The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club

Authors Corner with Christian Hurst

We are thrilled to start our new feature called The Authors Corner! The Authors Corner is where the nerds at the Nerdy Psych Book Club get the very exciting chance to interview our favorite fantasy, dystopian and sci-fi authors!  Toda's guest is award-winning author, Christian Hurst, who is the author of the Lily Starling series -a YA science-fiction space opera. In this episode, Brandi and Christian chat about the main character Lily and really dive deep to dissect some of the big concepts-like what it means to be a human. It is a great convo-and great books! We love starting at the beginning-and we definitely recommend starting with the Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander! (It's a 4 book series everyone-with the 4th one coming out soon!!!)  ............... The Authors Corner is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A. Special Guest: Christian Hurst Editing/Music: Deanna Boys, M.A

They Both Die at the End: Pt. 4 Post-Traumatic Growth

The Nerdy Psych Book Club gang finishes up their conversation about They Both Die at the End with our friend, Lindsay Armendariz, by talking about Post-Traumatic Growth. "Post-Traumatic Growth" is a concept where after you have experienced a stressful, or traumatic or any type of life-changing event you can experience significant shifts in thinking.  We talk about Rufus a lot; we loved him. Throughout the book we really see him going on a journey demonstrating the 5 main domains of Post-Traumatic Growth: appreciation of life, seeking connection to others, a great feeling of self strength, looking for new possibilities, and a spiritual change.  We cry-well Deanna does (only took a whole season!), we laugh a lot and have fun at our nerdy little book club.  This is book club, not therapy :)   *This is our last book of Season 1! We will be taking a break for July and starting back up with Season 2 in August. * Subscribe to us on all of the platforms and follow us on the socials so you can stay connected for next season!  ...........  Get your books while supporting the podcast and local bookstores! Both season 1 and season 2 are up!!  Physical & E-books: https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]  Audiobooks: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F]    ...........  The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.  Special Guest: Lindsay Armendariz, M.S.  Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi  Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens  Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.  Want to be a guest on The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club? Or want us to be a guest on yours? Send Brandi Hawk a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]

They Both Die at the End: Part 3 Avoidance

In They Both Die at the End, Mateo spends his entire life avoiding anything that could potentially mean his untimely demise. Delilah avoids the reality that her death cast call was real and not a prank by her ex Victor. Andrea, a Death Cast employee who avoids feeling feelings or processing any of the sadness that surrounds her. And Vic does it too-but we just want to avoid thinking he was even in the book ugh.   We talk with our friend, Lindsay Armendariz about the ways avoidance shows up in this book and in our lives. And while avoidance can be helpful sometimes, too much will keep us from really enjoying the things that make us happy.   This is book club, not therapy :)  *This is our last book of Season 1! We will be taking a break for July and starting back up with Season 2 in August. * Subscribe to us on all of the platforms and follow us on the socials so you can stay connected for next season!  ...........  Get your books while supporting the podcast and local bookstores! Both season 1 and season 2 are up!!  Physical & E-books: https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]  Audiobooks: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F]    ...........  The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.  Special Guest: Lindsay Armendariz, M.S.  Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi  Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens  Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.  Want to be a guest on The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club? Or want us to be a guest on yours? Send Brandi Hawk a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]

They Both Die At The End: Part 2: Me and My Anxiety

Are you anxious? Does having to send an email send you into a cold sweat? Do you ever wonder if your anxiety is preventing you from living your full life? This book (They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera) and episode (of the Nerdy Psych Book Club) is for you!   We are joined by friend of the podcast, Dr. Brandi Liles who is an expert in anxiety both in lived experience and work expertise. We talk about the sweet Mateo (Deanna has decided he is a Pisces), and how his anxiety prevented him from really living a full life. But on his last day on earth-with the help of his new love Rufus, he pushes past his anxiety and learns to live his life to the fullest he can....before he dies. Come along with us where we talk about different ways you can get your hands and feet to move forward when anxiety keeps you stuck.   *This is our last book of Season 1! We will be taking a break for July and starting back up with Season 2 in August. * Subscribe to us on all of the platforms and follow us on the socials so you can stay connected for next season!  ...........  Get your books while supporting the podcast and local bookstores! Both season 1 and season 2 are up!!  Physical & E-books: https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]  Audiobooks: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F]    ...........  The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.  Special Guest: Brandi Liles, Ph.D.  Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi  Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens  Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.  Want to be a guest on The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club? Or want us to be a guest on yours? Send Brandi Hawk a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]

They Both Die At The End: Part 1-Talking About Death

Our June book of the month starts off with a bang as we parse apart the book, "They Both Die At The End" by Adam Silvera. We start off real strong-much to Deanna's annoyance, talking about death and the importance of talking about death for our collective mental health.   The spoiler is right in the name there so you already know the ending, but the cool thing about this book is that, that is not really the message. Spoiler alert for that and for our conversation- we think the real message is that while we all will die one day; we think it is important to talk about how we can get to living and not let the fear of death overcome our ability to live a full life. Come along and listen-it’s a hoot.   *This is our last book of Season 1!* We will be taking a break for July and starting back up with Season 2 in August.  Subscribe to us on all of the platforms and follow us on the socials so you can stay connected for next season!  ...........  Get your books while supporting the podcast and local bookstores! Both season 1 and season 2 are up!!  Physical & E-books: https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://bookshop.org/shop/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]  Audiobooks: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&awinaffid=2879789&platform=dl&ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2F]    ...........  The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.  Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi  Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens  Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.  Want to be a guest on The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club? Or want us to be a guest on yours? Send Brandi Hawk a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/thenerdypsychologistbookclub]