Episode 41.5: Trauma Without the Background Music (Bonus Episode ft. Selena Morelock)
Fri Feb 06 2026
Bonus Episode: Mental Health in Media — A Real Conversation with Selena
Today’s bonus episode of Shrink Wrapped takes a closer look at how mental health and trauma show up in pop culture- with a little help from a friend.
Michelle and longtime friend Selena talk honestly about telling your own story, and why representation matters more than people realize. No media-studies jargon. No moral panic. Just a real, grounded conversation about storytelling, stigma, and what it’s like to see your brain reflected back at you- sometimes accurately, sometimes wildly off-script.
Selena brings both lived experience and thoughtful insight to the conversation. She understands the power of stories, and the real harm that happens when mental health is flattened into stereotypes, tropes, or trauma-for-entertainment.
To see/hear Selena tell her own story, check out her TikTok!
Special shout outs to:
-Miley Cyrus (See You Again is a masterpiece, got Selena through hard times, and stays in Michelle's regular rotation.)
-Dr Phillip McGraw (We have beef with you. You know what you did.)
-Sesame Street (May the street live forever. We Stan.)
-Jack Johnson (Better Together is perfect. Don't let anyone ever tell you different.)
-Eggs.
Join us on the O'Neil Counseling app here: https://www.oneilcounseling.com/app-landing-page
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Bonus Episode: Mental Health in Media — A Real Conversation with Selena Today’s bonus episode of Shrink Wrapped takes a closer look at how mental health and trauma show up in pop culture- with a little help from a friend. Michelle and longtime friend Selena talk honestly about telling your own story, and why representation matters more than people realize. No media-studies jargon. No moral panic. Just a real, grounded conversation about storytelling, stigma, and what it’s like to see your brain reflected back at you- sometimes accurately, sometimes wildly off-script. Selena brings both lived experience and thoughtful insight to the conversation. She understands the power of stories, and the real harm that happens when mental health is flattened into stereotypes, tropes, or trauma-for-entertainment. To see/hear Selena tell her own story, check out her TikTok! Special shout outs to: -Miley Cyrus (See You Again is a masterpiece, got Selena through hard times, and stays in Michelle's regular rotation.) -Dr Phillip McGraw (We have beef with you. You know what you did.) -Sesame Street (May the street live forever. We Stan.) -Jack Johnson (Better Together is perfect. Don't let anyone ever tell you different.) -Eggs. Join us on the O'Neil Counseling app here: https://www.oneilcounseling.com/app-landing-page