Healthy Geek Academy

Everyone knows the even numbered Star Trek films are the best, so it’s impossible for Part 2 of our Health in Star Trek series to not be out of this world! Robyn and guest (and HGA’s resident outtake creator) Leah go through more of the beloved sci-fi franchise’s examples of health and wellness. This time with a focus on the 24th century’s medical enhancements and some interesting illnesses. They also get distracted a lot - please enjoy the tangents. 

Follow our guest!

Leah is @leah617 on twitter and instagram; you can also check out her Star Trek Actual Play show by following @endeavourshow on twitter or search Endeavour: Through the Maelstrom on your podcast app of choice.

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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It's time to boldly go... well where lots of podcasts, but not this one, have gone before! Robyn chats with HGA-producer and lifelong Trekkie Leah Cornish, about health and wellness in the Star Trek universe. The duo discuss their initial entries into the Star Trek fandom, the myriad depictions of trauma and mental health, and how sometimes the fitness on the show got a little silly. In fact, there's still so much to cover by the end, that this is only part one of a two part series. And everybody loves a sequel.

Follow our guest!

Leah is @leah617 on twitter and instagram; you can also check out her Star Trek Actual Play show @endeavourshow on twitter or search Endeavour: Through the Maelstrom on your podcast app of choice. 

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Email us at [email protected]

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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Look we know you may be tired of hearing about it, and that's fair, but you really should listen to this very special, Robyn-solo lecture, all about the COVID-19 vaccines. How we got here, what you should know, and all of the pesky myths surrounding it. (something something "now we all have 5G reception" joke goes here.)

This episode was researched, in part, using the following material: 

• vaccine history: https://www.britannica.com/science/vaccine
• vaccines today: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/vaccines-and-immunization-what-is-vaccination
• mRNA vaccine history: https://www.instagram.com/p/COSoEuDjO5p/
• mRNA vaccine info: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/vaccines/COVID-19-mRNA-infographic_G_508.pdf
• more mRNA vaccine info: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/mrna.html
• COVID myths v facts: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-myth-versus-fact
• Operation Warp Speed (with infographics!):  https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Operation-Warp-Speed/
• Vaccine trial info:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
• Patent waiving: https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/994145450/u-s-backs-waiving-international-patent-protections-for-covid-vaccines
• Side effects: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html
• Vaccine myths v facts: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html
• New CDC mask mandates infographic: https://www.instagram.com/p/COZCFp6jq4J/

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Email us at [email protected]

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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You've got three voices, for the price of one on this week's Healthy Geek Academy! Robyn chats with Justine Mastin and Larisa Garski, hosts of the Starship Therapise podcast, and authors of the book of the same name, all about how to use fandom relationships and references to better our own lives.  The trio talk social constructionism, remembering how to play, Robyn's deep love for Bucky Barnes, and how maybe we all can take a cue from our favorite fic writers.

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Learn more about our guests!

You can learn all about the Starship Therapise endeavors, including pre-ordering the book from starshiptherapise.com or by following them on instagram @starship_therapise or twitter @podcaststartship

You can follow Larisa @spocksallears on twitter and Justine on FB, Insta, and Twitter @mindbodyfandom

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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What is podcasting if not the spread of knowledge and fandom persevering?

Robyn is joined once again by Marvel scholar (...basically), Aylin Aquino, to break down the end of WandaVision. Robyn and Aylin discuss the not so great exposure therapy that Wanda goes through, the realness in Elizabeth Olsen's performance, Monica's empathy, and the internet's favorite quote about grief and love. 

NOTE: Spoilers for the entirety of WandaVision.

Learn more about our guest!

You can follow Aylin on Twitter @slowpacedwalker or on Instagram @theamazingkin

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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America loves a sequel and today's episode of Health Geek Academy doubles down on that. Robyn welcomes back sex educator and friend of the pod Rose Del Vecchio to chat more about all of the yearning and sex information found in Netflix's Bridgerton. The pair answer a listener email, get into the show's artist parties, and dig deep on whose responsibility it is to educate young folks about sex. Answer: not Lady Whistledown. 

Follow Rose @rosejianlan or check out @fanmailbox

Tampa Bay Times article referenced:

• https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/entertainment/2020/12/28/how-accurate-is-the-bridgerton-tale-of-sex-and-scandal-in-regency-england

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Email us at [email protected]

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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It doesn't matter how much time has passed, Bridgerton is still a show being discussed and discovered and loved by many. Robyn talks about the interesting ways sex education is explored in the show, and the ramifications of when that same education is lacking. It's a sexy regency fantasy, albeit an at times problematic one, and it seemed perfect for the show. 

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Email us at [email protected]

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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It was a new episode ALL ALONG!

Robyn is joined by her good friend and self-proclaimed Marvel Trash, Aylin Aquino to chat all about WandaVision! From what drew them both to Marvel comics and the MCU, to the excellent work the show has done so far in regards to trauma and mental health, this episode has it all. Even commercials!

NOTE: Slight spoilers for WandaVision up through episode 7 "Breaking the Fourth Wall."

Learn more about our guest!

You can follow Aylin on Twitter @slowpacedwalker or on Instagram @theamazingkin

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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Today, Robyn is joined by super geek, and licensed psychologist Elizabeth Kilmer!

The duo discuss accessibility in and the best ways to find a therapist, as well as the intersections between geeks and therapy. 

Learn more about our guest!

• Elizabeth (and her husband) on twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorsKilmer
• You can learn more about Game To Grow by checking out their website gametogrow.org or on their Twitter or Facebook.

Resources/Databases Mentioned:

• Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us
• Good Therapy: https://www.goodtherapy.org/
• TherapyDen: https://www.therapyden.com/

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren 

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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Health in fandom returns as Robyn decides to dig deep into her favorite comic property: the X-Men. She discusses the best (and often worst) examples of wellness inside of the property, and how we can translate those lessons into our own lives. 

Resources used/mentioned in this episode:

• On family style meals: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/resources/servmealsfs.htm
• Wolverine beer meme: https://en.dopl3r.com/memes/dank/can-i-help-are-you-a-beer/173054
• Mental health in Dark Phoenix: https://screenrant.com/xmen-dark-phoenix-jean-grey-mental-health-research/
• Mental health in Legion: https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/marvel-legion-tackled-mental-illness-with-intelligence.html
• Flashbacks: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-new-normal/201812/understanding-and-managing-flashbacks
• Personal superpowers: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bipolar-advantage/201405/we-are-the-x-men
• Red meat diet: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/eating-less-red-meat-good-family/#:~:text=Data%20has%20shown%20time%20and,in%20both%20children%20and%20adults
• CDC on alcohol use: https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm

If you or someone you know would like help with alcohol dependence, many states will have resources on their government websites like this one https://findaddictiontreatment.ny.gov/ in New York.

Other helpful sites include https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline and https://www.aa.org/

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The host of Healthy Geek Academy is Robyn Warren

This show is produced and edited by Leah Cornish

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Follow us on social! We’re @healthygeekpod on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Follow Robyn @geekgirlstrong

Thanks again for listening!

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