I say this with my full chest — Undertone was not lying when it said that it is "the scariest movie you'll ever hear." And I cannot un-hear it!

In this spoiler-free episode, I explore Undertone (2025) and the psychology of sound.

I talk about:
How sound can help us form secure attachments 
The psychology behind "therapist voice"
How sound helps regulate our nervous systems
Why we are naturally drawn to live music as a primal act
How silence can help grow your brain
How the 8 of wands tarot card helps us explore our relationship to silence and the unknown 

Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.

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Show Notes:

Tarot for Creative Therapists — Join the waitlist for this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists)

Podcast artwork by Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint

Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay 

Thunder by Music by John Britton from Pixabay

All sound effects and music via pixabay 

Undertone (2025)See ‘Undertone’ with Dolby Atmos, or You’ll Miss Half the Horror


Enhancing the Raw Sound of ‘Undertone’ – with David Gertsman and Jon Lawless


Ian Tuason haunted his own house when making his new horror film




Bady SL. The voice as a curative factor in psychotherapy. Psychoanal Rev. 1985 Fall;72(3):479-90. PMID: 3931132. 

Soma CS, Knox D, Greer T, Gunnerson K, Young A, Narayanan S. It's not what you said, it's how you said it: An analysis of therapist vocal features during psychotherapy. Couns Psychother Res. 2023 Mar;23(1):258-269. doi: 10.1002/capr.12489. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 36873916; PMCID: PMC9979575. 

Sawamura, Yasuaki, Why We Overstimulate Ourselves: How Sensory Overload Blocks Memory and Weakens Learning (March 31, 2025). How Music Resonates in the Brain




Gentle Whispering ASMR 

Moonlight Cottage ASMR 

I say this with my full chest — Undertone was not lying when it said that it is &quot;the scariest movie you&apos;ll ever hear.&quot; And I cannot un-hear it!In this spoiler-free episode, I explore Undertone (2025) and the psychology of sound.I talk about:<ul><li>How sound can help us form secure attachments </li><li>The psychology behind &quot;therapist voice&quot;</li><li>How sound helps regulate our nervous systems</li><li>Why we are naturally drawn to live music as a primal act</li><li>How silence can help grow your brain</li><li>How the 8 of wands tarot card helps us explore our relationship to silence and the unknown </li></ul>Mental Health is Horrifying is hosted by <a href='https:///www.manymoonstherapy.com'>Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist and owner of Many Moons Therapy.</a>..............................................................Show Notes:<a href='https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists'>Tarot for Creative Therapists </a>— Join the waitlist for this course designed for mental health professions who want to learn how to confidently and ethically incorporate tarot into clinical work. (https://candisgreen.podia.com/tarot-for-creative-therapists)Podcast artwork by <a href='https://www.contempomint.com/'>Chloe Hurst at Contempo Mint</a>Theme music is by Sound Gallery by Dmitry Taras via pixabay Thunder by Music by John Britton from PixabayAll sound effects and music via pixabay <a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35892608/'>Undertone (2025)</a><h1><a href='https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/undertone-sound-design-interview-director-ian-tuason-1235183954/ '>See ‘Undertone’ with Dolby Atmos, or You’ll Miss Half the Horror</a></h1> <h1><a href='https://www.asoundeffect.com/undertone-film-sound-design/ '>Enhancing the Raw Sound of ‘Undertone’ – with David Gertsman and Jon Lawless</a></h1> <h1><a href='https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/ian-tuason-haunted-his-own-house-when-making-his-new-horror-film-9.7127914 '>Ian Tuason haunted his own house when making his new horror film</a></h1> Bady SL. <a href='https://www.proquest.com/openview/b5d48600df5fe7294a042db549d5c859/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&amp;cbl=1820904 '>The voice as a curative factor in psychotherapy.</a> Psychoanal Rev. 1985 Fall;72(3):479-90. PMID: 3931132. Soma CS, Knox D, Greer T, Gunnerson K, Young A, Narayanan S.<a href='https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9979575/ '> It&apos;s not what you said, it&apos;s how you said it: An analysis of therapist vocal features during psychotherapy. </a>Couns Psychother Res. 2023 Mar;23(1):258-269. doi: 10.1002/capr.12489. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 36873916; PMCID: PMC9979575. Sawamura, Yasuaki, <a href='https://ssrn.com/abstract=5199055 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5199055 '>Why We Overstimulate Ourselves: How Sensory Overload Blocks Memory and Weakens Learning</a> (March 31, 2025). <h1><a href='https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/how-music-resonates-brain '>How Music Resonates in the Brain</a></h1> <a href='https://open.spotify.com/artist/3gkB9Cdx4UuWQxjhelyd87?si=L017WWzZSTSCuFZH6d6G7g '>Gentle Whispering ASMR </a><a href='https://open.spotify.com/artist/7HTOAi6IQXsE54wqgwYdFn?si=nsIoSce9Qk2rvSX6gBZWjg '>Moonlight Cottage ASMR </a>

A spooky self-care podcast about the mental health benefits of horror. Journey into the horrifying depths with Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist (and all-around spooky ghoul), as she explores how mental health themes are portrayed in your favourite horror movies and beyond. Drawing on archetypes from final girls to horror villains, Candis provides guidance in each episode about how listeners can navigate their own mental health woes.

Mental Health is Horrifying is the recipient of two Canadian Podcast Awards — Outstanding Health & Fitness Series, and Outstanding Education Series.

A spooky self-care podcast about the mental health benefits of horror. Journey into the horrifying depths with Candis Green, Registered Psychotherapist (and all-around spooky ghoul), as she explores how mental health themes are portrayed in your favourite horror movies and beyond. Drawing on archetypes from final girls to horror villains, Candis provides guidance in each episode about how listeners can navigate their own mental health woes.
Mental Health is Horrifying is the recipient of two Canadian Podcast Awards &mdash; Outstanding Health &amp; Fitness Series, and Outstanding Education Series.