Month: March 2017

The Bodhana Group and Save Against Fear w/ Jack Berkenstock

Ep. 88: Jack Berkenstock comes on the show to talk to us about the Bodhana Group, Save Against Fear, and using tabletop gaming as a directed therapeutic and clinical practice. Please fill out our quick audience survey! http://bit.ly/2mU9KQB Notes: The Bodhana Group – http://www.thebodhanagroup.org/ Game to Grow on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27sJEo6QLVyiyuKKFiKreQ — Come chat with…

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Cards Against Psychology

#21: On this episode we review our recent PAX East panel which was our take on Cards Against Humanity, using psychology and gaming concepts, played live in front of an audience. It was tons of fun and now you can play at home too!

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Exploring Mental Health Through Fictional Characters w/ Jedi Counsel’s Dr. Kathryn Gordon and Brandon Saxton

Ep. 87: This week Josué interviews Dr. Kathryn Gordon and Brandon Saxton from Jedi Counsel, the newest show on the Geek Therapy Network. Their show explores mental health through fictional characters so we talk a little about their show, the DSM, media’s responsibility to show correct portrayals of mental health and more. You can find Jedi…

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Love and Betrayal in the Console War

#20: Kelli and Josué try to objectively explain why gamers prefer one video game console over another by looking at their own reasons for being on their respective teams. We fail miserably, by the way. Kelli says she bleeds green,

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Logan / Wolverine Extravaganza!

#86: We’re celebrating the release of Logan with a true story of Wolverine helping someone out through a tough time, our favorite versions of the character, and finally, at the end, a spoiler-filled discussion of the movie. — 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…

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Beauty and the Beast, Supergirl, Telltale Batman, Horizon Zero Dawn, Psychonauts

#85: This week we talk a bit about the first LGBT character in a Disney movie, a quick line in a Supergirl episode, mental health talk in Batman: The Telltale Series, dialogue choices in Horizon Zero Down, and positive mental health in the original Psychonauts. ​ Note: PAX East panel information – http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/cards-vs-psychology. ‘Cards Against Humanity’…

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