Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen — The curse of hetero expectation

About this episode

This episode explores bridal anxiety and the pressures of heteronormative expectations in the context of weddings and the new Netflix horror series.

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Netflix’s newest horror series, begs the question — do you really want to marry this guy, or do you just feel like you have to? In this spoiler-free episode, I explore bridal anxiety and the curse of heteronormative expectations. I talk about: How weddings are psychologically supercharged events Pressures placed on fulfilling heteronormative traditions How Rachel's nightmares and unconscious are expressed Korea's 4B movement How the 9 of swords tarot card highlights what happens when we ignore our gut Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy. .............................................................. Show Notes: Want to work together? I offer 1:1 virtual psychotherapy for Ontario residents, along with tarot, horror, and dreamwork services (anywhere my bat signal reaches), both individually and through my group program, the Final Girls Club. Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen on Netflix Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay All sound effects and music via pixabay The Collected Works of…

People in this episode

Host: Candis Green

Topics covered

• bridal anxiety
• heteronormative expectations
• psychological impact of weddings
• cultural traditions
• nightmares
• tarot

Keywords

• bridal anxiety
• heteronormative expectations
• weddings
• psychological events
• nightmares
• 4B movement
• tarot

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Korea's 4B movement

Books & works: Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, Netflix, 9 of swords tarot

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