Mental Health is Horrifying

On today’s episode, I have the absolute joy of talking to my friend Chloe Hurst aka The Goth Garden about psychological horror Mother! (2017) and its portrayal of what happens to mother nature’s mental health when we push her too far.Chloe and I explore how mother earth feels when we constantly ask her for more more more. Chloe shares the mental health life and death cycles of a gardener, and how we can all do our part to make the earth a more hopeful place.Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:About Chloe HurstChloe Hurst is the owner and creatrix of The Goth Garden located in Carleton Place, Ontario. By day, Chloe is a Director of Visual Communications for a marketing agency, while also operating her own branding design studio catered to fellow gothic and alternative businesses. Every night during gardening season you will find her elbow deep in the soil tending to her goth garden, consistently adding new dark beauties to her collection. The Goth Garden was brought to life entirely through local garden centres and Canadian online vendors, enabling Chloe to craft and share her unique vision with fellow plant lovers – quickly becoming one of the standout gardening trends of 2024.Follow Chloe Hurst (aka The Goth Garden) Instagram | TikTokWant to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Do you like my podcast logo? Chloe designed it! www.contempomint.com

In this horrifying book review episode, I talk to Ashley Cullins — the woman who literally wrote the book on the Scream franchise, Your Favorite Scary Movie. She is basically Gale Weathers. We discuss this iconic Kevin Williamson franchise, and how Scream not only changed horror, but how it has changed all of us too. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:About Ashley CullinsAshley Cullins is an award-winning entertainment journalist with over a decade of experience. After graduating with a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s prestigious Medill School, Ashley began her career in broadcast news before making the jump to print. Your Favorite Scary Movie is her first book.Your Favorite Scary Movie by Ashley Cullins

In this episode, I explore Midsommar (2019) and its portrayal intersubjectivity, group dynamics, and why I’m afraid of women’s circles. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintMothered by the Work: What Therapy Gave Me and Took Away by The Tarot Diagnosis Making Sense Together: The Intersubjective Approach to Psychotherapy by Peter Buirski and Pamela Haglund Relational Psychotherapy: A Primer by Patricia D. DeYoung

In this episode, I explore I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its portrayal of the horrors of emerging adulthood.Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintEmerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens Through the Twenties by Jeffrey Jensen ArnettWhat you need to know about Saturn returns on Chani 

On this horrifying book review episode, I’m talking about Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang and its exploration of what happens when we hand over our humanity and mental landscapes to tech billionaires. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintImmaculate Conception by Ling Ling HuangNatural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

In this episode, I chat with Angelica Cresci — occultist, content creator, writer, and astrologer — about Phantom of the Paradise (1974) and its portrayal of the mental anguish of artists, and selling your soul to get noticed as a creative. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:About Angelica CresciAngelica Cresci is an occultist, content creator, writer, and astrologer based in Salem, MA. Angelica has been a Hades devotee for nearly a decade and specializes in glamour, Hellenistic mythic astrology, and chthonic magick. She has a BA in Creative Writing from Salem State University and is the host of Diaries of a Witch Podcast. When she's not staring at the stars, making content, or teaching, she spends her time writing. Website: https://www.angelicacresci.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelicascresci Diaries of a Witch Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AngelicaCresci/podcasts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/angelicacresci/ Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (virtually across Ontario, and in-person in Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, but individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Visit my website to learn more.Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

In this episode, I explore the overstimulation crisis that we currently find ourselves in as portrayed through The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror VI: Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores (1995).Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy both virtually (Ontario) and in-person (Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintThe Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas CarrWhy We Overstimulate Ourselves: How Sensory Overload Blocks Memory and Weakens Learning by Yasuaki SawamuraFarooqui, Quratulain, and Amana Raquib. "Technology, boredom and intellectual-spiritual lethargy: Exploring the impact of technology on the mental well-being of over-Stimulated millennials." Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 16.11 (2020): 1-7. Robson, G.J. The threat of comprehensive overstimulation in modern societies. Ethics Inf Technology 19, 69–80 (2017).

In this episode, I chat with tarot reader, astrologer, and teacher Kait Fowlie about The Craft (1996) and its portrayal of the paths we take to become ourselves — witchcraft, volatile teen friendships and all.Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:About Kait FowlieKait Fowlie is a professional astrologer and tarot reader / teacher with clients all over the world. She doesn't claim to have all the answers but she is deeply devoted to serving others as a trusted guide, informed interpreter and compassionate source of cosmic insight. Website: https://www.kaitfowlie.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/kait_fowlie/# Podcast on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4683B9KKlVS37oj1BG99T7Join Out Of The Broom Closet. If you’re a witch like the girls in The Craft and have been struggling to fully embrace your identity, check out my course that just went live called Out Of The Broom Closet, where you can move from shame to pride in claiming your identity as a witch. 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. Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (virtually across Ontario, and in-person in Toronto), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, but individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Visit my website to learn more.Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

In this episode, I make a brave confession and explore how Terrifier (2016) reflects the psychological phenomenon of imposter syndrome.Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:Join Out Of The Broom Closet if you would like to move from shame to pride in claiming your identity as a witch, and confidently step out of the broom closet. 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. Want to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (Ontario), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo MintTerrifier 2025 ConferenceHuecker MR, Shreffler J, McKeny PT, Davis D. Imposter Phenomenon. 2023 Jul 31. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan–. PMID: 36251839.

In this episode, I chat with Psychotherapist Shannon Knight from the podcast The Tarot Diagnosis about The Strangers (2008) and how the movie portrays nightmares as an emotional processing function when life does not go according to plan. We also pull some tarot cards to try and make sense of what the hell is going on in this relationship between James and Kristen. Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy...............................................................Show Notes:About Shannon KnightShannon Knight is a Johns Hopkins-trained psychotherapist and the host of top-ranking podcast The Tarot Diagnosis, where she explores the intersection of tarot and mental health.She is also the creator of The Symposium, an online community where tarot and psychology enthusiasts gather to deepen their tarot practice and the author of Tarot & Self-Discovery, a collection of mental health-inspired tarot spreads; The Year of The Hermit, a guided year-long journal; and the forthcoming book Dark Shadow, Golden Shadow, which explores shadow work through the lens of tarot.In addition to her writing and podcasting, Shannon is hosting The Summer Solstice Summit - a virtual tarot conference that brings together 15 tarot and astrology experts for a weekend of witchy wisdom, insight, and connection June 20th-22nd. (I, Candis, will be presenting at this conference on how to decode your dreams with tarot!)www.TheTarotDiagnosis.comwww.TheTarotDiagnosis.com/SummerSolsticewww.Instagram.com/TheTarotDiagnosisWant to work together? I offer 1:1 psychotherapy (Ontario), along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services, but individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint