Dec 30, 2018

In this episode, I explain how I used Harry Potter to help a client deal with her suicidal urges. Please note that my area of expertise is compulsive and binge eating, not suicide – so take everything you hear as anecdote, rather than expert advice. In addition, my client has never attempted to take her own life –...

Dec 19, 2018

Hogwart’s favourite half-giant teaches us three important life lessons throughout the course of the seven books.

What are they? Loyalty? Being a good father figure? Well, although these are traits that many people think of, I believe they are least interesting for our purposes here.

Instead, let’s talk about:

#1...

Nov 26, 2018

A choc-full-of-spoilers review of the latest Fantastic Beasts installment.

I  talk about what was great, and what was not so great. In particular:

*The theme of belonging and can an isolated outsider ever become a leader?

*The surprising symbolism of the niffler stealing Grindelwald’s  blood pact trinket

*What I think...

Nov 18, 2018

S2E1: A no-spoilers episode to kick off season 2. I give you a review of the latest Fantastic Beasts film that contains absolutely no major plot giveaways – beyond what your local cinema might have in their description blurb.

I talk about what’s good and not so good about The Crimes of Grindelwald so you can decide...

Nov 11, 2018

Season 2 of this podcast is just around the corner! Be sure to subscribe so you get the next episode the moment it is released.

I include an excerpt about Jacob Kowalski (the thoroughly befuddled muggle from Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them) which was featured in episode 14 of my other podcast, The Eating...