The Hitchcock Hotel + Psycho — Maternal enmeshment extravaganza!

Mental Health is Horrifying

As Norman Bates likes to say, a boy's best friend is his mother.
...Right?
This episode takes a look at the book The Hitchcock Hotel (2024) and horror classic Psycho (1960) in this maternal enmeshment extravaganza!
Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.
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Show Notes:

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Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempomint.

The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel

Hann-Morrison, D. (2012). Maternal Enmeshment: The Chosen Child. Sage Open, 2(4).

Attachment in Psychotherapy by David J. Wallin

Stephanie Wrobel Discusses Her Inspiration for ‘The Hitchcock Hotel’ By Andy Burns

Dick Cavett interview with Alfred Hitchcock