Greater Than Code
Greater Than Code
258: Nerd Therapy with Michael Keady
01:53 - Michael’s Superpower: Networking and Community Building
- Being Driven to Fulfill Needs
- Mental Health First Aid
- Working in Proximity / Keeping In Touch
- MAPS at Burning Man
10:36 - Defining Mental Health
- Self-Invalidation & Dialectics
- Money buys happiness, but euphoria comes dear
- Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
- Decolonizing Wealth
- Mental Health First Aid
20:09 - Involving Gaming in Engaging in Talk Therapy
- Jane McGonigal How GAMING Can Make A Better World TED Talk
- Counselling with Mike: The Nerd Therapist
- The Nerd Therapist (Facebook)
- Pop Culture Competence by The Nerd Therapist
31:13 - “Age-Appropriate Horror”
38:45 - Social Media, Media, and Mental Health: Curate & Engage Responsibly
- Rick and Morty
- BoJack Horseman
- Zootopia
- Inside Out
- Onward
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Avengers: Endgame
- Worthiness: Character Spotlight: Thor
50:41 - The Geek Therapy Community
55:16 - Connect with Mike!
59:14 - Intergenerational & Epigenetic Trauma
- My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
- Epigenetics
Reflections:
John: Coyote & Crow Role Playing Game + Using Role Playing and Game Playing to treat mental health.
I’m Begging You To Play Another RPG (Facebook Group)
Mae: The pragmatic approach to seeing where people are and meeting them there.
Casey: Helping middle schoolers talk to friends in a structured way.
Mike: The hardest part about doing something is helping people know you’re doing it.
Bristol Children’s Hospital: Oath of Accessibility: “Anyone can be a hero. Everyone deserves to go on an adventure.”
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