The Disney Therapist's Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tyler Rich
The Disney Therapist Podcast is what happens when you have a psychotherapy group practice where all the therapists love Disney. From trips to Disney parks to Disney cruises to talking about the latest Disney movie, we LOVE Disney. Yet as therapists, we also love using Disney media as a way to help our clients understand the nature of psychotherapy, healthy relationships, psychological understanding. So our fearless leader decided that we should share these thoughts with the world. The Disney Therapist Podcast's goal is to help you understand psychology through Disney.
In this episode, Tyler Rich LMFT & Alan Jager LCPC dive into a character’s life through a movie. In this character study, we do a deep dive into Thor and discover that Thor’s Trauma plays a big role in his development in the MCU.
In Thor Part 1, we discuss the changes that happen in early MCU movies. In the early films, Thor is wanting to change but is sitting in.
Clips
3:21 - Overall thoughts on Thor.
7:07 - What is a complex?
10:36 - Thor’s first movie, Thor is the “Hero.”
12:45 - Thor’s family secrets change the first movie.
19:03 - Our childhood influences complexes.
22:00 - The start of Thor’s trauma, Thor The Dark World.
29:30 - Thor’s Turning Point (Age of Ultron)
36:25 - Thor is changing but has to sit in it, just like we do in therapy.
39:50 - Looking at our past and how it influenced you.
44:40 - Thor’s rock bottom.
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
Richer Life Counseling produces the Disney Therapist Podcast. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. The development of this podcast to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Question of the day: What TV show would you like us to use on the podcast.
In this episode of the Disney therapist, the therapist discusses Moana. From understanding the concept of individualization and the human condition and exploring how Maui is the fool's archetype. Is Maui a narcissist, and what narcissism. The movie is full of understanding about the shadow and how to work through it.
Question of the day - “What is your call?”
Clips
6:20 - Moana is a movie about individualization
8:45 - Myths are about the human condition
11:30 - What is individualization
15:00 - You must understand your call before taking action on it
19:30 - Is the Status Quo bad?
23:00 - Maui is the fool
25:00 - Maui is a Narcissist (because he is wounded)
27:40 - Understanding Disappointment
30:00 - Moana’s Hero’s Journey is becoming more like her father
35:30 - Holding Space in Moana
38:00 - Maui’s Hook is his shield
41:00 - Understanding Shadow
44:30 - Moana is about being “ok” with who you are
48:00 - Why knowing yourself is important
Resources
Moana - https://amzn.to/32mptve
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
In this episode of the Disney Therapist Podcast, the therapist discusses what Disney movies can teach us about LOVE. Alan & Tyler Dive into looking at relationships that are found throughout Disney movies and look at what some positive examples of love are, and also look at some unhealthy versions of what love can look like.
Question of the Day: What is your favorite Disney Romance
15:45 - Weird Girl screen prism
Highlights from this Episode
1:20 - What is Love?
4:45 -Limerence
8:01 - Love in UP
11:15 - Friendship, not compatibility is key
14:55 - Love in Beauty and the Beast
17:20 - The importance of influencing each other in relationships
19:50 - Love Not Stockholm Syndrome in Beauty and the Beast
23:20 - Love is a business agreement???
25:40 - Love in Enchanted
27:00 - Being in Love with Love
31:00 - How to look for love
33:13 - Love in Pirates of the Caribbean
33:50 - Love is working through perpetual problems
37:41 - Love in Hercules
38:40 - Wounds from past love (betrayal trauma)
44:30 - Unhealthy Love (Frozen & Princess and the Frog)
46:00 - Being Love Drunk in Frozen
49:25 - Repairing an unhealthy start of a romantic relationship
Resources
Limerence can be defined as an involuntary state of intense romantic desire.
Movies explored in this episode:
Up - https://amzn.to/2ByzDhe
Beauty and the Beast - https://amzn.to/2Z2aXpj
Enchanted - https://amzn.to/2NryYk9
Pirates of the Caribbean - https://amzn.to/2YuccP3
Hercules - https://amzn.to/2Bxu3LV
Frozen - https://amzn.to/2CB8yKM
Princess and the Frog - https://amzn.to/2VtfS1N
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
In this episode of the Disney Therapist Podcast, the therapist discusses Big Hero 6. Tyler and Alan break down how the movies share important concepts about grief, healthy friendships, and how to set boundaries.
