#42: Woody Harris is back to tell us all about his experience at this year’s Gen Con.

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#41: Lara Taylor went to GaymerX2 and tells us all about it.

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#40: Can stories be healing? Josué discusses if and how stories, regardless of the medium, can help people in any way. Josué discusses empathy, its importance, and the use of TV and movies as tools for facilitating change. This episode also includes an interview with Dr. Janina Scarlet about her Psychology of Cult TV panel at Wondercon 2014.

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#39: Josué discusses some recent articles related to gaming and he goes over the details of the incredible changes introduced at this year’s PAX East, including the mental health presence at the show thanks to Take This and other mental health professionals. Josué also interviews Elisabeth Flannagan, a therapist and a PAX East enforcer, about her experience and how influential they believe this show will be for big conventions moving forward.  *Warning: Josué had a bad cold when recording this one.

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#38: Guest: Tony B Kim, founder of Crazy 4 Comic Con. Tony has been hosting panels at various cons on the topic of multicultural representation in media so he joins us to discuss this important subject. Tony and Josué discuss minorities in comics and TV, why people care about heroes they can relate to, how things are improving, and why zombies and vampires will fix everything.

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#37: Guest: Patrick O’Connor, PsyD. The concept of using superheroes in therapy has been getting some attention lately so we’ve decided to discuss it in depth. Josué and Patrick talk about the state of research into superhero therapy, why superheroes work in clinical applications, and why comic books are great tools.

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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 new podcast which aims to teach about psychology through episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

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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 devastating obstacles, unselfishly given to the community, and embraced their inner superhero because of their love of Batman.” Josué and Brett discuss the film and the power of stories. Brett provides insight into the making of the documentary and also what he hopes the film will represent for people who experience it.

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#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 therapy sessions. Woody and Josué discuss how they’ve used tabletop games in the past, what some of their favorites are, and discovering insights through gaming. They also share some resources and ideas for potentially integrating games into therapy.

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#33: Guest: Kelli Dunlap. Kelli talks to us about her research into video games and mental health. We discuss her findings, what they say about the most common video game stereotypes, and what mental health professionals can do to advocate for gamers and help fight stigma. We also share our own experiences with video game stigma and some of the gaming experiences that have shaped our perspectives.

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