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Leveling Up Through Life: Mental Health, Friendship & the Games that Saves Us, with Victoria Fieldhouse


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🎙️ In this episode of Save By Gaming, we welcome Vicki Fieldhouse { @gtg_vicki ), Senior Community Manager at  @SecretMode  and founder of Girls That Game UK, for a heartfelt conversation about the power of games to connect, heal, and inspire.


(00:00) – Introduction & Vicki’s background

(01:28) – How gaming helped Vicki through depression and COVID

(02:20) – Processing grief through games like Pine Hearts

(03:22) – Building real-life friendships from online gaming

(04:54) – Escapism, Twitch, and finding community during tough times

(07:08) – The impact of community management and player stories

(08:13) – Nostalgia and the magic of World of Warcraft

(10:09) – Favorite games: Kingdom Two Crowns, Borderlands, and more

(14:48) – The importance of board games and founding Girls That Game UK

(16:02) – Taking risks, making friends as an adult, and the value of community

(20:46) – Addressing the “games are a waste of time” myth

(25:57) – How streaming and Kingdom Two Crowns led Vicki into the games industry

(34:05) – The value of neurodiversity and finding a place in the games industry

(36:59) – Closing thoughts


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