Show Notes: www.thedisneytherapist.com/episode8
Question of the Day: Who is your favorite Disney hero?
Top Takeaways From This Episode
- 6:36 - Baymax is a therapist?
- 10:00 - Tubble finds us when things are too easy
- 13:15 - Being rescued means we don't face consequences
- 16:00 - The teenage brain
- 17:30 - Symbol of hope lost
- 21:43 - Flow
- 25:36 - True friendship is about holding space
- 29:45 - Why do stories about ragtag groups coming together repeat?
- 32:11 - Baymax shows us how to show up and holding space
- 35:50 - Healthy boundaries
- 39:10 - Hero’s shadow
- 42:40 - Caught up in being emotional because we are hurt
- 45:00 - Setting up boundaries
- 51:30 - Archetype: Baymax the mystic
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Check out the show notes at: www.TheDisneyTherapist.com/epsidoe7
In this episode, Tyler & Alan talk about Grief and loss found in Disney Movies. We explore how death in Disney movies and look at the lesson they can teach us. This episode The Disney Therapist discusses how to respond to people who are experiencing loss, even if you have never experienced the loss of a loved one. We explore how Disney shows Grief in several different ways. We explore how Grief is shown in the following movies:
- What Finding Nemo Teach us about Grief
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- Greif can create anxiousness
- Avoiding loss builds resentment
- How Grief can change you forever
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Who framed Roger Rabbit
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- Grief can make you stuck
- How people don't know how to handle Grief
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Lion King
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- Grief is trauma
- How Siba tries to escape his trauma
- Siba is numbing his pain
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Bambi
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- Death is sudden
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Grief in Marvel Movies
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- Look at shocking death in Infinity War
- Endgame is full of Grief
- Spidermans must deal with the reality of death
Question of the Day 'What death or Grief in a Disney movie has impacted you the most?
Therapist Discuss Star Wars IV A New Hope| The Disney Therapist Podcast | Episode 6
Check Out the Show Notes at: www.thedisneytheapist.com/epsidoe6
In this episode of The Disney Therapist Podcast, the Therapist discusses Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Tyler & Alan dive into understanding the nostalgia around Star Wars along with look at depth psychology of understanding Archetypes. This includes Obi-Ones Archetype, Luke Skywalker's Hero's journey, Han Solo’s Archetype. Along with asking the question of why it starts so important to us, and is the force the collective unconscious.
Top Takeaways From This Episode
2:45 - Nostalgia Around Movies
7:24 - Star Wars The New Myth
10:55 - Why Drath Vader is Scary
13:25 - Darth Vader teaches us about paying attention
13:55 - Complex
17:08 - Luke Skywalker - Hero Journey
20:16 - UNCLE OWEN - Teaches us about family secrets
24:01 - Obi One - The Mystic archetype
25:24 - The Different types of starting Hero's Journey
27:02 - What are Archetypes
29:35 - Obi One Archetype
32:22 - Han Solo Archetype - The Fool or Scoundrel
38:25 - Understand the “id”
40:44 - Lea Archetype
48:00 - Why StarWars is So important to us
49:40 - The Force - is the collective unconscious
Resources
Ted Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueOqYebVhtc
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Questions of the Day - List what movie taught you something about yourself.
Answer by tweeting us @TherapistDisney OR leave a commit on our show notes page.
Show Notes Found
https://www.TheDisneyTheapist.com/Epiosde5
In this episode of the Disney therapist podcast, Tyler & Alan discuss 20 healthy Disney relationships. They look at 20 different types of relationships, including healthy mentorship, healthy friendships, healthy family relationships, and healthy romantic relationships. This is part 2 of the podcast.
