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Braaains
Braaains
Braaains Podcast

A podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains, mental health, & disabilities and how film & television portray them. Each episode, hosted... more

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Episodes

Men's Mental Health within the Black Community

Today our special guests are writer/ director Bernard Gray and actor Dwain Murphy. We discussed Men's Mental Health within the... more

05 Nov 2024 · 57 minutes
TIFF Special: Horror, disability, and access

It's Halloween and we're talking about horror, disability, and access with filmmaker and navigator of the creative multiverse, Ariel Baska.... more

22 Oct 2024 · 49 minutes
TIFF Special: SAD JOKES and the Perspective of Being a Carer

SAD JOKES is the story of Joseph, a gay filmmaker, who co-parents with Sonya who is struggling with depression. The... more

08 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Empire Waist’s Exploration of Body Image and Teen Friendship

Today we have a special guest and dear friend of Heather’s, Claire Ayoub. Claire is a writer, a director, an... more

24 Sep 2024 · 56 minutes
Suicidal Ideation in The Bear, Modern Love, and Nadine Crocker's Continue

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and we have a wonderful interview with writer, director, and actress, Nadine Crocker. We... more

10 Sep 2024 · 52 minutes
Summer break and Edmonton event!

We have decided to take a summer break and will be back in September with an interview with writer, director,... more

23 Jul 2024 · 3 minutes
Exploring Family Dramas & How Anxiety Manifests in Relationships

Our last episode before our summer break is one of the first guests our listeners asked us to have on... more

16 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
The Family Stone and other Breast Cancer Stories

We deep-dive into the films and television that best represent the different experiences of having breast cancer with our guest... more

09 Jul 2024 · 19 minutes
The Big C: Breast Cancer and Mental Health

We have the pleasure of talking with filmmaker and journalist, Traven Rice, about her experiences with Breast Cancer.... more

02 Jul 2024 · 52 minutes
The Stigmas of Facial Differences

This mini-episode is a continuation of our conversation with Alim Somji, the Chairperson of AboutFace, a Canadian non-profit organization that... more

25 Jun 2024 · 14 minutes
Understanding Facial Differences in Deadpool

Today’s guest is Alim Somji, the Chairperson of AboutFace, a Canadian non-profit organization that strives to eliminate the stigma and... more

18 Jun 2024 · 43 minutes
Five Types of Imposter Syndrome

This mini-episode is a continuation of our imposter syndrome conversation with Communication Skills Trainer, Ottillie Parfitt. This episode covers the... more

11 Jun 2024 · 17 minutes
Impostor Syndrome in Cyrano de Bergerac

Today, we’re excited to talk to Communication Skills Trainer, Ottillie Parfitt, about all things imposter syndrome!! That’s right, we’re talking... more

04 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Depression in Film and TV

This mini-episode is a continuation of our conversation with Rabiya Mansoor and Marushka Jessica Almeida, two of the creators of... more

28 May 2024 · 18 minutes
Depression: A conversation with the creators of CBC Gem’s Get Up, Aisha

Today we’re talking with two of the creators of Get Up, Aisha, Rabiya Mansoor and Marushka Jessica Almeida. Get Up... more

21 May 2024 · 41 minutes
Breaking the Stigmas and Preparing for Menopause

This mini-episode is a continuation of our conversation with board-certified ObGyn, Dr. Sophia. Today, we talk about the stigmas surrounding... more

14 May 2024 · 9 minutes
Navigating Menopause: Fleabag, Sex and the City, and Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce

Today we’re talking with Dr. Sophia Lubin about menopause and perimenopause. Dr. Sophia has been a board-certified ObGyn for over... more

07 May 2024 · 50 minutes
Dispelling Myths of Transracial Adoption in Media w/ Dr. Jill L. Creighton

Today’s mini-episode is a conversation with Dr. Jill L. Creighton, a higher education professional and the host of SA Voices... more

30 Apr 2024 · 30 minutes
The Handmaid’s Tale, This is Us, and Adoption w/ research sociologist and author, Gretchen Sisson

