Dr. Scarlet was honored to have been interviewed by Forbes about tips for surviving Blue Monday: “The Most Depressing Day of the Year.” You can read this fascinating article Here.
Tag: Wonder Woman
Superhero Therapy Podcast Ep. 38: Wonder Woman’s Origin Story
On this episode, Dr. Scarlet and Dustin are joined by New York Times Bestselling Authors and power couple Shannon Hale and Dean Hale to discuss their new Wonder Woman origin story. Diana: Princess of the Amazons. This graphic novel is published by DC Zoom and is now available.
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Superhero Therapy Podcast Ep. 18: Psychology of DC Superheroes
ST Podcast Ep. 18: DC Superheroes
Join host Dustin McGinnis, Dr. Janina Scarlet, and special Guest: Dr. Travis Langley as they discuss the psychology of DC Superheroes and the importance of accurate mental health depictions in pop culture.
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Mental Health Representation Matters
Many of us like talking about pop culture, whether it’s comics, TV shows, movies, books, or video games. For those of us in the mental health field (and for many outside of this field), it may be fun to occasionally speculate about a fictional character’s psychological perspective. Perspective taking can actually help foster empathy building and compassion toward others. However, diagnosing characters or people whom therapists have not evaluated in a session can be risky. Continue reading Mental Health Representation Matters
EuroTour and Pay-It-Forward
Next month I will set off on my first official Europe book tour during which I will be presenting workshops to mental health professionals on Superhero Therapy and Therapy Quest.
Here are the tour details:
Wonder Woman Psychology
Last night I saw “Wonder Woman” in the movie theatre. I already had high expectations of it from all the hype and the movie surpassed all of them. Here is why:
Warning: some spoilers to follow
Superhero Therapy book signing
Last week I was able to attend the Book Expo and Book Con in New York City. I was asked to give a talk at Book Expo and did a book signing at Book Con. It went better than I ever imagined. The book signing was only supposed to last an hour but people kept lining up, with the line weaving around several rows. It ended up lasting over an hour and a half. I wanted to stay as long as possible to sign everyone’s book and give everyone hugs who wanted them. It was such a moving experience, which left me in happy tears. Thank you so much for all your support, my heroes!