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ROMA
Betrayal & Loss
2 Ways Of Managing Grief

February 11, 2019 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Grief is a complex thing. Each of us grieves in our own way and for our own reasons. Alfonso Cuaron’s sensitive and compelling Roma, tells the story of Cleo, a domestic employee, and her employer, Ms. Sofia. We follow two very different women linked together in parallel universes of betrayal and loss. Two women with …

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Betrayal & Loss
2 Ways Of Managing Grief
Leave No Trace What Happens When Trust Is Shattered

LEAVE NO TRACE
What Happens When Trust
Is Shattered?

October 21, 2018 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace is a story about trauma and distrust. That might not be the most obvious thing in this compelling film about a Vietnam Vet and his 13-year-old daughter who live in hiding in a park forest outside Portland, Oregon. But for me, as a psychoanalyst, it is the film’s heart. Will …

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What Happens When Trust
Is Shattered?
Wayward Pines Paranoia Is Reasonable When You're Lied To & Controlled

WAYWARD PINES
If You’re Lied To & Controlled
Paranoia Is Reasonable

July 5, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

No one in Wayward Pines has any independence at all. And, ironically, it happens to be Independence Day. Yet, what do you do with that? Be paranoid? Maybe. Because when you’re being controlled, it makes sense to be paranoid. Especially in Wayward Pines, where you live in a world made up of lies, secrets, and …

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If You’re Lied To & Controlled
Paranoia Is Reasonable

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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