Brain Weasels

Holli Rockitt joins us to tell her intense and courageous story. She struggled with domestic abuse on top of having bipolar disorder and came out the other side with the help of medication, therapy, and the healing power of music.

First, we start with tattoo artist Lee Dandy and the Sancheck system on the second half of our conversation about Twin Peaks. We had been discussing the role of generational trauma and abuse. Did Laura Palmer make the decision to end a cycle of abuse? That's how Sancheck interprets this David Lynch masterpiece. Then, we talk to Maggie Parrish about what it means to be a circus arts performer with anxiety.

"This is about a kid, who was abused her whole life, deciding that she's going to be the one to end it." Sancheck and Lee Dandy enlighten me on their interpretation of Twin Peaks, and it is a good one. Both have been on the show before. Lee is a queer tattoo artist at Electric Panther in Cabot, Arkansas. Sancheck is a dissociative identity system. This is really Sancheck's episode. Take a listen to their fascinating take on the show, generational trauma, and abuse.

Today's guest is Kristin Karr. She's a teacher at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, and she is here to tell us about her journey with both physical and mental disabilities and how she expresses herself through her art.

Jewelry designer Krystal Cornelius, aka burlesque performer Maxie Fauna, joins host Jenn Gibson in the studio to talk about her mental health journey and how her art helps her heal.   Then, Jenn talks about the Netflix show Squid Game and its representation of addiction with queer tattoo artist Lee Dandy, the Sancheck system, and Christi Seatts.   #anxiety #depression #addiction

Get your costumes ready, we're talking LARP (Live Action Role Playing)...again!   My guests are tattoo artist Lee Dandy. Check them out at Electric Panther in Cabot, AR. And Tabby McGuire, a member of the Sancheck system, the Dissociative Identity Disorder system you've heard in so many episodes.   Lee and Sancheck run a lot of LARPs with their group The Gentleman's Hammer, and I'm thrilled they're willing to give some of their expertise here.   This episode is a continuation of the conversation we had in an episode several months back. That's why this is part 2. I've split this episode into two segments to make it a little more bite-size, so be sure to check out part 3 as well.

In this episode, we talk about the pros and cons of resolutions for the new year for those of us with brain weasels and other mental health issues. My guests are Lee, Manny, and Leif. Lee is a 35-year-old queer, non-binary tattoo artist at Electric Panther in Cabot Arkansas. Manny, a member of the Sancheck system, is 33 and talks a bit about their Twitch stream. Check them out at multie_player. Leif is a 47-year-old cis-man, works in public health, and is about to become a dad! It turns out all of us have different relationships with new year's resolutions.

This episode is about Christmas and many of the complex emotions surrounding this holiday.   My guests are Lee, Emma, and Leif followed by DeLondra and Star. Lee is a 35-year-old queer, non-binary tattoo artist at Electric Panther in Cabot, Arkansas. Emma, a member of the Sancheck system, is 33 and has a beautiful English accent, and Leif, who works in public health, is 47 and a cis-man.   DeLondra and Star are a queer couple from North Little Rock. They are newlyweds, and I wish them all the happiness in the world. Star is part of a Dissociative Identity system, much like Emma in the Sancheck system. They're 24 years old and aspire to be a child psychiatrist. DeLondra is 28 years old and aspires to be a mental health therapist to adults and kids alike.

During this time of year, the time with family-centered holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is common for people to label relatives who have hurt them as "narcissists." We'll talk about the problems with that and the characteristics of narcissistic personality disorder and other cluster B disorders. My guests today are Leif, Lee, and Emma. Leif is in the health industry, and Lee is a tattoo artist. Emma, the one with the lovely English accent, is an alter in the Sancheck system, and she has narcissistic personality disorder. She gives some insight into what that does and does not mean.

This episode is all about Thanksgiving. We talk about relationships, traditions, and all the memories this holiday stirs up. We also talk a bit about coping using world-building video games. I'm Jenn Gibson. My guests are Lee, Emma, Leif, DeLondra, and Star.

What do roll-playing, noir video games, and Pixar movies all have in common? Listen to find out. This episode features clips you might have missed from previous episodes, all about the power of storytelling.

The topic today is tattoo therapy.  You're all in luck. Lee and Merit are back with me! Lee, has been on many times, and this is Merit's second episode. Lee is a tattoo artist. Check out Lee Dandy at Electric Panther in Little Rock. Merit is a writer and a gamer. Find them on Twitch at multie_player. Merit is part of the Sancheck system. If you've been listening to the podcast, you know they are a DID system. DID stands for dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder.  In this episode, we'll talk to Lee about their journey as an artist, and we'll all talk about art therapy, tattoo therapy, and just therapy in general.

This episode is just me, Jenn Gibson. I want to tell you a story. It was September 11, 2001, and I was working in New York...

The topic today is the therapeutic value of video games.  My guests are Lee, who has been on many times, and Manny, who is here for the first time. Lee is a tattoo artist. Check out Lee Dandy at Electric Panther in Little Rock. Manny is a writer and a gamer. Find them on Twitch at multie_player. Manny is part of the Sancheck system. If you've been listening to the podcast, you know they are a DID system. DID stands for dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. We'll talk a lot about how gaming helped in forming Manny's personality.

This week's topics: LARP (live-action role-playing), trauma healing, and dissociative identity disorder. We've talked about DID before, but in this episode, you get all the basics for a better understanding, as well as how LARP and role-playing help. My guests are Lee and Merit. They are co-founders and directors of the Central Arkansas role-playing club The Gentleman's Hammer. Lee is also a tattoo artist. Check out Lee Dandy at Electric Panther in Little Rock. Merit is a writer and a gamer. Find them on Twitch at multie_player.

This is a very special episode. It's the first where we talk in-depth about DID, Dissociative Identity Disorder. That happens about 22 minutes in. We start the episode with a conversation about Doom Patrol, a comic and show on HBO Max about a group of hapless heroes, all with mental health and personal issues they need to work out.

This is the third of three episodes featuring the effortlessly charming folks: Christi Seatts and Lee Pruett. This is maybe the best of the three episodes. We talk about the good side of being bad at things, "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once," "Bojack Horseman," and "Rick and Morty."

Today's episode is all about tabletop roleplaying, specifically Dungeons and Dragons, or D & D.  With me are Leif Hassell and Penny aka Doc. Doc is part of the Sancheck system, a dissociative identity system, which is one where multiple people occupy one brain, formerly called multiple personality disorder. In future episodes, we'll talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder and chat with other people, also known as alters, in the Sancheck system.

This is the second of three episodes featuring Christi Seatts and Lee Pruett. In this episode, we talk trauma responses at work, Lee gets deep into the film Inside Out, and we talk about grief and depression in Human Resources on Netflix and PTSD in HBO's Barry.

Host Jennifer Gibson leads Christ Seatts and Lee Pruett in a surprisingly fun and funny conversation about depression, suicide, PTSD, and movies and TV shows that feature them. This is part one of a three-part episode.