Happy New Year, lovelies, and thank you all so much for your support. While 200 might seem minuscule compared to other more established content creators on YouTube, being able to spend this past year doing something that I truly love to do (and share it will you all) has been absolutely amazing. To celebrate, I thought I'd share a video essay I made for one of my classes as both a treat and test to see if I should incorporate critical analyses - that marry psychology and mental health with film and TV - on this channel. Let me know what you think!!

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Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iU8LPEa4o0

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