Month: November 2016

Coping With the Holidays, Doctor Strange, Black Friday

#70: We talk about some strategies for coping with the holiday stress, Doctor Strange, and the best holiday of all Black Friday. Also how not to spend all your money on Black Friday. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at www.GeekTherapy.com | @GeekTherapy | Lara: @GeekTherapist | Josué: @JosueACardona *We are currently building the Geek Therapy Library which…

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How Do You Deal With Sexual Assault and Harassment in Virtual Reality?

#10: A few articles recently discussed an act of sexual assault in VR from the gamer and developer’s perspectives so we discuss how not ok it is to sexually assault someone in VR (or anywhere else), why this can happen in VR more easily than in other g…

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Post-Election Geek Therapy, Black Panther, DC Bombshells, Spider-Man’s Abuela, Riri Williams, Moon Girl, Supergirl

#69: We share some content that helped us post-election and we discuss Black Panther, DC Bombshells, Miles Morales Spider-Man’s grandmother making an appearance, Riri Williams and gun violence, Josué’s similarities to Moon Girl, and Supergirl. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at www.GeekTherapy.com | @GeekTherapy | Lara: @GeekTherapist | Josué: @JosueACardona *We are currently building the Geek Therapy…

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How To Be A Therapeutic RPG Game Master

#4: On this episode Josué interviews Adam Johns and Adam Davis, professional game masters and founders of Wheelhouse Workshop, where they run groups using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to help teens build real-life social skills.

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How To Become A Therapeutic RPG Game Master

#68: Josué interviews Adam Davis and Adam Johns, professional game masters and founders of Wheelhouse Workshop, where they run groups using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons to help teens build real-life social skills. This is part 1 (of 2) of the interview. For the second half check out the episode “How To Be A Therapeutic…

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VR Brings Us New Experiences and Feelings

#9: Josué and special guest Ali Mattu discuss what new experiences they’ve had so far in virtual reality, including new feelings that were much harder to experience before VR. Games discussed include Batman Arkham VR, Thumper, EVE Valkyrie, and more.

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Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

#67: This week we’re discussing the graphic novel “Ghosts” by Raina Telgemeier. We love it and believe it could be a great resource for addressing death and illness with others. Even if the date has passed, you can still support Extra-Life through Lara’s Extra-Life page! Library update! It’s still under construction but it now lives at library.geektherapy.com. …

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