This Is Us didn’t just entertain—it opened emotional doors. In this deeply reflective exploration, psychology professor RJ Starr unpacks how the Pearson family’s story reveals real-world truths about memory, identity, and love. This book is for anyone still carrying the show’s emotional weight.

Grey’s Anatomy isn’t just entertainment—it’s a psychological case study in trauma, grief, and identity. This post explores how the show captures emotional healing through its characters, and why their struggles resonate so deeply. If you’ve ever seen yourself in their pain, this book was written for you.

Family, Fear, and the Final Fade to Black is a psychological portrait of the collapse at the heart of The Sopranos. Through trauma theory, family systems, and emotional survival, RJ Starr explores how the characters reveal the fragile selves we construct, protect, and sometimes lose.

The Psychology of Gilmore Girls explores identity, family, and emotional growth through the lives of Lorelai, Rory, and Stars Hollow. Blending psychological theory with character analysis, it reveals how the series mirrors our attachment styles, coping strategies, and longing for connection.

The Psychology of Dawson's Creek: Love, Identity, and Growth in Capeside explores the emotional and psychological journeys of its characters through frameworks like Erikson’s stages and attachment theory, offering fresh insights into love, identity, and personal growth across adolescence.