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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