The Broken Brain

Returning guest Jess Wright returns to talk about his new book "Dance In A Madhouse," a about a young doctor in the early 1900s committed to an asylum, and engrossed in a murder mystery. 
Dr Wright is a renowned expert in psychiatry, and is the author of award winning books on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He is also a Novelist, applying his background in medicine & psychology into fiction. This is his second novel.
Follow Jess' work and upcoming books at www.jesswrightMD.com
Tune in on Monday 8/31 for The Broken Brain's 5th annual live stream for International Overdose Awareness Day! Go to www.dwighthurst.com/live for details.

Doug Pray created the documentary "Louder Than Guns" to chronicle the work of Ketch Secor, lead singer of the band Old Crow Medicine Show, and David Greene, NPR Reporter & Host. Following a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Secor and Greene started a musical tour focused on getting community members to sit down and share their tragedy and beliefs with each other, with the belief that vulnerability can lead to healing. Visit www.louderthangunsfilm.com to learn more about this film
Go to www.preblestreet.org to follow this month's highlighted Charity. Preble Street is a food service hub providing healthy meals to citizens of Portland Maine suffering with food insecurity. Get involved and share this wonderful organization today.

"What Tomorrow Brings" is a story about 2 sisters who are left to care for themselves with no parental supervision, with the burden of running the household securely on the shoulders of 17 year old Clara. 
Filmmaker Matthew Engelbert and star Joely Engelbert join me to talk about their approach to telling this story as a father-daughter team. Every member of their family joined to make this movie, with the intention of showing the struggles of a strong kid trying to solve overwhelming problems. Follow this film @whattomorrowbringsmovie on Instagram 
Check-out our highlighted charity: Preble Street Food Hub, a nonprofit providing thousands of healthy meals to individuals in need in the Portland Maine area. www.preblestreet.org

Julie Brams is an Earth Centered Psychotherapist, specializing in incorporating nature into therapeutic healing. She is also the author of "The Nature Embedded Mind," recent winner of the Nautilus Gold Award.
As both a licensed mental health therapist and Forest Therapy Guide, Julie shares lessons learned from research into what science is finding about therapy and our connection to the rest of the world. Follow her work at www.experienceelemental.com 
This month's charity of focus is Preble Street Food Security Hub, providing thousands of free meals daily to citizens on Maine facing homelessness and food insecurity. Go to www.preblestreet.org to support them.

Do you like reading or watching media that is an episodic/anthology style one-off story? Or do you prefer the more frequent modern storytelling that follows an overarching arc? Sci-Fi Auhtor Christian Hurst joins to discuss different approaches to creating stories, how they speak to us differently, and how we someitmes can throw the good out with the bad when we fail to balance things out. 
Read Chris' Lily Starling Series wherever books are sold, and follow him @churstpublishing to learn more about the release of the 3rd book in the series, Lily Starling and the Death Machine.
Goto www.prismunited.org to view this month's highlighted charity. Prism United helps LGBTQ+ youth with leadership training, meaningful activities, medical, mental health treatment, and more. Get involved in their work today!