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Mental Health Awareness Month: Therapists Are People Too

May 26, 2017 0 Comments

#98: Mental health professionals aren’t well represented in media, especially not how… normal they are. — 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 is designed to help fans communicate through their favorite movies, books, and games. It is a resource for therapists,…

Reward Psychology

May 24, 2017 0 Comments

#25: Rewards are a big part of why we play games so Kelli and Josué discuss a GDC 2017 presentation on reward psychology by Ben Lewis-Evans, a user experience researcher at Epic Games, that address the good and bad rewards we see in games and how they …

Mental Health Awareness Month: Talking About Mental Health

May 19, 2017 0 Comments

#97: This week we talk about… Talking about mental health. We do that a lot here but this time we discuss if enough people are talking about mental health, how to do that, and we practice our favorite way of talking about mental health: through awesome content. Notes: Therapists and principals say teens shouldn’t watch…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

May 12, 2017 0 Comments

#96: We discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and its many relatable themes. Full spoilers! And it’s ok if Rocket made you cry too. — 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 is designed to help fans communicate through their favorite…

Mental Health Awareness Month: Video Games and Therapy

May 10, 2017 0 Comments

#24: May is Mental Health Awareness Month so Geek Therapist Lara Taylor joins Josué to talk about video games and mental health services. They address some of the misconceptions about video game “addiction” and discuss how they’ve used video games in t…

Interview with Autumn Hahn

May 8, 2017 0 Comments

#9: I know, I know, its been years since we last uploaded a new show. I apologize but I feel as if this one was worth the wait. We have an interview here with fellow gamer and therapist Autumn Hahn. I found Autumn on the BGG group talking about therapy…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: Mental Health Professionals

May 5, 2017 0 Comments

#95: May in Mental Health Awareness month so on this episode we’ve decided to address the very confusing world of mental health professions in the United States and how their portrayals in media are a challenge for everyone. We hope this episode helps spread awareness about the similarities between the different professions and how even…

GFT, Fate of the Furious beat The Force Awakens, C2E2, 13 Reasons Why

April 28, 2017 0 Comments

Ep. 94: We have a new show on the Geek Therapy Network! It’s called GFT. Check it out. We discuss the importance of popular media in the context of Fate of the Furious beating Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening weekend box office record. Josué recaps a panel he was on at C2E2 in Chicago…

Transmedia = More Story

April 26, 2017 0 Comments

#23: Kelli and Josué discuss how games can be a part of a much bigger story told through different media. Think of how Star Wars and Halo stories are told through books and movies in addition to games. Do stories in other formats make your play experie…

Queers and Comics Conference, 13 Reasons Why

April 21, 2017 0 Comments

Ep. 93: Lara shares some highlights from the Queers and Comics Conference and Josué shares more thoughts on 13 Reasons Why now that he watched the entire series. Notes: C2E2 panel – http://bit.ly/2osXimQ Queers and Comics – http://www.queersandcomics.cca.edu/ 13 Reasons Why on Wikipedia – http://bit.ly/2oZuc3o 13 Reasons Why on Netflix – http://nflx.it/2ot8DDo Beyond the Reasons on Netflix – http://nflx.it/2otd7db —…