GameFeel

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I'm a psychotherapist and lover of all things videogame. This podcast aims to help you better understand videogame design so that we can better understand our own psychology and emotions and therefore better look after our mental health.

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GameFeel

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Silent Screams: What Triggers Fear? 05.10.2025 57:06

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. The concept of what makes something scary will always be subjective, however knowledge from the therapy room does shine a light on what elements of a situation generally trigger fear for...

Fear the Old Blood: Phobias in Video Games 28.09.2025 58:27

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. Phobias are an awful condition to live with. Sometimes videogames can be the trigger for our phobias, making it hard to play games we may otherwise love. But, could these same games also...

Pay Attention! Mindfulness and Gaming 21.09.2025 54:13

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. How we pay attention and engage with the world around us seems like such a simple idea that we intuitively understand from childhood. But what if I was to tell you that this isn’t the cas...

Where is the Line? Can Video Games Trigger PTSD? 14.09.2025 59:45

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. In this third episode of series one of Game Feel , we ask can video games trigger PTSD? The seemingly obvious answer you might give is “they’re not real”; they are just games. This makes...

Shivers in the Syntax: The Horror of Words 07.09.2025 52:29

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. In this second episode of series one of Game Feel , we explore how more text-based games like Citizen Sleeper and Disco Elysium still evoke powerful emotional responses like fear, but...

Fear and Pixels: Why Video Games Scare Us 31.08.2025 35:48

My name is Graham Walker. I am a professional psychotherapist and lover of all things video game. GameFeel is the podcast that explores what gaming and therapy can teach us about playing better and living better. In episode 1 I explore how virtual worlds can trigger a real-world sense of fear for us. Why does this happen? And what can that teach us about managing our emotions in life and gaming. T...