The Broken Brain

dwighthurst@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A psychology and psychotherapy interview/panel show featuring therapists, mental-health professionals, authors, and creators whose work explores healing and difficult human experiences. Suitable pitches include licensed clinicians, therapy researchers, authors, and filmmakers with a substantive psychological or therapeutic angle; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show accepts specialized professionals and relevant creators rather than requiring major celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 587

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

dwighthurst@gmail.com

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Licensed therapists, psychotherapy specialists, mental-health practitioners, authors, and filmmakers or performers connected to psychologically substantive stories.
Required Achievements:  
Relevant professional licensure or specialized therapeutic training, Published books or research on psychology, psychotherapy, or healing, Award-recognized or thematically relevant films and creative projects

Recent Guest Discussions

Joely Engelbert - Portraying A Teenager Responsible For Managing A Household And Collaborating With Family On The Film

Matthew Engelbert - Creating A Film About Adolescent Responsibility, Family Collaboration, And A Teenager Coping With Overwhelming Circumstances

Julie Brams - Nature-centered Psychotherapy, Therapeutic Healing, Research On Human Connection With The Natural World, And Forest Therapy

Recent Topics

Psychology, Psychotherapy, Mental Health, Trauma, Nature Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Broken Brain
:

Louder Than Guns-Talking about Gun Violence

July 22, 2026

Doug Pray created the documentary "Louder Than Guns" to chronicle the work of Ketch Secor, lead singer of the band Old Crow Medicine Show, and David Greene, NPR Reporter & Host. Following a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Secor and Greene started a musical tour focused on getting community members to sit down and share their tragedy and beliefs with each other, with the belief that vulnerability can lead to healing. Visit www.louderthangunsfilm.com to learn more about this film ...

What its like for a Hero Child with the creators of What Tomorrow Brings

July 17, 2026

"What Tomorrow Brings" is a story about 2 sisters who are left to care for themselves with no parental supervision, with the burden of running the household securely on the shoulders of 17 year old Clara.  Filmmaker Matthew Engelbert and star Joely Engelbert join me to talk about their approach to telling this story as a father-daughter team. Every member of their family joined to make this movie, with the intention of showing the struggles of a strong kid trying to solve overwhelming problem...

Earth Centered Psychotherapy with Julie Brams

July 03, 2026

Julie Brams is an Earth Centered Psychotherapist, specializing in incorporating nature into therapeutic healing. She is also the author of "The Nature Embedded Mind," recent winner of the Nautilus Gold Award. As both a licensed mental health therapist and Forest Therapy Guide, Julie shares lessons learned from research into what science is finding about therapy and our connection to the rest of the world. Follow her work at www.experienceelemental.com  This month's charity of focus is Preble ...

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