STRANGE MIND PODCAST

Postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis are often talked about as though they're interchangeable, but they're very different conditions. In this episode, we break down PPD versus PPP, what psychosis actually...

A doctor with an ice pick, a Nobel Prize, and thousands of altered lives. In this episode, we explore the desperate conditions that made lobotomy seem like a miracle, the doctors who championed it, and how Walter...

In this episode of Strange Mind, we dive into: William Scoville's infamous brain surgeries on both his wife, and H.M. (Henry Molaison); the devastating memory loss of Clive Wearing; and the different types of memory...

AI psychosis sounds like science fiction, but increasingly, clinicians and researchers are examining what happens when intense chatbot interactions become tangled up with delusions, paranoia, and distorted beliefs. In...

What happens when “I want to look better” turns into “I need to change my body at any cost”? In Part 2, we get into muscle dysmorphia, sometimes called “bigorexia,” and the disturbing ways body image obsession can push...

Everyone has something they don't like about their appearance, but when does insecurity become body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) ? In Part 1, we explore how BDD differs from ordinary insecurity, why it is classified as an...

This week and last, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases like Sybil and Billy Milligan, and what modern...

This week and next, we're diving into Dissociative Identity Disorder—the psychology behind "multiple personalities," why the name changed, the truth behind famous cases like Sybil and Billy Milligan, and what modern...

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can make people perceive their body, other people, objects, distance, or even time in bizarre and unsettling ways. In this episode of Strange Mind, we...

In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore factitious disorder (formerly known as Munchausen syndrome), a complex psychiatric condition where individuals fabricate, exaggerate, or even induce symptoms in order to...

In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore clinical zoanthropy, a rare psychiatric syndrome in which individuals believe they have become, or are in the process of becoming, an animal. From people convinced they are...

Most of us spend our lives trying to learn new skills—but a rare few are born with extraordinary abilities that seem almost impossible. In this episode of Strange Minds , we explore the fascinating world of savant...

Explore Koro, a rare culture-bound syndrome involving an intense fear that the genitals are retracting into the body and may disappear. In this Strange Mind episode, we break down reported outbreaks, psychological and...

<p>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Part 1<br>In this episode of Strange Mind, we explore three subtypes of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, including a woman consumed by compulsions around sweets, a disturbing case...

<p>A darkly fascinating dive into what happens when the brain’s “control center” goes off-script. In this episode, we explore frontal lobe disorders through some of the strangest and most unsettling cases in...