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My Favorite Therapy on the Citadel
#303: Lara leads a discussion about leveling up inspired by Mass Effect and a really good therapy session. We discuss the various ways we metaphorically and literally ...
Small Changes, Big Outcomes
#302: The team chats about little changes leading to big outcomes, including; video game patch notes, dietary changes, character adaptation, and the cascading effects ...
Bo Burnham Inside
#301: Link, Lara, and Josué talk about Bo Burnham’s recent Netflix special, Inside. We talk about what makes these songs so special, and how much they resonate with ou...
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
#299: Link and Josué chat about The Mitchells vs. the Machines, what counts as a dysfunctional family, and how the movie talks about social media. Questions? Comments?...
Little Breaks in Littlewood
#298: Lara tells Link and Josué about Littlewood, a soothing game similar to Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, and how the mechanics of these kinds of games help us ...
Wonder Egg Priority and Monstrous Trauma
#297: Josué, Lara, and Link discuss how we connect with different stories through different media, and how animation or fantastical elements can provide the psychologi...
Conferences and Kaiju
#296: Link discusses their enjoyment of the new Godzilla movie, the history of the franchise, and how the monster is always a metaphor. Lara and Josué connect the topi...
Human Memory is Garbage
#295: Lara, Link, and Josué discuss the game Tell Me Why, and have a conversation about the fallibility of memory and how it impacts relationships and life narratives....
The Post-TAGGS Glow
#294: The team talks about their experiences at The Applied Geek and Gaming Summit, and gushes over how exciting and validating the experience was. Questions? Comments...
Pre-TAGGS Excitement
#293: Josué and Lara talk about preparations for The Applied Geek and Gaming Summit, and review all the wonderful Geek Therapy community spaces. Questions? Comments? D...
The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, and The Therapist
#292: Lara, Josué, and Link talk about The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’s first few episodes, particularly about Bucky’s therapist. We wonder if HIPAA survived the bl...
Streamers aren’t your Therapists
#291: Josué, Lara, and Link discuss an article ‘Streamers are not your Therapist’ shared by a community member. We cover streamers, parasocial relationships, and how c...
Wandavision: Grief and Perseverance
#289: We chat about Wandavision, and how many of our predictions were correct! We touch on grief and perseverance as the central focus of the show and how it succeeded...
Superman and Lois
#288: Josué and Lara discuss the premiere episode of Superman and Lois, and their son Jonathan’s social anxiety diagnosis. Questions? Comments? Discuss this episode on...
What are the Rules of the Game?
#287: Josué, Lara, and Link discuss how using video game rules as a framework can help us better understand how to succeed in real life systems. When we deeply underst...
Harry Potter and the Author Who Must Not Be Named
#286: Link, Josué, and Lara discuss the negative emotions that can happen when we find out the creators of beloved media have done awful things in real life. — Check o...
Superheroes Need Support Too
#285: Lara tells Josué and Link about a geek therapy moment she had in counseling. From Rogue’s gloves to Batman’s Alfred, superheroes need support people and tools ju...
WandaVision, Grief, and Loss
#284: We discuss the first four episodes of WandaVision on Disney Plus. We interpret what’s happening to Wanda as metaphors for grief and loss, and talk about how even...
The Mission
#283: Season 7 starts here! We have some big, exciting announcements to share, but this episode is all about Geek Therapy’s mission: To advocate for the effective use ...
How a Trademark Affects the Geek Therapy Community
#282: In the last episode we shared an update regarding the case being litigated before the US Patent and Trademark Office. This week, we address how the infringement ...