Episode 83 - "Newtown" with Playwright Dan O'Brien (Processing Trauma Through Art‪)‬ Analyze Scripts

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode discusses potentially triggering topics that may include, but may not be limited to, abuse, harassment, substance use, disordered eating, self-harm, and/or suicide.
Welcome back to Analyze Scripts, where a psychiatrist and a therapist analyze what Hollywood gets right and wrong about mental health. Today, as part of the final week of our fundraiser for the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation, we are thrilled to be interviewing Dan O'Brien (@bydanobrien) about his recent play "Newtown." In this special episode, we explore Dan's use of writing, theatre, and other creative outlets to process his own childhood trauma and, in sharing his story, giving others a way to feel less alone in their own struggles. We also hear about his experience creating a play based on real life tragedy and explore how all involved were able to support their mental health along the way. Finally, we also answer the hard hitting question - what IS a dramaturge?!? We hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: This podcast and its content are for entertainment and educational purposes only. They do not constitute medical or psychiatric advice. Please call 911, 211 or go directly to the nearest emergency room for any psychiatric emergency.
Dan O'Brien Links:
Dan's Instagram
Dan's Website
LINK TO FUNDRAISER FOR CATHERINE VIOLENT HUBBARD FOUNDATION (live until June 8, 2024 to honor the birthday of Catherine Hubbard, a victim of the Sandy Hook shooting):
Click to Donate to CVH Foundation
SOCIALS:
Instagram
TikTok
Website
YouTube
DR. FUREY:
Private Practice - Sound Psychiatry, LLC
Dr. Furey's Instagram
PORTIA PENDLETON, LCSW:
Private Practice - In Touch Therapy
Portia's Instagram
PRIOR EPISODES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
Episode 81 - "Pippi Longstocking" An Inside Look at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary with Jennifer Hubbard
Episode 80 - "American Horror Story: Murder House" Part 2 (The Langdon Family)
Episode 79 - "American Horror Story: Murder House" Part 1 (The Harmon Family)

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