Max Gamer and Why Aspies Are Awesome

#10: Guest: Dr. Frank Gaskill, psychologist, co-sounder of Southeast Psych, and author of Max Gamer, a comic book starring an Aspie superhero. Josué and Dr. Gaskill talk about the story of Max Gamer and why it’s a great comic book for anyone who is an Aspie or needs a reminder that there is a superhero…

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How Comic Books Saved My Life

#9: Guest: Richard, a suicide survivor and comic book geek. Josué and Richard discuss how comic books saved his life and continue to help him today. Richard shares his experience and offers some of the characters and books that helped him the most as well as some insights for parents and kids who might relate to…

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Music and Memory

#8: Guest: Dan Cohen, founding Executive Director of Music & Memory. Josué and Dan discuss how Music & Memory, a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, is vastly improving quality of life for many.

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Superbetter!

#7: John Solomon, Superbetter Labs CEO. Josué and John talk about Superbetter, a health game/tool from the minds of Jane McGonigal and the team at Superbetter Labs. Learn more about what Superbetter is and how it’s helping people not only feel better but actually get better.

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Comicspedia Returns

#6: Guest: Dr. Patrick O’Connor. Josué and Dr. O’Connor use the Comispedia model to talk about 10 comics from the Big Two (Marvel and DC) and how they can be used in therapy. We talk Batman and Robin, Batgirl, X-Men, Runaways, Spider-Mans (plural), Lanterns, and a lovable Bizarro Superman.

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Psychology and Cosplay

#5: Guest: Dr. Andrea Letamendi. Josué and Andrea talk cosplay! What is it? Who does it? Why?! It’s a celebration of cosplay where we discuss the healthy benefits of dressing up and address some of the misconceptions about cosplaying.

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Gamer-Affirmative Therapy

#4: Geek Therapy Podcast welcomes Mike Langlois, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and gamer-affirming therapist. Josué and Mike discuss what it means to be gamer-affirmative and provide suggestions for clinicians interested in learning more about gaming culture.

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Geek Culture Competence

#3: Geek Therapy Podcast welcomes Steve Kuniak, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), to talk about Geek culture, being culturally competent, and what it means to be a Geek-affirming therapist. Josué and Steve discuss what Geek culture is to them and why it’s important to address it in therapy.

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Comicspedia

#2: The Geek Therapy Podcast welcomes Dr. Patrick O’Connor, a psychologist and creator of Comicspedia. Comicspedia is an online database of hundreds of individual comic book summaries, each tagged with psychological themes that can aid in selecting specific books to read with others who identify with those themes. Josué and Dr. O’Connor talk about Comicspedia and…

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What is the Geek Therapy Podcast?

#1: Geek Therapy Podcast host Josué Cardona takes a few minutes to introduce himself and explain what the podcast is all about. Check it out, it’s only about 4 minutes long!

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