Mental Health is Horrifying

I bet the educators in Carrie also wanted to set everything on fire.
In this episode (with spoilers), I explore Mike Flanagan's Carrie (2026), and its portrayal of mental health within schools.
I talk about:
How Carrie is Mike Flanagan's take on Mean Girls (and why that's important)
How Carrie Red is The Burn Book for 2026
The intense emotional labour of Principal Grayle, Ms. Desjardins, and Guidance Counsellor Mr. Morton
The state of educator mental health
How educators are being traumatized by their work, and what we need to do to better support them
How the 5 of wands tarot card shows what happens in the disastrous attempted mediation between Chris and Carrie
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.
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Show Notes:
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)
Join the Final Girls Club — The Final Girls Club is an online series of programs, services, and workshops. This club is for the spooky ghouls looking to explore mental health through psychoeducation, tarot, dreams, experiences through the veil, horror, and more. Offerings from the Final Girls Club are not a substitute for psychotherapy treatment. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/)
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
Educator Well-Being and Pandemic Recovery: Supporting the Mental Health of Teachers and Education Workers by CTF-FCE https://www.ctf-fce.ca/public-education-journal/educator-well-being-and-pandemic-recovery-supporting-the-mental-health-of-teachers-and-education-workers/
Burnout of Ontario Teachers: Why the Education System is in a Crisis By Cristina Santos https://carwh.ca/ontario-teacher-burnout/

"Halloween is cool, nature boy. I mean, it's exciting, strange, and ancient." Marnie knows!
In this episode, I explore Halloweentown (1998) and its portrayal of the witch wound.
I talk about:
The history of the burning times
What the witch wound is
How the witch wound shows up in Halloweentown
How the Cromwell/Piper family needs a family thearpist
How you can notice the witch wound in yourself
How Halloweentown needs a prequel so we can understand how Gwen became so witch-phobic
How the 3 of pentacles tarot card shows us how the witch wound shows up, and the importance of community
How you can tend to your own witch wound
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.
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Show Notes:
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)
Out of the Broom Closet —Move from shame to pride in claiming your identity as a witch, and confidently step out of the broom closet in this therapeutic course. This course includes psychoeducation about shame, trauma, and exile within our cultural context, and witch-positive exercises to connect with your authentic self including tarot, journaling, spellwork, and creative visualization.
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
The Malleus Maleficarum by Heinrich Kramer, Jacob Sprenger, Montague Summers (Translator) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771091.The_Malleus_Maleficarum)
Witch by BBC Radio 4 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001mc4p)
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/24453.Witches_Midwives_and_Nurses)
Heal the Witch Wound: Reclaim Your Magic and Step Into Your Power by Celeste Larsen (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62331553-heal-the-witch-wound)

Let's have another round of midnight margaritas, shall we?
In this spoiler-free episode, I explore Practical Magic 2 (2026) and the mental health benefits of watching spooky movies with your besties.
I talk about:
What Practical Magic 2 means to a generation of fans who love the original
How PG horror movies make the genre more inclusive
The mental health benefits of bonding with co-viewers
How horror movies are also an opportunity to bond and regulate through physical touch
The importance of fan tribute movies
How the 3 of cups tarot card portrays the spirit of gathering and celebration embodied by Practical Magic 2
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.
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Show Notes:
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

Get out your Ouija board because we're having a séance in the bathroom!
In this episode, I explore cozy horror What Lies Beneath (2000) and its exploration of how our intuition speaks to us.
I talk about:
Why What Lies Beneath is the perfect cozy horror
Emotional avoidance and displacement
How Claire's intuition speaks to her in What Lies Beneath
How gaslighting disrupts intuition
How the Queen of Cups tarot card portrays the intuitive sense
How to tell the difference between anxiety and intuition
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.
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Show Notes:
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

Debbie Jellinsky is the gold-digging, murderous, glamorous, Black Widow in Addams Family Values who when Fester says gimme a kiss, she says gimme a 20. Today, we honour her legacy.
In this episode, I explore Addams Family Values (1993) and its portrayal of achieving one’s identity through consumption.
I talk about:
Debbie Jellinsky’s origin story
How Debbie never felt understood by her parents and sought to fill this void through consumer items
What the consumption habits of adolescents reveal about their values and aspirations
How companies cash in on our emotions
How increased emotional awareness can reduce emotional spending
How the devil tarot card shows the trap of attempting to find fulfillment through possessions
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.
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Show Notes:
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
Aspiring, Consuming, Becoming: Youth Identity in a Culture of Consumption
The prevalence of compulsive buying: a meta‐analysis