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#102: We discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming and some love for fan conventions like D23 and SDCC. Notes: PsychTech –  http://www.psychtechpodcast.com/ Headshots –  http://www.headshotspodcast.com/ — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com  |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently buil...

#101: Happy Pride! Lara and Josué celebrate Pride Month with Geek Therapy’s queerest episode yet. We discuss Pride events,  Wonder Woman, Batwoman, being outed by Jean Grey, our favorite LGBTQ representations, and more. Notes: Jedi Counsel episode 51 –  http://bit.ly/2sUFAwo San Francisco Pride –  http://bit.ly/2sUkvCd Northwest Press –  http://bit.ly/2tmJXUe Queer Comics Expo –  http://bit.ly/2sU...

#100: We made it to episode 100! Josué and Lara discuss how Geek Therapy is changing, provide updates on the Library, and talk all about E3. Notes: Geek Therapy mailing list:  http://eepurl.com/wS4LP Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle film, Reign Over Me:  http://bit.ly/2sshh8O Hands-On: Transference Is An Intense And Unsettling Thriller About PTSD –  http://bit.ly/2sszBP2 ‘Fortnite’ Is a Multiplayer Ga...

#99: Lara and Josué react to the new Wonder Woman film, discuss its importance, and gush about how much they love Gal Gadot. Notes: Female Superheroes: Not Just for Girls –  http://bit.ly/2s26yVj Revisionist History – The Lady Vanishes (podcast about moral licensing) –  http://bit.ly/2s2j7Qo — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekT...

#98: Mental health professionals aren’t well represented in media, especially not how… normal they are. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com  |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently building the  Geek Therapy Library  which is designed to help fans communicate through their...

#97: This week we talk about… Talking about mental health. We do that a lot here but this time we discuss if enough people are talking about mental health, how to do that, and we practice our favorite way of talking about mental health: through awesome content. Notes: Therapists and principals say teens shouldn’t watch 13 Reasons Why. We think they’re wrong. –  http://bit.ly/2rpjvoq — Come chat wi...

#96: We discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and its many relatable themes. Full spoilers! And it’s ok if Rocket made you cry too. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com  |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently building the  Geek Therapy Library  which is designed to help f...

#95: May in Mental Health Awareness month so on this episode we’ve decided to address the very confusing world of mental health professions in the United States and how their portrayals in media are a challenge for everyone. We hope this episode helps spread awareness about the similarities between the different professions and how even mental health professionals themselves don’t have all the ans...

Ep. 94: We have a new show on the Geek Therapy Network! It’s called GFT. Check it out . We discuss the importance of popular media in the context of Fate of the Furious beating Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening weekend box office record. Josué recaps a panel he was on at C2E2 in Chicago called “The Value of Mental Illness: Finding Resilience in Pain”, which included Robbie Thompson, Tana Ford,...

Ep. 93: Lara shares some highlights from the Queers and Comics Conference and Josué shares more thoughts on 13 Reasons Why now that he watched the entire series. Notes: C2E2 panel –  http://bit.ly/2osXimQ Queers and Comics –  http://www.queersandcomics.cca.edu/ 13 Reasons Why on Wikipedia –  http://bit.ly/2oZuc3o 13 Reasons Why on Netflix –  http://nflx.it/2ot8DDo Beyond the Reasons on Netflix – h...

Ep. 92: Here is the audio from Wheelhouse Workshop’s PAX 2017 panel “The Past, Present, and Future of Therapeutic Role-Playing Games” aka “Please Don’t Punch the GM: Adventures in Gaming Therapy” aka “Please Don’t Punch the GM: FURTHER Adventures in Gaming Therapy.” Adam Davis and Adam Johns join Josué to talk a bit about their experience at the panel. You can find Wheelhouse Workshop at www. Whee...

Ep. 91: This episode is an interview with Asi Burak, CEO of Power Play, the Chairman of the organization Games for Change (G4C), and co-author of Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World . This interview was previously posted on Headshots . Notes: Asi Burak –  http://asiburak.com/ Power Play (Amazon Link) –  http://a.co/5gKIqeU — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  h...

