We are joined by friend of the podcast, Lindsay Armendariz to continue our conversation about All Better Now by Neal Shusterman. This time we are tackling the idea of altruism in the book. The concept of altruism is the idea of the selfless concern for the well-being of others, without the worry or care of yourself. Brandi puts Lindsay and Deanna in the hot seat to also define the ideas of “nice,” “kind” and what it means to be a “good person.” Giggles and good convos galore. Come join the fun!

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The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.

Special Guest: Lindsay Armendariz, M.S.

Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi

Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.

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Brandi talks with author Amy L. Bernstein, author of 7 books, including the book Tent City, a fiction novel chronicling the devastating effects of an economic meltdown on a community and family. Amy is also a writing coach and is happy to support writers along their journey to finish their fiction novels.

You can check out more about Amy and her books on her website: https://amywrites.live/

The Nerdy Psych Book Club: the podcast where we destigmatize mental health through fantasy and dystopian fiction.

Picking up with our conversation about All Better Now by Neal Shusterman, we are talking about Morgan, the cruel and indifferent protagonist in the story. Dr. Brandi Liles joins us to explain about the concept of callous and unemotional traits in people. This one has less spoilers, except for the spoiler that Deanna and Brandi did not like this character no matter how much we tried. This episode is a nice one for someone who wants to learn about sociopaths. Come join the fun!

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The Nerdy Psychologist Book Club is produced by Brandi Hawk, Ph.D. and Deanna Boys, M.A.

Special Guest: Brandi Liles, Ph.D.

Photography-Lighting-Audio Mixer: Matthew Kadi

Bartender/Mixologist: Lee Klemens

Original Music-Editing: Deanna Boys, M.A.