#235 – What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Misconceptions, Harmful Representation & More, Explained By Someone With DID – With Leyna (Of The Doug Vincent System)

This week brings a special episode where Mike speaks with Leyna; she is one of several alters in the Doug Vincent System, to explain the condition of Dissociative Identity Disorder (trigger warning: suicidal thoughts & self-harm are briefly discussed in this conversation).

In more detail, Leyna first explains why she & the Doug Vincent System have gone public to talk about their condition and their connection to the Marvel comic character Moon Knight. Further in the conversation, they discuss the many misconceptions surrounding DID (especially in films), how severe & repeated trauma at a young age can bring on DID, how the alters within a system communicate, how religion helped them through darker times, what the internal & external worlds of someone with DID is, and so much more – this is podcast is one of the most important conversations Mike has ever had on GCC, so make sure you tune in!

Find Leyna & Doug on X: @dougvincent1138

Leyna has also been on the Into The Knight Moon Knight podcast on episodes 299, 315 & 332: https://intotheknight.libsyn.com 

Find the Moon Knight essay book “Waxing And Waning” that Leyna contributed to here: http://sequart.org/books/40/waxing-and-waning-essays-on-moon-knight.

DID Resources: https://did-research.org – https://did-research.org/did/history/index.html – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4959824

Leyna & Mike became connected after she contributed to the “Waxing And Waning” Moon Knight essay collection; edited by Scott Weatherly and Mike & Scott then discussed Moon Knight’s many comics and the essays in episode 224 of GCC (Feb 2024)!

The previous release was another episode of Mike & Megan’s monthly discussions show, with their thoughts on pantomimes. Pantomimes are a traditional British comedy/musical/theatrical performance with several unusual elements to them (which you’ll have to listen to hear about) and Megan also performed in a pantomime in early 2024, so she talks about her first on-stage experience too!

Don’t miss Disney Discussions 12, about The Rocketeer & Condorman! DD12 is on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores, on any podcast app & YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/2413fd

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GUEST SPOTS:

Mike & Megan returned to Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham in The Meg: https://pod.fo/e/2370b0

Mike was chatted Dune 1984 and Part 1 (2021) with the 20^th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/227135

Mike was recently on Mandatory Music & CD, talking Weezer: https://pod.fo/e/224890

Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b

Mike hosted the 1000^th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f – https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A

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#57 – Black Holes & Revelations: Correct Terminology, Space & The Scientific Method – Science But Simple 7 With Josh Murray

It’s time for more science in your life, so get ready for the seventh addition of “Science But Simple”!

This week, Mike’s favourite scientist, Josh, returns to talk about misconceptions surrounding scientific terminology including mass/weight, hypothesis/theory, that “supermassive” doesn’t necessarily mean large in size and Freudian slips are even mentioned! In addition to terminology, Josh explains what black holes are, why the new image of a black hole is being talked about, how forces work against each other and more!

If you haven’t already checked it out, we lightly recommend listening to the second addition of Science But Simple (episode #12 of GCC) where Josh explains gravity, The Sun, The Moon, orbit and a few other things in slightly less depth than in this release.

For any newcomers, Science But Simple is a mini-series on Genuine Chit-Chat mostly about Josh explaining the fundamentals of things we see in our everyday lives in an easy-to-digest manner – episodes 6, 12, 18, 25, 38 & 47 are all Science But Simple releases, so if you enjoyed this chat, be sure to check those out too!

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#47 – Biological Barcodes: Vaccinations, Antibodies, MRSA & Blood Donation – Science But Simple 6 With Josh Murray

This week marks the return of Josh, our favourite scientist, for the sixth episode of “Science But Simple”!

In this release, Josh explains to Mike how germs “work”, so this discussion delves into why MRSA is so dangerous, what antibiotics & antibodies are and why one should *always* finish a course of prescribed antobiotics, how people get sick including why antibiotics don’t work on viruses, why vaccines work (and why they don’t cause Autism), why some blood types can’t mix when donating blood and so much more!

For any newcomers, “Science But Simple” is a mini-series on Genuine Chit-Chat mostly about explaining the fundamentals of things we see in our everyday lives in an easy-to-digest manner.

Last week Mike spoke with CEO & biohacker Thom King about memento mori & being mindful of death, how they believe the universe works, spirituality and more, while the week before Thom & Mike spoke about Thom’s company, his entrepreneurial pursuits, meditation & mindfulness, the ketogenic diet and many other topics!

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#38 – How To Breathe: Respiration, Oxygen, Cells & Metabolism – Science But Simple 5 With Josh Murray

This week marks the return of our favourite scientist for the newest addition of “Science But Simple”!

Yet another scientific topic that Mike knows nothing about is respiration & breathing, so Josh explains in an easy-to-digest way for him and all of you lovely listeners!

As well as the above, Josh explains how metabolism works in general, speaks about how mammal lungs differ from fish gills, how plants respire and why they don’t “breathe”, how the body uses oxygen & glucose to power itself, along with debunking several misconceptions Mike had about respiring and more, in this informative, but informal, release!

For any newcomers, “Science But Simple” is a mini-series on Genuine Chit-Chat mostly about explaining the fundamentals of things we see in our everyday lives in an easy-to-digest manner.

Last week Mike had Alex on where they discuss the importance of balancing nature within our lives, bat-netting, Alex’s new venture “Feel The Wild” and much more!

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