The phrase 'Self Care' gets a lot more use these days, but what exactly does it mean? For the season finale of Champions of Psychology, Doctor B and Mitra Jordan talk about the healthy and not-so-healthy ways we take care of ourselves - and how we can improve these practices.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Disclaimer:

Lauren Urban (Dungeons Drunks, D4)

https://twitter.com/OboeLauren

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Codename Entertainment

http://www.codenameentertainment.com

It has been a long, challenging year since the pandemic shut down much of our world, closing borders and forcing many of us to work from home. This week Mitra Jordan and Doctor B talk about some of the ways it has affected us.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Disclaimer:

Lauren Urban (Dungeons Drunks, D4)

https://twitter.com/OboeLauren

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Codename Entertainment

http://www.codenameentertainment.com

Burnout is a real thing, but it is also a relatively new term that can be associated with a lot of stigma. This week Doctor B and Mitra Jordan talk about what Burnout is, why it’s an issue, and things we can look for in our environment that may be signs of it.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Disclaimer:

Lauren Urban (Dungeons Drunks, D4)

https://twitter.com/OboeLauren

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Codename Entertainment

http://www.codenameentertainment.com

Inclusion matters. This week Mitra Jordan and Doctor B talk about many forms of exclusion and how it comes up. What does it look like, and how can we make a welcoming environment? Are we using micro-aggressions, even unintentionally?

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Disclaimer:

Lauren Urban (Dungeons Drunks, D4)

https://twitter.com/OboeLauren

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Codename Entertainment

http://www.codenameentertainment.com

Now that we know the difference between therapy and therapeutic games, what can we learn from playing them? Can we take things from these games and use them socially in real life? This week Mitra Jordan and Doctor B talk about ways play can be used for learning, not just in therapy, but at home.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/

Can games be therapy or are they just therapeutic? How can we tell the difference? And can it be done with TTRPGs? This week Doctor B and Mitra Jordan discuss what to look for when trying to understand the difference - as well as what they personally find to be therapeutic in their own lives.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/

What’s the difference between playing games as a distraction, versus playing them as an avoidance? How do we recognize that? And how do we pull ourselves away to get back on task? In this episode Mitra Jordan and Doctor B discuss these topics and more, as long as they don’t avoid them.

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/

What can gaming do for our real world social interactions? Can they help? And what's wrong with some of the myths around being social and playing games? This week Mitra Jordan and Doctor B discuss what gaming can do for our social interactions and what we can learn from them. 

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/

What are some things you can look for when seeking a therapist? How do you know when a therapist is right for you? This week Mitra and Dr. B discuss ways they have gone about this as well as answer the age old questions "how do you know you need a therapist?"

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/

In this first episode of Champions of Psychology Mitra Jordan and Doctor B discuss the thing affecting all of our mental health. Pandemic Fatigue. What is it doing to us? How are we combating it? What keeps us going? They, along with host Treavor Bettis discuss these questions and more.  

Starring:

Mitra Remy Jordan, M.A., RCC (mitrajordan.com)

https://twitter.com/mitrajordan

Raffael “Doctor B” Boccamazzo, PsyD (Take This, Clinical Role)

https://twitter.com/theedoctorb

Host:

Treavor Bettis (Difficulty Class, Champions of Lore)

Presented By:

Take This

https://takethis.org

Idle Champions

http://www.idlechampions.com/