Geek Therapy

#16: Guest: Dr. Patrick O’Connor. Josué and Dr. O’Connor discuss the new Superman film directed by Zack Snyder, Man of Steel. Josué and Dr. O’Connor agreed not to talk about the film until the …

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#15: Guest: Lawrence Rubin Ph.D. Dr. Rubin is a psychologist, professor, and the editor of the book Using Superheroes in Counseling and Play Therapy. Josué and Dr. Rubin talk about using superheroes …

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#14: Guest: Michael Bitz, Founder and Director of the Comic Book Project. Josué and Michael discuss how a group of kids in the back of a classroom drawing Pokémon characters, and Michael asking them …

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#13: Guest: Dr. Patrick O’Connor. Josué and Dr. O’Connor discuss two of their favorite comic book series: Irredeemable and Incorruptible, written by Mark Waid. They discuss some key story elements …

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#12: Guest: Steve Kuniak, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Ph.D. candidate who performed his dissertation research at PAX East. Josué and Steve discuss going to PAX East and the adventure that is …

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#11: Guest: Andy Corrigan, Editor and Owner of This Is My Joystick (TIMJ). Josué and Andy discuss some of Andy’s articles which cover depression and relationships from a very personal perspective and …

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#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 …

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#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 …

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