Braaains
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Episodes: 80
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A podcast exploring the inner workings of our brains, mental health, & disabilities and how film & television portray them.
Each episode, hosted by sisters Heather & Sarah Taylor, has an expert talk about a specific facet of our brains. Guests include therapists, scientists, and those with lived experiences and they share facts, insights, and how-tos with our listeners. We then discuss TV series and films that capture this specific aspect of our brains and tell it as it really is.
Please follow/subscribe on your favorite podcast app, listen to new episodes biweekly on Tuesdays (every two weeks), and let us know your thoughts about the show.
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For more information or to suggest a topic, please visit: https://www.braaainspodcast.com.
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Unfolding Faith and How Deconversion Redefines Identity and Relationships
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Crip Trip and the Labour of Care Work
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Military Service and Life After Deployment
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Navigating Low Vision and Albinism on Pretty Blind
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Reframing Life After an Acquired Disability
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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PBS's The Class and the Importance of Mentorship
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Youth and Suicide in American Cinema
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ontario Place and the Importance of Third Places
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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How Family Separation via Migrant Labour Work Impacts Mental Health
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Brilliant Minds and the Realities of Face Blindness
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Disney+'s Out of My Mind and the Importance of Being Heard
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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TIFF Special: Building Inclusive Futures
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Men's Mental Health within the Black Community
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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TIFF Special: Horror, disability, and access
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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TIFF Special: SAD JOKES and the Perspective of Being a Carer
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Empire Waist's Exploration of Body Image and Teen Friendship
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Suicidal Ideation in The Bear, Modern Love, and Nadine Crocker's Continue
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Summer break and Edmonton event!
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Exploring Family Dramas & How Anxiety Manifests in Relationships
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Family Stone and other Breast Cancer Stories
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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The Big C: Breast Cancer and Mental Health
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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The Stigmas of Facial Differences
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Understanding Facial Differences in Deadpool
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Five Types of Imposter Syndrome
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Impostor Syndrome in Cyrano de Bergerac
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Depression in Film and TV
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May 28, 2024 |
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Depression: A conversation with the creators of CBC Gem's Get Up, Aisha
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May 21, 2024 |
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Breaking the Stigmas and Preparing for Menopause
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May 14, 2024 |
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Navigating Menopause: Fleabag, Sex and the City, and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
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May 07, 2024 |
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Dispelling Myths of Transracial Adoption in Media w/ Dr. Jill L. Creighton
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The Handmaid's Tale, This is Us, and Adoption w/ research sociologist and author, Gretchen Sisson
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Working with disability and mental health consultants
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Vision Loss and Blindness on Sight Unseen
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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BPD and Mental Health Representation in My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Atlanta, Insecure, and Bipolar Disorder
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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A Little Advice for the Holidays
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Causeway and Traumatic Brain Injury
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Investigating Inequality Across Film and TV with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, and Our Obsession with Ghost Stories
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Midsommar, Charlie Says, and the Reality of Cults
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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You're Not Alone: When and How to Disclose
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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You're Not Alone: The Road to Diagnosis
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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You're Not Alone: How Stigma Hurts Everyone
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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You're Not Alone: Navigating Life with Mental Illness (trailer)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Blindspotting and life after incarceration
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sense8, The Politician, and Gender Freedom
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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The Swearing Jar and Brain Aneurysms
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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CBC's virgins!, Immigration, and Bicultural Identity
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Everything Everywhere All at Once & ADHD
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Turning Red, The Baby-Sitters Club, and Diabetes
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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As We See It and Autism
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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The Devil's Backbone & Spina Bifida
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, and Emergency Medicine
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May 23, 2023 |
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Motherless Brooklyn and Tourette Syndrome
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May 09, 2023 |
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Speechless, Special, and Cerebral Palsy
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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United States of Tara, Split, & Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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The Last of Us and Disability Representation
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Shrill and the Impact of Fat Representation
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Holidays on Film
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Stephen King's IT and Stuttering
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Misogyny
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Trauma & Horror Films
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Addiction
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Rural Medicine and Lack of Medical Access
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Language
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Death of a Parent
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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As Good As it Gets and OCD
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Aphantasia
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Animal-assisted Therapy
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Abortion Onscreen
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Abortion
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Hookups and Consent
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Twins and Triplets
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May 24, 2022 |
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Grief
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May 10, 2022 |
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Children's Brains
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Burnout
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Sleep
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Identity
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Introducing: Braaains Podcast
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Feb 15, 2022 |