Psychic Rehab

Written by: Straw Hut Media
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  • Summary

  • Triggers, trauma, and overwhelm, oh my! What happens when artists, activists, and everyday folk get that not-so-sane feeling? And what are some of the less conventional ways we get grounded and reconnect to the physical world when everything seems so out of control?Join writer/cultural producer/DIY self helper Rachel Michelle Fernandes for a series of conversations about getting rooted in reality and finding common ground, be it with civic engagement, trash cinema, punk music, art therapy, talking to strangers, or taking to the open road. Together we can wake up from the collective nightmare to discover a world charged with possibility and healing. From Straw Hut Media.
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Episodes
  • Oh the Horror!

    Oh the Horror!
    Jun 11 2019
    Ever feel so crazy you just want to scream? Or how about watching other people scream, on screen? Or scream at people screaming in a wrestling ring? Well, tune in to this very special and scream-worthy episode of Psychic Rehab. I talk about the therapeutic value of watching horror and exploitation films with horror scholar and author Kier- la Jenisse as well as the merits of cheering and booing for faces and heels in professional wrestling matches with activist Carmela Prudencio and artist Eddy Miramontes. Therapy doesn’t always take place in an office. Join the conversation and help fight the stigma against mental illness, it’ll be a scream. Available at Strawhut media dot com, Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods.
    Links :
    More about Kier-la Janisse and the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/
    Order House of Psychotic Women: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15766600-house-of-psychotic-women
    Follow Carmela Prudencio on Instagram: @gnarmela https://www.instagram.com/gnarmela/
    Eddy Miramontes on Instagram: @projectionistpleasefocushttps://www.instagram.com/projectionistpleasefocus/
    Follow Rachel on Insta!
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    36 mins
  • Identity: Part 2

    Identity: Part 2
    May 23 2019
    Join Rachel Michelle Fernandes, mostly functional misfit and mental health advocate for part 2 of a discussion about identity and what it’s like to cross cultural boundaries. Rachel talks with two San Diego and Tijuana based activists who grew up living the Transborder experience and to a Jamaican born psychologist who talks about her work with the Jamaican diaspora as well as her own experience being separated from her parents during the immigration process. Check into Psychic Rehab for some fresh perspective on coping in today’s mixed up world. Ending the stigma, one rehab session at a time. 
    Links:
    More about Josemar’s work: https://josemargonzalez.com/projects
    More about Borderclick and Aja Project:  www.borderclick.org and www.ajaproject.org
    More about the Transborder Experience: transborderstudentally.org
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    28 mins
  • Identity: Part 1

    Identity: Part 1
    May 16 2019
    This week on Psychic Rehab, join me, Rachel Michelle Fernandes, resident punk enthusiast, journalist, and mental health nerd, for a conversation about identity. I attend the iconic Riot Grrrl punk feminist band Bikini Kill’s recent reunion tour and hone in on feminism, what it’s meant to me, and how it definitely doesn’t mean the same thing to all women. I talk to a close friend who recently became a therapist in Los Angeles about her early relationship with feminism as well as her training in treating clients from different cultural backgrounds. I also catch up with a college friend who is doing groundbreaking work with men on how to be better allies to women and girls. Check in to rehab on Strawhutmedia.com, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. And don’t forget to subscribe rate and review us!
    LINKS:
    Amreen Karmali and the Real Talk Project: therealtalkproject.com
    More about Kimberlé Crenshaw and Intersectional Feminist Theory: aapf.org
    More about V-Day:  https://www.vday.org/homepage.html
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    39 mins

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