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Beyond the Veil
by Madison Ford & Rebecca ShermanBeyond the Veil is a Potter podcast all about mental health and resparking the joy we had the first time we read the books. The Potter series has helped fans deal with mental health crises, overcome major obstacles, and made powerful, positive changes in their lives with the help and support of the Harry Potter series. With dozens of lessons in mind after conversations with fans from around the world, hosts Madison and Rebecca are rereading the series with the hopes to learn a few more along the way. DISCLAIMER: We are not mental health professionals, just two Potterheads who love talking about mental health. Nothing in this podcast should be taken as professional mental health advice.
Episodes
Chapter 8 - Meat and Gender
56m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the eighth chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Potions Master.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Welcome to Hogwarts, where we all hate Snape
→A staircase to nowhere
→Accessibility and magic bean bag chairs
→Snape, Mr. Darcy, andVictorian flower language
→Would you rather wear quintaped fur or a niffler hat?
→Should Hogwarts hire former Death Eaters? (Probably not!)
→Long term effects of teacher bullying
→Mrs. Norris as a service animal
→This week’s relevant tangent: ceiling meat
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Chapter 8 - Meat and Gender
56m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the eighth chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Potions Master.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Welcome to Hogwarts, where we all hate Snape
→A staircase to nowhere
→Accessibility and magic bean bag chairs
→Snape, Mr. Darcy, andVictorian flower language
→Would you rather wear quintaped fur or a niffler hat?
→Should Hogwarts hire former Death Eaters? (Probably not!)
→Long term effects of teacher bullying
→Mrs. Norris as a service animal
→This week’s relevant tangent: ceiling meat
Share your thoughts on this episode with us below in the comments! Be sure to check out Beyond the Veil on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates, Potter and mental health discussions, and more!
Chapter 7 - That Ghost Needs Therapy
53m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the seventh chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Sorting Hat.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Hogwarts Class of 1997
→2020: the year of Peeves
→The Hogwarts school song: on-brand silliness
→The worst first day of middle school
→Turbans are not ridiculous
→The problem with sorting
→Murder ghosts and ghost therapy
→Respecting the wishes of Sir Nicholas
→Ewwww, Snape
→This week’s relevant tangent: the witch trials
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Chapter 6 - Wizarding World Accountants
58m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the sixth chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Candy on a train to Seattle
→The Weasleys are here!
→Scabbers and abandonment? Gross
→Accio Fandom: Getting into Draco's head
→Choose your volleyball team
→Violence, redemption, and Drarry
→The Venn Diagram of Dudley and Draco
→Mental health is political
→This week's relevant tangent: is the Weasleys' second cousin truly an accountant?
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Chapter 5 - Hagrid Is Not a Snitch
56m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the fifth chapter ofHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “Diagon Alley.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Hagrid is Mary Poppins
→Abolish Azkaban!
→Accio Fandom: Reading anessayby Emily Burack on Anti-Semitism and goblins
→Yeehaw! House politics!
→Poor, hateful Draco
→Harry living in a dream
→Stuttering, trauma, and Quirrell
→This week's relevant tangent: the magic of epilogues
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Chapter 4 - A Cheese Tangent
46m · PublishedOn this episode, we discuss…
Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions of fatshaming and eating disorders.
→Good news – Hagrid’s here!
→Righteous anger
→Sausages and Miracle Gro
→Chain of custody
→Accio Fandom: The Gayly Prophet Episode 18 and Hagrid as a trans woman
→Fatshaming: a diatribe
→Dudley needs therapy
→The pureness of Hagrid
→This week's relevant tangent: fancy cheese andRugrats in Paris
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Sources
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/fat-phobia
https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/the-impact-of-weight-stigma-on-our-mental-health/
https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/boys-with-eating-disorders/
Just Eat It by Laura Thomas pgs. 171-175
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Chapter 3: Harry Potter, Library Hater
57m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the third chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Letters from No One.”
On this episode, we discuss…
→Sick burns from Harry
→The inevitability of arrogance
→Pain makes a crappy punchline
→Fanfictions that imagine Vernon as a better father figure
→Vernon Dursley: Giant Hunter
→Why do we romanticize the Malfoys but not the Dursleys?
→Stop bottling things in!
→This week's highly relevant tangent: Buzzfeed Unsolved's Tromp family episode
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Chapter 2: Squib Agent Vs. Cabbage Vendor
59m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the second chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, “The Vanishing Glass.”
On Episode 50, we discuss…
→Snakes and moon jellies
→Fat-shaming: not a vibe
→Dudley deserved better!
→The harsh realities of child abuse
→Prostitution, madness, witchcraft, and androgyny
→We demand a Muggle parent support group
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Chapter 1 - Dumbledore is Mr. Poe
41m · PublishedJoin hosts Madison and Rebecca for a discussion on the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,"The Boy Who Lived."
On Episode 49, we discuss...
→A lackluster beginning
→Your neck does not define you
→The healing powers of Wolfstar
→Listen to McGonagall!
→Dumbledore needs therapy
→Our past doesn't have to be our future
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Season 2: Beyond the Text Announcement
2m · PublishedBig changes are coming to Beyond the Veil! We've spent more than a year sharing the stories of Potter fans from around the world. Learning how fans have used thePotterseries to manage their mental health symptoms, overcome major life obstacles, and make decisions has been enlightening, magical, and reminded us what truly makes these books such a delight: the fandom.
On Episode 48...
→Confusing times to be aPotterfan
→A reread focused on mental health
→The importance of criticizing something you love
→Join us next week for Chapter 1!
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Beyond the Veil has 86 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 66:37:12. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 29th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 5th, 2024 01:43.