Today we’re talking with Gretchen Sisson, a research sociologist with Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) in the Department... more

23 Apr 2024 · 56 minutes
Working with disability and mental health consultants

Today’s mini-episode is all about working with consultants and team members with lived experience on projects about mental health and... more

16 Apr 2024 · 9 minutes
Vision Loss and Blindness on Sight Unseen

Today's guests, Karen and Nikolijne Troubetzkoy, are the co-creators of the new CW and CTV show, SIGHT UNSEEN. The series... more

09 Apr 2024 · 58 minutes
BPD and Mental Health Representation in My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

For today's mini-episode, we're chatting with New York Times best-selling author Bassey Ikpi about the depiction of mental illness (specifically... more

02 Apr 2024 · 15 minutes
Atlanta, Insecure, and Bipolar Disorder

Welcome to season three of Braaains! Today we have the pleasure of talking with New York Times Best Selling author... more

26 Mar 2024 · 54 minutes
A Little Advice for the Holidays

Today is our last episode of 2023 just in time for the holidays. We bring all of the Taylor/Deppisch siblings... more

12 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Causeway and Traumatic Brain Injury

In the penultimate episode of our second season, we’re looking at the experiences and representation of Traumatic Brain Injuries, or... more

28 Nov 2023 · 57 minutes
Investigating Inequality Across Film and TV with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative

We’re mixing things up today with a conversation about the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and their research on representation in film... more

14 Nov 2023 · 41 minutes
The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, and Our Obsession with Ghost Stories

Happy Halloween!! In our second SPOOOKY episode for October, we’re talking all about ghosts with the spooktacular host of Geist,... more

31 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
Midsommar, Charlie Says, and the Reality of Cults

As part of SPOOOOOOKY month, we touch on topics in the next two episodes that are often the subject of... more

17 Oct 2023 · 59 minutes
You're Not Alone: When and How to Disclose

Steph is a psychologist and host of the Psychocinematic podcast who currently works in Disability Inclusion in schools in Naarm (Melbourne) and... more

05 Oct 2023 · 31 minutes
You're Not Alone: The Road to Diagnosis

Dr. Lily Le, a registered psychologist and Director of Clinical Innovation at the mental health tech company, DiveThru, discusses how... more

04 Oct 2023 · 44 minutes
You’re Not Alone: How Stigma Hurts Everyone

Amie Archibald-Varley, Nurse, Health Equity Specialist, and co-host of the Gritty Nurse Podcast, joins us to talk about stigma, where... more

03 Oct 2023 · 38 minutes
You're Not Alone: Navigating Life with Mental Illness (trailer)

Launching October 3rd, Braaains's three-part mini-series, You’re Not Alone: Navigating Life with Mental Illness, explores mental illness, the barriers that... more

19 Sep 2023 · 1 minute
Blindspotting and life after incarceration

A counselor and advocate, Mark Power works with former inmates to help them reintegrate into life after prison. In Mark’s... more

12 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,
Sense8, The Politician, and Gender Freedom

Our guest Rae McDaniel is a non-binary Speaker, Author, Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Transgender Diversity and Inclusion Educator.... more

29 Aug 2023 · 52 minutes
The Swearing Jar and Brain Aneurysms

In 2017, Canadian director Lindsay MacKay had a brain aneurysm that almost killed her. She joins us today to talk... more

15 Aug 2023 · 43 minutes
CBC’s virgins!, Immigration, and Bicultural Identity

Nafisa Moallim, a therapist and Registered Social Worker with a Clinical Master of Social Work, joins us to talk about... more

01 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
Everything Everywhere All at Once & ADHD

Today is the episode you’ve all been waiting for – ADHD! Our guest, Rach Idowu was diagnosed with ADHD Combined... more

18 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
Turning Red, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Diabetes

Today’s episode is about diabetes and we are excited to talk with writer, science communications professional, and podcast producer and... more

04 Jul 2023 · 1 hour,
As We See It and Autism

On today’s episode, we dive into the world of autism with Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt who is a writer, actress, and... more

