Holding onto hope and doing what you can to keep up your mental health is one of the most important things you can do right now. Time with family, knitting, Hermit Craft, and gaming is how I keep going. What is keeping you going?

Knitting is keeping my hands busy and my mind focused. Its a very good activity for 2025

Happy November everyone! Sorry for being so quiet recently I had a LOT going on. Working now on writing about board games and psychology, reading some of the amazing research coming out about TTRPGs in therapy and of course knitting up a storm! How is your fall going?

Please go out and vote today!

This is a really lovely video essay #minecraft youtu.be/ZLoLAyeLe-c?...

Reading a great series about a cat dad and his fur baby surviving the end of the world.

I'm looking to start a peer consultation group for folks running groups using TTRPGs as a form of therapy! We would meet once a month and this would be for people already trained and running groups. More information coming soon!

Sadly I will not be at Gamehole con this year. I will hopefully be back next year and I am quite sad that I have to miss my favorite convention.

I cannot believe it is almost October! It isn't even chilly here yet

I've gotten some new games to try! Very excited and will be posting about all of my games very soon!

First try with color work! #knitting

Taking up #knitting has been such a great way to relax and give my hands something to do while I make items for people I care about. I'm thinking of starting a community fiber arts night to help connect more with my neighbors

So when I opened this yarn it kinda exploded out and became this... I will untangle it and turn it into a sweater! #knitting

Fall is a great time to get started with therapy! Many providers are part of something called the PsyPact, it allows for you to find the right psychologist for you no matter what state (outside of nine) you are in! #mentalhealthmatters psypact.gov/page/psypact...

For those in #Charlotte we can early vote for our primary this week! Please get out and vote!! #vote

For those wanting to learn more about Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy check out my book from @wwnorton.com wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Sorry I've been quiet everyone. Trying to use the summer to recharge. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the sunshine!

Happy #nokings day! Work to make your voice heard today!! www.nokings.org

I'm going to be running my 10 session applied GM training again this summer! Starting in mid July and going through mid August, meeting twice a week. Keep an eye out for more details, space will be limited to four participants!

Join us to protest at Senator Tillis' Raleigh office on 6/18. Tell him to vote NO on the budget reconciliation bill, especially cuts to healthcare and food assistance. Demand a budget for the people, not for billionaires. #ncpol @bullcityindivisi.bsky.social @democracyoutloud.bsky.social

I think we are starting to hit a critical point with applied gaming! I'm hearing about more and more groups and when I talk about it people say that they have at least heard of it! If you want to learn more please check out my book available wherever books are sold! wwnorton.com/books/978132...

A great article about how #boardgames can be used as a way to connect! neurosciencenews.com/asd-emotion-...

“I don’t want to die,” he said. Ravi Coutinho called his insurer 21 times for mental health care. He died waiting. Now his mother is suing Centene—evidence of an industry that promises care, but preys on the vulnerable instead. tinyurl.com/t8rnye4j #BlueSky #MedSky #PsychSky #NurseSky #PedSky

So I’ll be running a game of never stop blowing up with a pirate theme. My pirates shall be Popeye, Long John Silver (from Muppet treasure island) and Patchy the Pirate… this will be interesting

This bill is back and going to committee this week. Call your rep to vote NO and call the election committee to vote NO on HB127. #ncpol docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Okay idea for a new calendar. I want the whole year to be on it that is designed like a scroll so you can continue to see a certain number of weeks at all times to save you from having surprises when you flip to a new month or having to write things multiple times on the 3 month view ones.

So I started #knitting in August of last year, since then I have made 16 hats, 1 scarf and 4 sweaters. I still don't know how to do color work or cable knitting but I guess I'm a knitter now?

What are the crafts that you are using for self care recently? I'm still in my #knitting phase!

I'm really loving this cozy game that combines body doubling with lofi music and cute pets. (not paid just like the game!) mooncubegames.com#spiritcity

Recently, I had the immense joy of talking with @meganpsyd.bsky.social about the intersection between psychology and TTRPG‘s. Can TTRPGs be therapy? Absolutely yes! Make sure to check out her book on Kobo and to give her a follow 🙌 #ttrpg #rpg #gamespodcast #indiegames

This talk was so much fun!

One of those panels features @meganpsyd.bsky.social @bjhensley.bsky.social and myself talking about TTRPGs in clinical and education work.

My kids have end of year testing today. I think this song works for testing. youtube.com/shorts/1EaYJ...

Not a fully thought out idea but it's something that has been floating in my head and I want to share it but I'll put it in a thread so those not interested in politics can skip.

I'm going to have to up my self-restraint, there is a knitting side to kickstarter.... I might be in trouble

Things being difficult is not a sign that they are not worth doing, most if not all of what matters the most in our lives is very difficult to do. Don't be scared to push yourself and to work for the things that matter most in life.

I'll be calling and emailing today

It's the start to another busy week! Remember to take time for self-care and to connect with your support network.

This is such a weird time. I want to be posting about board games, TTRPGs, therapy and knitting. I also really want to do what I can to bring awareness and help motivate people to save democracy as well. This is just a weird time

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I finished another #knitting project! (I haven't taken pictures yet though...

Today's PEACEFUL #protest at #fredmeyer in #milwaukieoregon. UNPAID PROTESTORS show up each Friday to march against #Trump, #MAGA, #Republicans, #RepublicanSenators, #elonmusk, #GOP and the #TrumpAdministration. #ResistTrump #FiftyFiftyOne #50501oregon #handsoff #Indivisible #ResistFascism

One of the things I love about fantasy storytelling is it shows us how standing up and doing something can make a difference. Yes our characters suffer and their lives are difficult and often tragic but the world is better for them standing up to tyranny.

Thinking of everyone that is heading to Boston for PAX East today!

A very nice write up of my lecture from last week northernreview.org/2025/05/06/e...

I want to thank @ohionorthern.bsky.social for hosting me and making me feel so welcome. I loved getting to talk with your students and hope to do so again soon!

@parkroseperma.bsky.social found a quote you might like, apparently from St. Augustine “This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way chapters open.” A good reminder there will be a new dawn after all this. Thank you for what you do.

We have a new event for June at Health Quest! www.hqpsych.com/events

This is so devastating. I love merchants cove and was featuring it in a book I’m working on about how to use board games to build various skills. I’m going to be boycotting CMON games for not paying Final Frontier.