Episode 51 - Gaming and Mental Health: Our Escape, Our Therapy

In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode, we explore how gaming isn’t just entertainment... it’s survival, therapy, and emotional healing.

From comfort games and flow states, to grief processing and anxiety relief, we discuss:

✅ Games that saved us
✅ Online communities as lifelines
✅ Healthy escapism vs. burnout
✅ Mental health representation in gaming
✅ Why joy, fun, and little wins matter

Whether you're grinding through burnout, processing grief, or just playing to feel okay, this episode is for you.

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Keep grinding those levels, finishing those side quests... until next time.

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