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The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club — the podcast where we dive into fantasy and dystopian novels to explore the psychology behind the magic, the mayhem, and the mind games.
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- Sep 10, 2026
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- Aug 5, 2026
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All Better Now Pt.1: What is Contentment? (opens the original)
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The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction. We’re starting off our series on the book, All Better Now by Neal Shusterman with a conversation about what it means to “be content.” We are joined by friend of the podcast, Dr. Brandi Liles. We do cuss a little in this one, and we do some small spoilers, but we talk about why only being content for the rest of your life might not be all it is cracked up to be. ............ The Nerdy
The Rose Bargain Pt. 4: Prince Emmett, the Saddest Boy in All The Land (opens the original)
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The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction. We’re talking about the saddest boy in all the land, Prince Emmett in The Rose Bargain. We are also chatting about attachment style, consistent caregiving relationships and what happens when they are ripped from you by a cruel queen. ............ The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A. Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi Ori
The Rose Bargain Pt 3: Pretty People Bias and the Halo Effect (opens the original)
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The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction. We’re talking about the Pretty People Bias and the Halo Effect in The Rose Bargain, and specifically talking about the (spoiler alert) true villain of the story, Bram. ............ The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A. Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi Sounds-Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens Original Music-Editing: Dean
The Rose Bargain Pt 2: Negative Self Talk (opens the original)
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The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction. We pick back up with our friend, Shayla Allen, LMFT and talk about negative self-talk or as Shayla puts it, “Stinkin thinkin” in The Rose Bargain. We talk about how Ivy is kind of annoying with her constant self doubt and negative thoughts…but we also realize that Ivy is just like us and we have to do our best to not believe every single thought that pops into our heads and to try to
The Rose Bargain Pt 1: Female Competition and Solidarity (opens the original)
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The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction. Our second season is starting with such a fun read, The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith. In this part we talk about the ladies in the book, their bargains; what they wanted and what it cost them. And it would not be book club if we didn’t also talk about what these bargains look like in our real life! Friend of the podcast Shayla Allen, LMFT joins our discussion where we giggle an
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