20 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
The Devil's Backbone & Spina Bifida

Respectability alum, Michael J. Dougherty, talks with us about Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus and disability representation in Guillermo del Toro... more

06 Jun 2023 · 55 minutes
Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, and Emergency Medicine

Today, we deconstruct emergency medicine and medical misinformation with ER doctor, Dr. Shazma Mithani. Wondering how many patients emergency doctors... more

23 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Motherless Brooklyn and Tourette Syndrome

Our guest, writer and actor, Graham Kent, joins us to talk about his experience with Tourette Syndrome, how it presents,... more

09 May 2023 · 1 hour,
Speechless, Special, and Cerebral Palsy

Today we had the pleasure of speaking with Diana Elizabeth Jordan, an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and disability and IDEA influencer.... more

25 Apr 2023 · 50 minutes
United States of Tara, Split, & Dissociative Identity Disorder

Jenna and the system of alters (together known as the Gianu System) join us today to talk about Dissociative Identity... more

11 Apr 2023 · 52 minutes
The Last of Us and Disability Representation

Today’s guest, Michelle Asgarali, a Disabled Creative Producer and Advocate and Story Producer on the new CBC docuseries PUSH, deep... more

28 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Shrill and the Impact of Fat Representation

Welcome to Season two of Braaains! Today we're discussing weight stigma, diet culture, and the impact of fat representation in... more

14 Mar 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Holidays on Film

Today’s episode is our last one for 2022 so of course, we’re talking about the holidays and how they're portrayed... more

13 Dec 2022 · 54 minutes
Stephen King's IT and Stuttering

Today, we deep dive into stuttering with our guests Per Alm, a researcher and lecturer from the Department of Neuroscience... more

29 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Multiple Sclerosis

Disabled educator, speaker, and creator, Erin Ryan Heyneman, joins us to talk about Multiple Sclerosis. We discuss how MS presents,... more

15 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 7 minutes
Misogyny

On today’s episode we discuss misogyny with Guylaine Maroist, who is one of the directors of BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE... more

01 Nov 2022 · 45 minutes
Trauma & Horror Films

It's spooky season so let's talk about trauma and horror films and how the two intersect. We're excited to be... more

18 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Addiction

On today’s episode, we’ll be talking about addiction and substance abuse with producer and mental health nurse, Jenny Ng-Turner! We’ll... more

04 Oct 2022 · 51 minutes
Rural Medicine and Lack of Medical Access

Doctor Kathryn Wood joins us today to talk about rural medicine and the impact lack of medical access can have... more

20 Sep 2022 · 55 minutes
Language

Today's guest is Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, an independent filmmaker, podcaster, artist and educator, who is a Mohawk citizen and an... more

06 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Death of a Parent

On today’s episode, we interviewed Marie-France Guerrette, documentary filmmaker, director, and producer who created the feature doc, Sans Maman or... more

23 Aug 2022 · 57 minutes
As Good As it Gets and OCD

Today, we deep-dive into OCD - Obsession Compulsive Disorder - and discuss symptoms, treatment options, and the impact OCD can... more

09 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Aphantasia

Today's episode is all about Aphantasia, also known as mind’s eye blindness. Those with Aphantasia can't visualize scenes, people, experiences,... more

26 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Animal-assisted Therapy

Ahhh! Animals! On today's podcast, we're talking to Jocelyn Nand, executive director of the Family Counselling Centres in Alberta. Her... more

12 Jul 2022 · 57 minutes
Abortion Onscreen

This episode is part two of our conversation around abortion. Today we’re discussing the research conducted for the Abortion Onscreen... more

27 Jun 2022 · 58 minutes
Abortion

With the US on the precipice of recriminalizing abortion, we're having a two-part episode on this medical procedure, the impact... more

21 Jun 2022 · 46 minutes
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Today's episode is all about Aphantasia, also known as mind’s eye blindness. Those with Aphantasia can't visualize scenes, people, experiences, objects, and... more