Mental Mages Podcast

Mental Mages Podcast

Mental Mages is two mental health therapists talking about what they know best- mental health and pop culture.

Recent Episodes

Oct. 31, 2024

Ep 52- Travel into the Twilight Zone with us

Shayna and Kathy visit another dimension and discuss the classic television show, The Twilight Zone. The Twilight Zone debuted in 1959 and still influences much of the culture today. The creator, Rod Serling, developed the s…
Sept. 12, 2024

Ep 51- Everyone loves BLUEY!!

On this episode Shayna and Kathy talk to Angel- a pediatric mental health expert, and Kayla- a Bluey expert, to talk about the immensely popular children's television show, Bluey. Bluey is a cartoon focusing on an anthropomo…
July 17, 2024

Ep 50- Top 10 Geeky Therapeutic Interventions

Shayna shares her top 10 favorite therapy interventions that integrate pop culture references. From Steven Universe to The Twighlight Zone to SpongeBob and more, get a glimpse into how geeky therapists like us integrate pop …
July 3, 2024

Ep 49- Inside Out 2- It's Ok to Feel All the Feels

**Spoiler alert for Inside Out and Inside Out 2. Inside out 2 has already crossed the billion dollar mark at the box office. This is pretty incredible for a sequel released 9 years after the first movie. And there's a reason…
June 19, 2024

Ep 48- Asexual representation in pop culture... still looking for it.

In honor of Pride month, Shayna and Kathy explore the "A" in LGBTQIA+. And no, it does not stand for "ally". We are talking all about asexuality. We tackle myths and misunderstandings. We try to see if we can identify any go…
May 22, 2024

Ep 47- Not to trigger you, but here are even more psychology terms you may be using incorrectly.

Finally- the second part to episode 45! Shayna and Kathy discuss even more psychology terms and concepts that you may be misusing or overusing. Today we tackle "toxic", triggers and trigger warnings, and the much maligned "s…

Recent Blog Posts

Queer YA literature 101 as decided by Shelby

Shelby Bouck knows what she is talking about. She has a Masters degree in in library and information science and is obsessed with YA novels. She was our guest on episode 9, which is all about queer representation in YA literature. Here are some of h…

Therapists Next Door Podcast Appearance

Kathy was honored to appear on the podcast, Therapists Next Door, to discuss community mental health. 

Essential Steven Universe Episodes

While we recommend watching the entire Steven Universe Series (multiple times even), Shayna has compiled a list of "essential" episodes. Season 1 Ep 25 (Mirror Gem) and 26 (Ocean Gem) In these episodes Steven meets Lapis.  Season 3, ep 13 …

About the Hosts

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Shayna

Shayna (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in mental health for 3 years. Shayna specializes in individual and group work and is very passionate about integrating games, crafts, movies, music, and other forms of pop culture into sessions. Shayna has certifications in Superhero Therapy and Cinema Therapy. She and her husband are board game enthusiasts and enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons every week. Shayna is a proud member of house Hufflepuff.

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Kathy

Kathy (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in mental health since the 90's, specializing in trauma. She has worked with people as young as 3 to adults- using pop culture references and interventions with every one of them. She's a wife, a dance mom and her cat tolerates her. She has an extensive collection of Wonder Woman paraphernalia, loves crafting, spooky stuff and rhinos.