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Legion of Leia Podcast Ep. 61: Dr. Janina Scarlet, Author of Superhero Therapy

Legion of Leia Podcast Ep. 61: Dr. Janina Scarlet, Author of Superhero Therapy

Legion of Leia podcast Ep. 61: Dr. Janina Scarlet, author of Superhero Therapy On this week’s Legion of Leia Podcast episode 61, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington, Sabina Ibarra and I welcome Dr. Janina Scarlet, author of the upcoming book Superhero Therapy! Janina has written about the psychology of pop culture on Legion of...

‘Harry Potter Therapy’ Author Needs YOUR Stories!

Calling all Harry Potter fans! Legion of Leia writer and Superhero Therapy author Dr. Janina Scarlet is writing a free self-help book called Harry Potter Therapy. Janina is looking for stories about how Harry Potter has helped people heal. She’s going to incorporate them into her book. Janina uses pop culture as a therapy aid and if...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Trailer breakdown

For any ‘Harry Potter’ fan this is a great year – we are getting a new book and a new movie. The book, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is a play written by Jack Thorne and based on an original story written by J. K. Rowling, as well as Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany. The play itself opens in London on July 30, 2016, whereas the...

The danger of desensitizing “rape”

Rape. To this day this word makes me shudder. It should. It is not a word to be taken lightly. The current rape statistics are alarming. One in three women have experienced sexual assault at some point in their lives in the United States alone. These statistics are reported to be higher in countries where women are seen as property. One in three...

The Psychology of Anakin Skywalker

Most of my fellow Star Wars fans are counting the days, or even hours until the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The opening day can’t come soon enough. While some of us may be familiar with at least some of the new characters we are going to see in Episode VII, we are for the most part still in the dark about how this film will...

Psychology of ‘The Hunger Games’

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 just opened and we at the Legion of Leia cannot get enough of it. The characters of the series endure countless amounts of torture and excruciating heartbreak. The article below provides a psychological breakdown of the two leading characters of the series, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, both representing...

Legion of Leia Podcast Ep. 14 – Dr. Janina Scarlet and Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Analysis

On this week’s 13th episode of the Legion of Leia Podcast, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington and Sabina Ibarra and I welcome guest Dr. Janina Scarlet, author of the upcoming book “Superhero Therapy,” and multiple chapter author for “The Walking Dead Psychology: Psych of the Living Dead,” “Star Wars Psychology:...

Sherlock teaser released

If there’s anyone who understands the sweet agony of waiting for yet another season of their favorite TV show, it’s Sherlock fans. The popular BBC Tv series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman has completed its 3rd season in January 2014 with the next season slated to air in January 2016. Yep, that’s 2 full...

Science News: Compassion is my Superpower

In a recent Doctor Who episode, The Doctor (a time and space-traveling alien, who is known to save people from danger) is faced with his arch nemesis, Davros, the creator of the Daleks (an evil alien race). Davros states that The Doctor’s compassion is a sign of weakness. But is it really? Science actually seems to suggest the opposite. For...