Inside Out 2 is a Mental Health Masterclass Disguised as a Kids' Movie – Here's Why It Matters!
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is a movie that Speaks to the Mind and the Heart. As a mental health professional, I found this film to be a profound representation of adolescence, emotional growth, and psychological resilience. It’s a movie which gives us an understanding of our inner world. The movie takes us back into Riley’s mind— Riley is exceptional, she is top of the class, kind, nice to stray cats, officially teenager, she has grown tall very fast. All her different islands (i.e different memory structures), be it - family, friendship, personality islands etc are still going stronger, which has created a healthy mental framework, beliefs & attitudes giving rise to a good sense of self that support positive mental well-being & resilience. The movie well showcases the conscious & subconscious mind: Riley's "Protection System", which is the depiction of the subconscious mind that takes all those unpleasant, repressed & suppressed memories to the "back of...
