Woke Mental Wellness

Windy City Nihilism is an Urban Horror Podcast Series. We do not shy away from touchy topics and the politics of horror, mental health, games, and life as a person of targeted identities.  This is our talkback for Episodes 1-3. We discuss the game and our lived experiences and how they relate to mental health, activism and live as Black Queer people in the US.  Please also be aware that talkback e...

Windy City Nihilism is an Urban Horror Podcast Series. We do not shy away from touchy topics and the politics of horror, mental health, games, and life as a person of targeted identities.  It is summer in Chicago and once again protests have taken over the city as the people demand more care and community and less state violence and austerity cuts to public programs. Romero is an experienced activ...

Windy City Nihilism is an Urban Horror Podcast Series. We do not shy away from touchy topics and the politics of horror, mental health, games, and life as a person of targeted identities.  It is summer in Chicago and once again protests have taken over the city as the people demand more care and community and less state violence and austerity cuts to public programs. Romero is an experienced activ...

Woke Mental Wellness is back with a new cast and a full season!  Windy City Nihilism is an Urban Horror Podcast Series. We do not shy away from touchy topics and the politics of horror, mental health, games, and life as a person of targeted identities.  It is summer in Chicago and once again protests have taken over the city as the people demand more care and community and less state violence and...

WELCOME BACK!! It took some time, but Woke Mental Wellness is back with another new cast and a full season! Want to know what you are in for? Well luckily this is our Session 0! you can get a vibe for the cast and hear about the general idea for the story! Content Warnings: Please also be aware that talk back episodes cover a wide range of topics which may be hard for some listeners. Topics includ...

Welcome back for the final discussion of Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness! This is our final episode.  We are discussing the entirety of our play through of  Kalymba, a new TTRPG by Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but it did successfully Kickstart!! This series is called Finding Home and our 3 players are, Randall, Kevi, and M...

Apologies for the delay. As you know the world has been a lot, but we are back with the final game play episode!  Welcome back for the finale of Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness! This is our final game play episode.  See how our play through of  Kalymba, ends .  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but it did successfully Kickstart!! This series is...

Welcome back to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness! This is our 2nd discussion episode.  We are discussing up to episode 6 of our play through of  Kalymba, a new TTRPG by Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but is on Kickstarter NOW!  http://kck.st/3w8kyeS   This series is called Finding Home and our 3 players are, Randall, Kevi, an...

Welcome Back to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  We continue our adventure with Episode 6! We are continuing our play through of Kalymba, a new TTRPG by Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but is now on Kickstarter!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftandogames/kalymba-roleplaying-game?ref=clipboard-prelaunch This series...

Welcome Back to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  We continue our adventure with Episode 5! We are discussing episodes 1 -3 of our play through of  Kalymba, a new TTRPG Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but is now on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftandogames/kalymba-roleplaying-game?ref=clipboard-prelaunc...

Welcome to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  This is our first discussion episode.   We are discussing episodes 1 -3 of our play through of  Kalymba, a new TTRPG Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but will be on Kickstarter April 29th! This series is called Finding Home and our 3 players are, Randall, Kevi, and Moon! Please be a...

Welcome to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  This week the adventure continues as our Yumboes look for their next step!  We are playing Kalymba, a new TTRPG Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but will be on Kickstarter April 29th! This series is called Finding Home and we have 3 new players, Randall, Kevi, and Moon! Please be aw...

Welcome to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  This is the start the adventure!  We are playing Kalymba, a new TTRPG Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but will be on Kickstarter soon! This series is called Finding Home and we have 3 new players, Randall, Kevi, and Moon! Please be aware that this series will contain and discuss po...

Welcome to Season 2 of our actual play series on Woke Mental Wellness!  This is our set up to start the adventure. Get to know our new cast and new game! We are playing Kalymba, a new TTRPG Daniel Pirraca.  We are using the quickstart as the game is not yet released, but will be on Kickstarter soon! This series is called Finding Home and we have 3 new players, Randall, Kevi, and Moon! Please be aw...

Join us for a very special episode as we interview the fabulous folks from Witch & Craft Games, Amelia and Xoco! We'll discuss game design, inspirations, and much more. Please be aware that this series will contain and discuss heavy and possibly triggering content that includes: Strong Language, Violence, Various Mental Health Symptoms, Abuse, and Abandonment.  Please  take care of yourse...

With the campaign finished, we talk about everything that's happened in our final discussion episode. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game sees our...

The party find their journey rapidly drawing to a close. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We   are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game sees our group of 3 trying to save their   world from th...

The party continues their fight against a greater demon as a mysterious entity tries to intervene. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We   are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game sees our group...

Up against a Greater Demon called the Stormbringer, how will the party survive? Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We   are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game sees our group of 3 trying to sav...

The group unpacks the events of the last three episodes (with some slight interruptions by July 4 fireworks.) Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We   are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game see...

The party begins battle with a greater demon. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We   are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft   Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future   after the pandemic. The game sees our group of 3 trying to save their   world from the coming Ar...

As Imani explores a creepy hospital with her tormenter, Eya and Cyphira race to find her. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We  are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft  Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future  after the pandemic. The game sees our group of 3 trying...

It's late, and our party is split. Danger and options stretch out before them. Tune in to find out where they go as we come to day 4. Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We  are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft  Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future  after...

As we wrap up our Session 4, it's time for our next discussion episode! Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years in the future after the pandemic. The game sees our group of 3 trying to save their w...

Trouble has struck at the Darling Drifter! It's getting late, the party is split, and the source of the next seal is still unclear. What will the party do? Woke Mental Wellness Presents: Windy City Demons, A XII Inner Demons Actual Play and Mental Health Conversation. We are playing XII Inner Demons, a new TTRPG from Witch & Craft Games.  Our game is set in a Chicago that is a few years i...