Pop Records: Is Therapy Going Pop? Diagnoses in Your Playlist and the Body as an Archive

pop records by kimberly springer, phd / archival union

Episode notes

Is therapy leaking into your Spotify?

This episode of Pop Records explores the curious trend of music fans using pop lyrics to explain their mental health struggles.

We're diving deep with Dr. Brittany Heins, a practicing psychiatrist, to explore:

  • Pop culture's portrayal of mental health (spoiler alert: it's often wrong!)
  • The secret archive hidden within a psychiatric diagnosis
  • Why normalizing mental health talk might not be enough
  • How our bodies hold the stories of our mental health journeys

Dr. Heins will also dissect some cringe-worthy pop culture therapy scenes, and also we'll spotlight some that might move the conversation forward!

This episode is NOT your typical therapy session, but it will make you rethink mental health, music, and the archive we all ... 

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