.patreon.com/brokenbrain</a>

<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;Marion Stokes was a political &amp; civil rights activist, television professional, librarian, and someone who absolutely followed her passions. From 1976 to 2012 she recorded TV for every waking hour of the day, ending up with 74,000 VHS tapes loaded with history of the evolution of news, entertainment, talk shows, and US culture. Why would she do this, and what has it contributed?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;To hear full episodes diving into psychological history every Thursday, consider becoming a patron of the show at &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/brokenbrain"&gt;www.patreon.com/brokenbrain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Marion Stokes was a political & civil rights activist, television professional, librarian, and someone who absolutely followed her passions. From 1976 to 2012 she recorded TV for every waking hour of the day, ending up with 74,000 VHS tapes loaded...

Patreon Sample: Marion Stokes & Thousands of VHS Tapes

As the former Director of Content for Sesame Street, Anna Housley Juster knows the psychoeducation and mental health needs of children. As a child & adolescent therapist and author, she has continued to teach children and parents the skills of emotional regulation. She discusses these needs and her new children's book, "How To Train Your Amygdala."   Follow her work at www.annahousleyjuster.com Follow her work at www.annahousleyjuster.com

<description>&lt;p&gt;As the former Director of Content for Sesame Street, Anna Housley Juster knows the psychoeducation and mental health needs of children. As a child &amp; adolescent therapist and author, she has continued to teach children and parents the skills of emotional regulation. She discusses these needs and her new children's book, "How To Train Your Amygdala."  &lt;br /&gt; Follow her work at www.annahousleyjuster.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Follow her work at www.annahousleyjuster.com&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Train Your Amygdala with Anna Housley Jester

The holidays are upon us! Look out! Traditions & holidays can be a joy, a burden, or even kinda meh. Forging personal traditions can help to deepen joy, reduce burden, or make it less meh and a bit more yeah.  Please check out the charity-of-focus for November while there is still some November left. The Because Organization helps people in the Philadelphia area who have survived and emerged from situations of human trafficking, to find jobs, health, and stability. Those who join the Patreon this final week of the month will have half of their monthly donation sent to The Because Organization as long as they are patrons of the show. You can also get involved or donate directly to them at: <a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org">www.becauseorganization.org</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The holidays are upon us! Look out!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Traditions &amp; holidays can be a joy, a burden, or even kinda meh. Forging personal traditions can help to deepen joy, reduce burden, or make it less meh and a bit more yeah. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Please check out the charity-of-focus for November while there is still some November left. The Because Organization helps people in the Philadelphia area who have survived and emerged from situations of human trafficking, to find jobs, health, and stability. Those who join the Patreon this final week of the month will have half of their monthly donation sent to The Because Organization as long as they are patrons of the show. You can also get involved or donate directly to them at: &lt;a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org"&gt;www.becauseorganization.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The holidays are upon us! Look out! Traditions & holidays can be a joy, a burden, or even kinda meh. Forging personal traditions can help to deepen joy, reduce burden, or make it less meh and a bit more yeah.  Please check out the...

Monday Mental Tip: Personal Traditions

Samantha Skelly is an Master Breathwork Facilitator, Author, and the Founder & CEO of Pause Breathwork. She teaches others how to use breath as a powerful tool for stress management, emotional processing, and trauma recovery. Follow her work at <a href= "https://www.pausebreathwork.com">www.pausebreathwork.com</a>  Remember to follow and support The Because Organization, this month's highlighted charity, a Philadelphia based nonprofit helping survivors of human trafficking, at <a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org">www.becauseorganization.org</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Samantha Skelly is an Master Breathwork Facilitator, Author, and the Founder &amp; CEO of Pause Breathwork. She teaches others how to use breath as a powerful tool for stress management, emotional processing, and trauma recovery. Follow her work at &lt;a href= "https://www.pausebreathwork.com"&gt;www.pausebreathwork.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Remember to follow and support The Because Organization, this month's highlighted charity, a Philadelphia based nonprofit helping survivors of human trafficking, at &lt;a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org"&gt;www.becauseorganization.org&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Samantha Skelly is an Master Breathwork Facilitator, Author, and the Founder & CEO of Pause Breathwork. She teaches others how to use breath as a powerful tool for stress management, emotional processing, and trauma recovery. Follow her work at...

Healing Breath Work, with Samantha Skelly

This week's mental health tip is about Positive Deviancy: an interesting concept and a way to find a solution that already exists, but is flying under the radar.  Go to <a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org">www.becauseorganization.org</a> to support this month's charity-of-focus, helping survivors of human trafficking.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week's mental health tip is about Positive Deviancy: an interesting concept and a way to find a solution that already exists, but is flying under the radar. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Go to &lt;a href= "https://www.becauseorganization.org"&gt;www.becauseorganization.org&lt;/a&gt; to support this month's charity-of-focus, helping survivors of human trafficking.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week's mental health tip is about Positive Deviancy: an interesting concept and a way to find a solution that already exists, but is flying under the radar.  Go to  to support this month's charity-of-focus, helping survivors of human...

Monday Mental Tip: Positive Deviancy

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