S2E10 - COCO: Finding Your Song

Welcome to another episode of Mental Health Multiverse: A podcast where we mindfully break down your pop culture favs and discuss them through the lens of self care, mental health, and personal development. 

This week on Mental Health Multiverse, hosts HB and LB, along with guest Dr. Elizabeth Sanchez Arvizu, discuss Disney/Pixar’s COCO!

Dr. Elizabeth Sanchez Arvizu is the founder of Psychology for Geeks, a nonprofit organization blending mental health and geek culture. They offer a space to geek out and learn more about mental health through various in person and online community events. Which is VERY in line with what we do and talk about here on MHM.

In this episode we discuss how storytelling and character arcs, like the portrayal of culture, family, and generational trauma in 'Coco', can significantly impact viewers' mental health and help in managing grief and identity issues.

Questions, themes, and topics we touch on include:

• Generational trauma

• Culture and traditions

• Family dynamics

• Community support

• Identity and self-discovery

• Grief and loss

• Navigating toxic environments

  
  

Find Elizabeth: 

• Follow on Instagram: @psych4geeks

• Website: https://www.psychologyforgeeks.com/

• Panel on Fandom and Grief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_VZiB_dOEM

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Your Hosts:

Heather (HB): Heather is an inclusive fitness coach helping self-proclaimed nerds who feel like they don’t “fit in” in fitness create healthier habits by using pop culture and fandom to make fitness more accessible and fun.

Marisa (LB): Marisa is a trauma-informed perfectionism recovery coach helping people turn down the volume on the inner critic and turn up the volume on their compassionate inner voice to help them become the kind, understanding adult they needed growing up.