Here is a clip is from The Disney Therapist Podcast | Episode 4| 20 Healthy Disney Relationships. You can find the clip here - https://youtu.be/3pvUDirNsV0
Top Takeaways From This Episode :40 - Family - Mona
1:57 - Individuation in Mona
4:35 - Disney Perfect World, BUT let's live up to it
5:24 - Thor’s Family
7:45 - Acceptes and challenges 8:21 - Eps 1 Tox Joy Clip
12:45 - Family -Goofy the dad that we all need.
15:27 - Discount comes from wanting 2 different things
17:03 - Family - Lilo and Stich
20:34 - Family - Hercules, Brave
23:50 - Family - Frozen
26:00 - Good enough
28:20 - You are more than just one part of yourself
32:50 - Romantic Relationships
33: 27 - Wall-E A Love Story Saying Nothing Yet Being Heard
39:23 - Tarzan and Jane
42:00 - Stories you like tell us something about yourself
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Show Notes found at www.thedisneytherapist.com/episode4
Question of the Day - What is your favorite Disney Relationship?
In this episode of the Disney therapist podcast, Tyler & Alan discuss 20 healthy Disney relationships. They look at 20 different types of relationships, including healthy mentorship, healthy friendships, healthy family relationships, and healthy romantic relationships.
Mentorship
- SpiderMan & Iron Man (Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avenger Infinity War, Avernager Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home)
- Sword and the Stone
Friendship
- Lion King
- ZooTopia
- Big Hero 6
- Ratatouille
- Wreck-it Ralph 2
Family
- Meet the Robinsons
Yes, this is not 20 yet. The podcast ran long, so make sure you check out next week's episode Part II.
Top Takeaways From This Episode * 1:26 - What's a healthy relationship * 6:12 - Does Disney always show healthy relationships? * 10:10 - Mentorship Spiderman a7 Iron Man * 13:55 - Mentorship Sword in the Stone * 16:21 - What makes a good mentor * 20:25 - FRIENDSHIP * 20:50 - Lino King - Timon, Pumba, Simba Friendship * 22:44 - Bad advice from good friends * 24:23 - Friendship - ZooTopia - Effort into the relationship, commitment and understand * 27:45 - Friendship that last need repair * 28:36 - Friendship - BIG HERO 6 * 30:12 - Friendship - BE Yourself * 32:03 - Friendship - Ratatouille - Shows up for each other and accept each other, * 35:00 - expectations in Friendship * 36:13 - Friendship Wreck-it Ralph 2 * 37:22 - how anxiety can stop you from a connection * 38:00 - Emotions create meaning * 40:36 - Family Relationship * 41:00 - Meet the Robinsons - accepted and showing for each other * 44:30 - Everyone deserves a Loving family
About the Disney Therapist
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Show Notes Can Be Found at www.thedisneytherapist.com/episdoe3
In this episode
Tyler Rich LMFT and Alan Jager LCPC dive into the themes, myths, and psyche of Marvel's first MCU movie Iron Man. We review all aspects of this first movie, look at Tony Stark's psyche, the trauma that forms Tony into Iron Man. We look at Tony Stark’s likable narcissism, the archetypes found in Iron. Along with other psychotherapy topics of vulnerability, boundaries, and ego death.
Questions of the Day - What is your favorite Iron Man sense in all of the MCU movies?
Clips
6:31 - Tony Stark's trauma
8:01 - How our unconscious gets our attention
8:50 - Tony Stark’s Narcissism But Likable
13:00 -Being Naive
14:22 - Tony Stark’s forming a heart
16:40 - Jiminy cricket in Iron Man
17:11 - If we don’t see value in it when don't name it
19:48 - Talk about Episode 1 - Inside out -
22:00 - Why is being vulnerable so hard
25:10 - Boundaries
28:00 - Why we miss moments of connection
30:00 - Oversharing
34:22- Myth of the superhero
36:10 - Talking a BIG game
37:05 - EGO death
42:15 - Talk about Episode 2 - Toy Story
43:33 - Repair attempts
46:40 - When to take thing seriously
50:40 - What is the villain of the story is
55:00 - holding onto a part of us.
