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By Josué CardonaThe LEGO Movie currently sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's amazing and I suggest you watch it immediately. Yes, it's a movie about LEGO bricks and LEGO minifigures and it features a …
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By Josué Cardona While I prefer the term Geek Therapy for the type of work I do, The Daily Beast and others have recently used the term Superhero Therapy to talk about me and some of my colleagues. …
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By Woody Harris Last weekend I attended one of my favorite board gaming events ever. The event was Gamefest 22, held here in Atlanta, Ga. It was a gathering of 300 or more hobby gamers and had …
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#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 …
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#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 …
By Josué CardonaBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons has what may be the best representation of post-traumatic growth I have ever seen in a video game. Post traumatic growth is what happens when a …
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By Lara TaylorDuring the last NYCC, I had the chance to sit down and interview the creators of Buzzkill (published by Dark Horse). Buzzkill is a story about a superhero who gains his powers from …
#34: Guest: Woody Harris. This week we talk about using board games in therapy. There seems to be “tabletop fever” out there so now is a great time to take advantage of board gaming and bring it into …