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#210: So... What do you want to be when you grow up? It's an existential crisis we can all relate to. The team goes through their own academic and professional experiences, where they've been, where …
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#209: Do video games cause violence? Four mental health, psychology, and gaming experts say: no. One year after the Jacksonville Landing shooting at a Madden tournament, we're once again talking about …
#208: We've talked about D&D and we've played D&D, now we talk about playing D&D! A D&D debrief! We take the time to reflect on our gameplay session, what it like for each of us, what …
#207: Part two of our three-part series on Dungeons and Dragons! In the first-ever Geek Therapy Adventure, we play Dragon of Icespire Peak, Brandon is our DM, Lara and Lauren are seasoned adventurers, …
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#206: In the first of our three-part look at Dungeons & Dragons, Brandon leads a discussion on the game, why we love it, why it's so popular, and potential therapeutic applications. Next time …
#205: An article about Evangelion's new English dub for Shinji sparks a conversation about voice, representation, perception, assumptions and all the other reasons why voices matter more than we …
#204: We watched a short documentary on Twilight fans that we really enjoyed for its positive portrayal of fandom. We also introduce a new segment and discuss mental health portrayal in video games. …
#203: When playing a game, are our chosen roles and play styles representative of who we really are? We reflect on some of our gaming choices and how they resemble (or don't) what's going on in our …
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