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Cinema Sessions

Rick Guttersohn and Kailah Ayres-Tuttle

Welcome to Cinema Sessions! This is a podcast where three film fanatics, who happen to also be therapists, geek about their favorite films, sharing therapeutic insights, character deep dives, and a healthy portion of non-clinical nonsense! Cinema Sessions is the podcast intersection between movies and mental health. New episodes are released every other Tuesday!

37. Spotlight: Investigating Religious Organizational Dysfunction, Abuse of Power, Helping Spiritual Leaders, and Nostalgia for Newspapers! November 28, 2023
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36. Step Brothers: Failure to Launch, Codependency, Funniest Scene Draft, and Best Will Ferrell Character to be Roomates With!November 14, 2023
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35. Overcoming Fears in Film: Nightmare on Elmstreet (Sleep), The Walk (Heights), The Abyss (Claustrophobia), and SO MUCH MORE! October 31, 2023
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34. A Man Called Otto: Exploring the Uniqueness of Grief, Loneliness, Suicidal Ideation, and Why We Like Sad Movies!October 17, 2023
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33. Barbie: Exploring Feminism, Gender Roles, Body Image, and Being “Kenough”!October 03, 2023
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32. The Lion King: Childhood Narratives, The ‘Hakuna Matata’ Lifestyle, and Favorite Animated Villains!September 19, 2023
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31. Movie Draft! Characters That Would Make The Best TherapistsSeptember 05, 2023
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Rick's Top Ten Guilty Pleasure Movies (Bonus Summer Session)August 15, 2023
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Top Ten Favorite Films (Bonus Summer Session)July 18, 2023
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Happy 4th of July - No Episode TodayJuly 04, 2023
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30. Fight Club: Exploring Masculinity, Rage, Risk Taking, and a Case Study of Tyler Durden!June 20, 2023
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29. The Greatest Showman: Exploitation, Overcoming Shame, and SO MUCH MUSIC!!! June 06, 2023
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28. Teenage Insecurities in Nostalgic Movies: Perks of Being a Wallflower, Teen Wolf, Can’t Hardly Wait, and More! May 23, 2023
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27. Tully (2018): Parenting Exhaustion, Postpartum Depression, Hiring a 'Night Nanny', and Supporting Other Movie Moms!May 09, 2023
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26. Looking at the Human Elements of ‘The Empire Strikes Back’: Fear & Anger, Patience, Leia’s Femininity, Finding Our 'Dagobah', and Yoda as a Therapist?April 25, 2023
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25. Characters with Bad Boundaries: ‘What About Bob’, Ferris Bueller, Elsa's 'Ice'olation, and What If Robert Pattinson Starred in CommandoApril 11, 2023
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24. Guardians of the Galaxy: Character Case Studies of Each Guardian, Childhood Trauma, Connecting through Tragedy & Loss, and a MAJOR AnnouncementMarch 28, 2023
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23. Everything Everywhere All At Once: Multiverse “What If’s”, Healing Family Relationships, Emotional Strength, and Therapeutic Bagels!March 14, 2023
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22. Good Will Hunting: Motivation to Change, Therapist Vulnerability, and Major Speaking Blunders for RickFebruary 28, 2023
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21. Characters in Complex Romantic Relationships: Jerry Maguire, Twilight, and Get Out February 14, 2023
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20. The Devil Wears Prada: Authenticity, Toxic Workplaces, and Miranda as a Horrible Therapist!January 31, 2023
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19. A Star Is Born: Exploring Addiction, Suicide, and Random Groupie AspirationsJanuary 17, 2023
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18. The LEGO Movie: Belief, Self-Esteem, Odd Lego Sets, and EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!January 03, 2023
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17. How The Grinch Stole Christmas: Post-Traumatic Growth, Displaced Anger, and Our Own Grinch TendnaciesDecember 20, 2022
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16. Love Actually: Defining True 'Love', Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships, and Pitching our Best Hallmark Christmas MovieDecember 06, 2022
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