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Confronting the horrors of our world through storytelling
Click here to watch the video version of this episode! This episode of Unravelling explores how horror goes beyond gore and jump scares to confront difficult psycholo...
Not about the monster: Why we need scary stories
Why are we drawn to the things that frighten us? From zombies and horror films to the deeper fears they bring to the surface, horror can offer more than a good scare. ...
The hero of your own story: Storytelling, fairy tales, and holding hope
Once upon a time, there was a story that helped a child feel safe. This episode of Unravelling kicks off an ongoing series exploring the stories we tell ourselves, one...
Let's make some sawdust: Tom Bodett on woodworking & recovery
In this episode of Unravelling, Kurt sits down with Tom Bodett, lifelong carpenter, broadcaster, and co-founder of HatchSpace, a community woodworking school and shop ...
What the circus can teach us about mental health
In this episode of Unravelling, we’re talking about circus arts and mental health with two people behind A Little Unwell, a circus variety show coming to Brattleboro, ...
Releasing with joy: Inside hoarding recovery
In this episode of Unravelling explores hoarding disorder through the lived experience of Marnie Cooper, an acting teacher, coach, wife, and mother who has openly shar...
It’s not about clutter: Why we misunderstand hoarding
In this episode of Unravelling, Kurt interviews renowned psychologist Dr. Randy O. Frost, a pioneering researcher in hoarding disorder, who explains what clinically si...
Extension of your mind: Navigating complexity beyond the individual
In this episode of Unravelling, Kurt White sits down with psychiatrist and bioethicist Dr. Anthony Peter Weiss, Chief Medical Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...
Who deserves to exist?: The dark history of eugenics
In this episode of Unravelling, Kurt White interviews Mercedes de Guardiola, historian and author of "Vermont for the Vermonters": The History of Eugenics in the Green...
The ethics of ought (not) to: Conversion practices
Special day early episode drop for this, our third episode of our Pride Month series on conversion practices, we welcome Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Davison, a pioneering psych...
The burden compounds: Conversion practices
The second episode of Unravelling’s Pride Month series examines the hidden human and economic costs of so-called conversion therapy. Kurt speaks with health economist ...
Made to Want to Change: Conversion Practices
In the first episode of Unravelling’s three-part Pride Month series, Mary and Kurt examine the realities of so-called conversion "therapy," which many survivors, advoc...
Unravelling Adventure!: Conclusion/Part 2
Herein we present the exciting conclusion of our three episode series all about the world of Table Top Role Playing Group Therapy (Collaborative Role-playing Integrati...
Unravelling Adventure!: Real Play D&D/CRIT Demo (Pt 1)
In this very special episode of Unravellling, hosts Kurt and Mary step into the world of Table Top Role Playing Group Therapy (Collaborative Role-playing Integrative T...
We make the story together: Collaborative role-play groups
Can a game of Dungeons & Dragons become a powerful tool for therapy? In this episode of Unravelling, Mary and Kurt explore how tabletop role-playing games are being us...
Not just a mood swing: Untangling the Bipolar spectrum
Bipolar disorder is a term many people have heard, but it is often misunderstood. This episode of Unravelling takes a closer look at what bipolar disorder really is an...
Now we hold each other up: Angela Harrelson on the legacy of George Floyd and the path to collective healing
In this episode of Unravelling, Mary interviews Angela Harrelson, maternal aunt of George Floyd (Perry), a registered nurse, author, and racial justice advocate. Angel...
Giving the music life: Remembering Dad one record at a time
This episode of Unravelling explores how grief unfolds not only within us but also in community. Kurt interviews Nikki, creator of the Instagram project Dad’s Vinyl St...
Comfortably uncomfortable: An introduction to psychotherapy
Why are there so many types of psychotherapists and mental health professionals, and what do they all DO? On this episode, we take a deep dive into the messy, overlapp...
A Cage on Mars: Peter Mendelsund on Depression's Alienation
Recorded at the 2025 Brattleboro Literary Festival, Kurt White speaks with author, designer, and Creative Director of The Atlantic, Peter Mendelsund. Their conversatio...