Show Notes
Today's episode features Dr. Allison Battles, a Queer and Pagan licensed clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, and Certified Therapeutic Game Master. Yes - Game Master! Allison and I consider topics as far afield as how science can sometimes be unwieldy in healing, using Dungeons & Dragons for identity exploration, and that Dark Elf you made in WoW, but should likely be ashamed of. REFERENCES: Dr. Allison Battles's company, BattleRobin Counseling: https://battlerobincounseling.com/
(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:30) - Introducing Allison Battles
(03:45) - Dodecahedron in a square hole
(09:51) - Be yourself...just not too much
(13:57) - Healing the system itself
(17:00) - We are more than pathologies
(22:24) - The overscientification of mental health
(26:35) - How much evidence is enough to notice?
(31:09) - Pathologization and acceptable healing
(37:30) - Does Western medicine prize healing at all?
(40:03) - Telling new stories about who we are
(45:37) - Exploring gender through tabletop RPGs
(51:52) - Quick nerding out on Buffy and Xena
(54:28) - Making Queer exploration natural
(59:07) - How to find Dr. Allison Battles on the internet
(01:01:27) - Show closing
(01:02:05) - Closing credits
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