#44: You’ll find things a little different before and after this point in the podcast. Moving forward I’ll be focusing on telling feel-good stories about Geek culture. In this quick episode I give some updates on Geek Therapy and what we hope to do moving forward. Let me know what you think! – Josué Visit…

#43: Welcome to the first collaboration between the Geek Therapy Podcast and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Geek Culture in Therapy course taught by Dr. Patrick O’Connor. This is the audio recording of a Google Hangout in which Josué and Patrick interview renowned researcher Chris Ferguson about his research into video games. You can…

#42: Woody Harris is back to tell us all about his experience at this year’s Gen Con. ————– You can follow Woody on Twitter (@SoundscapeDJ) or email him at  gratefulwoody@gmail.com. You can follow Josué on Twitter (@JosueACardona). For more Geek Therapy, visit http://www.GeekTherapy.com.

#41: Lara Taylor went to GaymerX2 and tells us all about it. ——- Learn more about GaymerX at http://gaymerx.com/ You can follow Lara Taylor on Twitter (@TherapeuticCode). You can follow Josué on Twitter (@JosueACardona). For more Geek Therapy, visit http://www.GeekTherapy.com.

#40: Can stories be healing? Josué discusses if and how stories, regardless of the medium, can help people in any way. Josué discusses empathy, its importance, and the use of TV and movies as tools for facilitating change. This episode also includes an interview with Dr. Janina Scarlet about her Psychology of Cult TV panel…

#39: Josué discusses some recent articles related to gaming and he goes over the details of the incredible changes introduced at this year’s PAX East, including the mental health presence at the show thanks to Take This and other mental health professionals. Josué also interviews Elisabeth Flannagan, a therapist and a PAX East enforcer, about…

#38: Guest: Tony B Kim, founder of Crazy 4 Comic Con. Tony has been hosting panels at various cons on the topic of multicultural representation in media so he joins us to discuss this important subject. Tony and Josué discuss minorities in comics and TV, why people care about heroes they can relate to, how…

#37: Guest: Patrick O’Connor, PsyD. The concept of using superheroes in therapy has been getting some attention lately so we’ve decided to discuss it in depth. Josué and Patrick talk about the state of research into superhero therapy, why superheroes work in clinical applications, and why comic books are great tools.

#36: Guest: Andrea Letamendi. We catch up with Andrea and talk about how people can learn about mental health through different mediums. We go over some good and bad examples. We also discuss Andrea’s new podcast which aims to teach about psychology through episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

#35: Guest: Brett Culp, the filmmaker behind Legends of the Knight. According to the official website, “LEGENDS OF THE KNIGHT weaves together the stirring true stories of individuals who have overcome devastating obstacles, unselfishly given to the community, and embraced their inner superhero because of their love of Batman.” Josué and Brett discuss the film and the power of…