Resources
Video Essay on Fatherhood in the MCU
19:48 - Episode 1 | Therapist Discuss Inside Out
32:11 - Brene Brown Audio Program - The Power of Vulnerability
42:15 - Episode 2 | Therapist Discuss Toy Story
About The Disney Therapist Podcast
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon.
https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Downloads, Questions & Comments about the show can be found at www.thedisneytherapist.com/episode1
Welcome - In this week's podcast Tyler & Alan take a look at Disney Pixar's Inside out. They look at what the story can teach us about how to think and feel about emotions. Along with how the parts of yourself are made up.
Top Takeaways From This Episode
2:00 - Sadness is ok. We explore why emotions are not good or bad.
4:35 - Many Part of ourselves
8:10 - Is Joy a Villian in the movie? Toxic Joy?
12:00 - How to Hold space for someone else, aka build empathy
14:00 - Numbing emotions
17:45 - Mindfulness and staying in the present
25:00 - Attempted repair has gone wrong
26:00- Imagination land, dreams, subconscious
34:00 - Loss of big bong, maturing into new parts of yourself
38:00 - Why we get upset when charities we love change
41:00 - The need to be validated
46:00 - Fear, Anger, Discus
Other Resources
Brene Browns Explains Empathy
About The Disney Therapist Podcast
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon.
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Question of the Day: What is your favorite Toys Story toy?
In this week's The Disney Therapist Podcast, Tyler & Alan take a look at Disney Pixar's Toy Story. They look at what the story can teach us about our identity and when we struggle with not fully understanding yourself. The show examines comparison, insecurities, belief systems, social awareness, and more. Along with looking at your shadow and how as kids, we loved Woody, but now not so much.
Top Takeaways From This Episode
1:36 - Toy Story is about identity crisis and the trouble adjusting.
4:55 - Woody is anxious and how that influences all the other Chartiers' anxieties.
7:24 - Identity as Andy's favorite Toy. How over-identifying with any part of your life can keep you stuck. Why we project the way, things should be when we tell ourselves a story
10:31 - Woody's is inauthentic and has wounds that keep him stuck
13: 30 - Comparison can drive insecurities - Keep us stuck - Buzz teaches us how to work past insecurities
19:07 - being unaware of your belief systems can create problems for you in the future
21:07 - being confident in yourself isn't being a narcissistic,
21:32 - Social Awareness
24:02 - Power and Control and the Dangers within relationships
26:34 - What is Authenticity & Vrunablity
31:34 - Buzz Isn't Unique - Why we ignoring real-world feedback about ourselves
36:13 - How themes in movies and our life keep repeating
39:18 - Holding Space for a Friends and Loved Ones
43:22 - Is Sid Andys "Shadow?"
52:44 - The Aliens are Stuck in their space
Mentions in this Podcast
Therapist Discuss Inside Out | Episode 1 - http://www.thedisneytherapist.com/episode1/
Downloads, Questions & Comments about the show can be found at www.thedisneytherapist.com/episode2
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About The Disney Therapist Podcast
Tyler Rich Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alan Jager Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.
Welcome to the Disney Therapist Podcast. This podcast is both audio and video. The purpose of this podcast is to better understand psychology through Disney.
Our Therapist Discuss Show will look at mental health themes that show up in Disney content, including Disney tv shows, movies, Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar. Anything that can be found on Disney Plus.
Upcoming Shows:
- Inside out - Learning about the parts of our self, understanding emotions.
- Toy Story - What is our true identity What can we learn about grief?
- Does Disney show healthy relationships?
- Many more shows planned.
Make sure you subscribe too never miss a show.
You can help support the podcast grow by checking out our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/TheDisneyTherapist
Questions, feedback, suggestions? Leave a commit at https://www.TheDisneyTherapist.com/Episode0
The Disney Therapist Podcast is produced by Richer Life Counseling. A Las Vegas-based psychotherapy group practice. This podcast has been developed to inspire, entertain, and inform all who listen. This podcast is no substation for therapy, and we encourage you to find a therapist to explore yourself and learn and grow. And then also go to Disneyland.