Mental Health is Horrifying

A spooky self-care podcast about the mental health benefits of horror. Journey into the horrifying depths with Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist (and all-around spooky ghoul), as she explores how mental health themes are portrayed in your favourite horror movies and beyond. Drawing on archetypes from final girls to horror villains, Candis provides guidance in each episode about how listeners can navigate their own mental health woes.Mental Health is Horrifying is the recipient of two Canadian Podcast Awards — Outstanding Health & Fitness Series, and Outstanding Education Series.

Mental Health is Horrifying is a tv podcast hosted by iHeartRadio, with 56 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Devil’s Mouth — When your BFF status gets the chomp

  Aug 14, 202628 min

  The Devil's Mouth may seem like just another sharksploitation movie, but this is a therapy shark! And this shark wants you to face that wonky friendship in your life.  In this episode, I explore The Devil's Mouth (2026) and its portrayal of how friendships change.  I talk about: Dunbar's number and the number of people we can can have relationships with in our lives Anna Goldfarb's Bathtub Theory of Friendship, and what it reveals about levels of intimacy within our friendships How Sara and Max face the evolving nature of their friendship in The Devil's Mouth How life circumstances impact our friendships The friends you need to focus on to stave off loneliness  How the two of swords tarot card reflects the waxing and waning nature of friendships Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  .............................................................. Show Notes: I got a book deal! My debut book, HOW TO BE A FINAL GIRL ; A Mental Health Survival Guide According to the Horror Genre will be horrifying bookshelves fall 2027. ( https://www.manymoonstherapy.com/book ) Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  Anna Goldfarb, Modern Friendship https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195391626-modern-friendship   

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  Sharknado — The psychology of catastrophic thinking, but with sharks

  Jul 31, 202629 min

  Do you struggle with catastrophic thinking? Well, if sharks getting swept up in a tornado and falling from the sky isn't a catastrophe, I don't know what is. In this episode, I explore Sharknado (2013) and its portrayal of catastrophic thinking.  I talk about: How we define catastrophic thinking How final girl Nova accepts and faces her catastrophic thinking How you can challenge your own catastrophic thinking How watching horror movies can actually help with catastrophic thinking How the 9 of swords and 5 of pentacles tarot cards can help us look at the most generous case scenario when having catastrophic thoughts Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  .............................................................. Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay 

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  Sleepaway Camp — Trauma un-informed summer camp

  Jul 17, 202628 min

  It’s officially summer, and now that school’s out, what better way to spend the summer than by going to camp? And how are we going to get to summer camp? Let’s take the hot mess express to Camp Arawak, aka Sleepaway Camp, where no one has ever heard of PTSD! In this episode, I explore Sleepaway Camp (1983) and the importance of trauma-informed environments. I talk about: The complicated legacy of Sleepaway Camp with respect to gender and queer representation Angela's SIGNIFICANT trauma How to define trauma, and how it shows up What being trauma-informed means How Angela could have benefited from a trauma-informed summer camp experience Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  .............................................................. Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  ‘Sleepaway Camp’: The Elephant in the Room [Trapped By Gender] by Alice Collins for Bloody Disgusting The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the Social Brain by Louis Cozolino 

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  Forbidden Fruits — The divine therapy of pink horror

  Jul 3, 202635 min

  I am so very grateful that Forbidden Fruits exists, and that pink horror is becoming more popular, because pink horror is such a glorious, safe space to explore the horrors or womanhood, while also reclaiming the wounded parts of our girlie pop selves. In this episode, I explore Forbidden Fruits (2026) and the therapeutic benefits of pink horror.  I talk about: What pink horror is and why it's a safe space for women to explore their fears The cool girl archetype and how it limits women How abandonment wounds show up in the Fruits' coven, and in female friendships Marilyn Monroe and the wounded feminine  Representations of woman as sinful in Forbidden Fruits and... the Bible Horror as an emotionally compensatory function How the hierophant tarot card can help us explore the wounds we pass on in relationships    Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  .............................................................. Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  Forbidden Fruits (2026) Pretty, Pink, and Poisonous: The “Pink Horror” Era Loved ‘Forbidden Fruits’? 5 Movies to Add to Your Pink Horror Watch List ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Director Wanted Film to Be a “Razor Blade in a Jolly Rancher” Matching Underwear, Bondage Tops & Rodarte: Behind The Costumes of Forbidden Fruits

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  Obsession — I’m afraid of intimacy, so I’ll just wish on this patriarchy stick

  Jun 19, 202633 min

  Obsession has really struck a chord in a world where we are increasingly unsure how to be in relationship with each other, and where true intimacy feels like a horrifying threat.  In this episode, I explore Obsession (2025), and its portrayal of the fear of intimacy. I talk about: Why Obsession has broken box office records The fast foodification of intimacy Coercive control Nikki as the manic pixie dream girl archetype, and why this kind of idealization is so damaging for true intimacy Our capacity to  really talk about mental health  How the 2 of swords tarot card helps us understand Bear's weaponized insecurity Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy, and is proudly produced in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada.  .............................................................. Show Notes: Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists) Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay  All sound effects and music via pixabay  Obsession (2025) Obsession Filmmaker Curry Barker on the Inspiration Behind the Film's Horrifying Twist ‘Obsession’ Has Made 330 Times Its Budget And Breaks A Box Office Record Coercive control as a form of family violence

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