The Disney Therapist's Podcast

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  Greif can create anxiousness  Avoiding loss builds resentment  How Grief can change you forever Who framed Roger Rabbit  Grief can make you stuck  How people don't know how to handle Grief  Lion King Grief is trauma   How Siba tries to escape his trauma  Siba is numbing his pain  Bambi Death is sudden  Grief in Marvel Movies  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   If you have any suggestions, comments, and feedback, make sure you leave them on the video. Make sure you subscribe too, never miss a video.    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.