Words To Your Mother: ACTUAL PRO talk show with professional guest Jamie Flecknoe, founder of Roll Play Lead from August 12 2019. Video version --> https://youtu.be/P4d2-uiSIik

Jamie is a graduate of Towson University with her bachelor’s in English. She then continued on to the University of San Diego to earn her master’s degree in Leadership Development. She spent several years working with teenagers and adults in their early 20’s developing leadership skills through a series of workshops she created for her company. As a giant nerd, even in her early days, it was no surprise that Dungeons & Dragons made its way into her life with such fervor. Not long after learning to play, she made the connection that skill development was embedded into the framework of the game, and she began contemplating what it would look like to merge her educational and professional backgrounds with her passion for the nerd world. Getting support from organizations like Game to Grow, she found herself connected to the STAR Institute, volunteering as the Dungeon Master for games to support children with Sensory Processing Disorder. Not long after, she launched Roll Play Lead, focusing on helping teens develop social skills. When she’s not playing Dungeons & Dragons, she can be found camping in the mountains, playing video games, or working at her other job! She is passionate about helping people go from where they are to where they want to be and is beyond grateful at the chance to do two things she loves: support her community and play Dungeons & Dragons!

Originally aired LIVE on twitch August 12, 2019 - come join the community and tune in every M/W/F for new mental health talks, well-being & wine wednesdays, questing, gaming and lots of laughs: https://www.twitch.tv/mommafoxfire

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Words To Your Mother: ACTUAL PRO talk show with professional guest Dr. K. We had some technical difficulties, but GREAT conversation! Video version --> https://youtu.be/UqTC8PxWx9s

Self-described as an 'ardent humanist,' Dr. K is a professor of psychology at the University of North Texas at Dallas where she teaches original curriculum in LGBT and gender studies. She has a PhD in cognitive psychology and published her dissertation on relationship maintenance during the transgender self-disclosure process. While the LGBT community is her primary passion, Dr. K has explored many areas in psychology including crisis intervention, criminal psychology, and suicide awareness and prevention. In her free time, she powerlifts, runs a Self-Care Sunday group, and plays a lot of Dungeons and Dragons!

Originally aired LIVE on twitch July 15, 2019 - come join the community and tune in every M/W/F for new mental health talks, well-being & wine wednesdays, questing, gaming and lots of laughs: https://www.twitch.tv/mommafoxfire

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This was the first time I had a guest on Mental Health Monday! Full video version --> https://youtu.be/irJDMlqYMWI

Our guest was Elizabeth - a Marriage and Family Therapist living and working in Lowell. She has a BA in Psychology and an MA in Marriage and Family therapy and has been doing in-home family therapy through non-profit agencies for the past 7 years. Elizabeth’s work is primarily with children ages 3-21 who are experiencing a wide range of mental illnesses. She also received training in TFCBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and works to help her clients and their families process their trauma in a safe and healthy way. 

Elizabeth is also a gamer who got started early with board games and discovered a whole new genre of gaming in college, first joining the Dungeons and Dragons club then getting into video games. She loves all things nerdy and works to bring these passions into her work as a clinician, using video games, Dungeons and Dragons, and board games to teach social skills, communication skills, and to practice managing emotions. 

Originally aired LIVE on twitch July 1, 2019 - come join the community and tune in every M/W/F for new mental health talks, well-being & wine wednesdays, questing, gaming and lots of laughs: https://www.twitch.tv/mommafoxfire 

The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well!  ~  mommafoxfire is a mental health advocate and variety gaming streamer on twitch ~ well-being, life advice, real talk, community

Words To Your Mother: ACTUAL PRO talk show with professional guest Dr. O'Connor. Incredible conversation about gamification in higher education & games in therapy!  Video version here --> https://youtu.be/oVEpQ2RhvHI

Dr. Patrick O'Connor is a former therapist who has been teaching psychology in higher education for seven years. Patrick utilizes gamification in his introductory psychology courses and has published research on how gamification improves the classroom experience for students. He also advises teachers, parents, and therapists on how video games and tabletop games can be used in creative ways to develop social skills and strengthen family bonds.   

Originally aired LIVE on twitch July 29, 2019 - come join the community and tune in every M/W/F for new mental health talks, well-being & wine wednesdays, questing, gaming and lots of laughs: https://www.twitch.tv/mommafoxfire 

The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well!  ~  mommafoxfire is a mental health advocate and variety gaming streamer on twitch!   ~ well-being, life advice, real talk, community