“Beyond the Veil” Episode 9: “Give Caps Lock Harry a Break!”
For Mental Health Month in May of 2019, Beyond the Veil is interviewing mental health professionals about mental health and Harry Potter. This week, in our interview with Sarah Olivares, we examine Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix–era Harry through a trauma-informed perspective. You can listen to this episode down below or on our podcast page.
On Episode 9, we discuss…
→General mental health metaphors in the Potter series
→A crash course in post-traumatic stress disorder
→A trauma-informed examination of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix–era Harry
→Why Harry and other trauma victims deserve our compassion
→How to help someone who’s facing trauma without accepting abuse
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