Ep. 91: This episode is an interview with Asi Burak, CEO of Power Play, the Chairman of the organization Games for Change (G4C), and co-author of Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World. This interview was previously posted on Headshots. Notes: Asi Burak – http://asiburak.com/ Power Play (Amazon Link) – http://a.co/5gKIqeU — Come chat with us…

Ep.90: Content Warning: Suicide This week we briefly talk about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why (see Jedi Counsel for more discussion), two episodes of Chicago Med, the live-action Beauty and the Beast, and Josué shares some (probably) unpopular opinions about Power Rangers, Iron Fist, and Ghost in the Shell while addressing the many relatable…

Ep. 89: Micaela Blei, storyteller and Senior Manager of The Moth Education Program, chats with Josué about the power of storytelling. Please fill out our quick audience survey! http://bit.ly/2mU9KQB Notes: Theft – https://youtu.be/0SzsrTOZm0A Oregon Trail – https://youtu.be/hXKPYfzEcqk Altered – https://youtu.be/Wtyj7csSZr8 Micaela Blei at the School of Visual Arts’ Design for Social Innovation Global Lecture Series – http://dsi.sva.edu/lecturer/micaela-blei/ Micaela’s website – http://www.micaelablei.com/…

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…

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…

#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…

#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’…

#84: Content Warning: Pulse Nightclub Shooting This week we discuss the comic book anthology ‘Love is Love’ which was created in honor of the victims of the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. We wrap up with a discussion about PSAs and responsibility in media. Notes: Love is Love on Amazon – http://amzn.to/2lQtq6J…

#83: This week Lara and Josué talk about the LEGO Batman Movie, mental health representation in some of their favorite shows, the potential of mirror stories as conversation starters, and somehow end up talking about the biggest blockbusters they are looking forward to this year. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8…

#82: This week we discuss an issue of Wonder Woman Rebirth, the new DC comedy Powerless, Syfy’s The Magicians, La La Land, and we briefly bring up Marvel’s Latina Queer superhero America Chávez. 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…