Ep.90: Content Warning: Suicide This week we briefly talk about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why (see Jedi Counsel for more discussion), two episodes of Chicago Med, the live-action Beauty and the Beast, and Josué shares some (probably) unpopular opinions about Power Rangers, Iron Fist, and Ghost in the Shell while addressing the many relatable themes in each. Notes 13 Reasons Why –  http://bit.ly/...

Ep. 89: Micaela Blei, storyteller and Senior Manager of The Moth Education Program, chats with Josué about the power of storytelling. Please fill out our quick audience survey!  http://bit.ly/2mU9KQB Notes: Theft –  https://youtu.be/0SzsrTOZm0A Oregon Trail –  https://youtu.be/hXKPYfzEcqk Altered –  https://youtu.be/Wtyj7csSZr8 Micaela Blei at the School of Visual Arts’ Design for Social Innovatio...

Ep. 88: Jack Berkenstock comes on the show to talk to us about the Bodhana Group, Save Against Fear, and using tabletop gaming as a directed therapeutic and clinical practice. Please fill out our quick audience survey! http://bit.ly/2mU9KQB Notes: The Bodhana Group – http://www.thebodhanagroup.org/ Game to Grow on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27sJEo6QLVyiyuKKFiKreQ — Come chat with...

Ep. 87: This week Josué interviews Dr. Kathryn Gordon and Brandon Saxton from Jedi Counsel, the newest show on the Geek Therapy Network. Their show explores mental health through fictional characters so we talk a little about their show, the DSM, media’s responsibility to show correct portrayals of mental health and more. You can find Jedi Counsel at  www. Jedi-Counsel.com . — Come chat with us on...

#86: We’re celebrating the release of Logan with a true story of Wolverine helping someone out through a tough time, our favorite versions of the character, and finally, at the end, a spoiler-filled discussion of the movie. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @Josue...

#85: This week we talk a bit about the first LGBT character in a Disney movie, a quick line in a Supergirl episode, mental health talk in Batman: The Telltale Series, dialogue choices in Horizon Zero Down, and positive mental health in the original Psychonauts. ​ Note: PAX East panel information –  http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/cards-vs-psychology . ‘Cards Against Humanity’ Co-Creator Sen...

#84: Content Warning: Pulse Nightclub Shooting This week we discuss the comic book anthology ‘Love is Love’ which was created in honor of the victims of the 2016 mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. We wrap up with a discussion about PSAs and responsibility in media. Notes: Love is Love on Amazon –  http://amzn.to/2lQtq6J Grandfather Shares How Destiny Helped Save His Life – ...

#83: This week Lara and Josué talk about the LEGO Batman Movie, mental health representation in some of their favorite shows, the potential of mirror stories as conversation starters, and somehow end up talking about the biggest blockbusters they are looking forward to this year. — Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |...

#82: This week we discuss an issue of Wonder Woman Rebirth, the new DC comedy Powerless, Syfy’s The Magicians, La La Land, and we briefly bring up Marvel’s Latina Queer superhero America Chávez. Come chat with us on Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently buil...

#81: This week we discuss playing games as rest, Supergirl, Steven Universe, Legends of Tomorrow, Ellen’s use of Finding Dory to discuss a political issue, and Josué has an idea for a geeky political project. Join the Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently bu...

#80: Lara talks about going to see the live version of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and Josué shares some insights from playing Telltale’s The Walking Dead with his nephew. Join the Geek Therapy Community Facebook Group:  http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8 Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara:  @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently building the  Geek Therapy Library  which...

#79: We discuss an unhealthy relationship metaphor and gender fluidity in Steven Universe, gender pronouns in 2064: Read Only Memories, and a new research article titled “Pow! Boom! Kablam! Effects of viewing superhero programs on aggressive, prosocial, and defending behaviors in preschool children” … We have a few things to say about that article. Join the GT community in our new Facebook group:...

#78: This week Lara and Josué discuss what Geek Therapy is all about and how to convey that message. Help! We look at the past, present, and future of GT to take stock and improve our message. Find us at  www. GeekTherapy.com |  @GeekTherapy  | Lara: @GeekTherapist  | Josué:  @JosueACardona *We are currently building the  Geek Therapy Library  which is designed to help fans communicate through the...