Gaming the System: Gaming Addiction & Screen Time

When you quit gaming it often means leaving a lot of your old friends behind. Whether it's because you can't cope with them talking about video games all the time, inviting you to play, or because yo…

You might think the biggest problem with Twitch is that you're spending too much time on the website, but you'd be wrong.

In reality, the Twitch community with their crabs-in-a-bucket attitude is hol…

To say Pauline's story is inspiring would be doing it a disservice. 

Having started her first 'side hustle' at 8 years old by learning how to turn HTML into websites, it seems like she was destined t…

I've relapsed far more times over the last 5 years than I'd like to admit. However, what was once a painful barrier accompanied by months of pain is now an opportunity for me to build self-awareness …

We're back! Hope you didn't miss the podcast too much over the new year's break, but after getting severe food poisoning and having to travel across the country, I thought I'd use the opportunity to …

So many people struggle to find new things to do after they quit playing video games that it even has its own name - The Void. You're so used to getting a certain level of stimulation from gaming, an…

Take a few moments to think about the people who see you gaming every day. Your parents, carers, friends. Whoever it might be.

Now imagine you've swapped places.

What would you say to this person? Wo…

In all of my friendship groups, I was always known as the gamer. I never stood out in any way, and whenever someone talked to me it'd usually be about video games.

At the time I didn't see anything w…

Growing up, Christmas was always a time for three things; no school, food, and gaming. I'd always ask for gaming-related presents from my family and eagerly look for the game-shaped present in the pi…

When it comes to talking to your friends about your gaming problem, it's really freaking difficult. It's easy to convince yourself that you'll be laughed at and stigmatized, that your friends will ki…

It's time again to talk about everybody's favourite surprise mechanic, loot boxes. 

Parents hate them, governments hate them, gamers hate them, and yet publishers continue to shove them down our thro…

Are you someone that rewards themself with a week of hard work by sitting down in front of your computer or TV and spending the entirety of your weekend playing video games?

Maybe you think there's n…

It's one thing struggling with video game addiction yourself, but what can you do when you see someone you love destroying their life with gaming?

Maybe they're still living at home, struggling to ge…

I don't usually get too personal on this show. I never really thought it was the place to be emotional...

However, a conversation with a friend of mine, shortly followed by him urging me to share my …

I didn't want to make this episode. I didn't even EXPECT to have to make this episode. But, here we are...

This week I relapsed hard.

Although I had been playing in moderation (5 hours a week) prior …

If you watch internet porn, it might be time to start rethinking.

Regardless of whether you watch it once a week or 3 times a day, it can have long-lasting damaging effects. Effects that today's gues…

If you asked me this question 15 years ago, I'd probably answer it with a resounding no. However, in recent years the gaming industry has shifted towards an approach that focuses on broken, microtran…

If you spend any amount of time on the internet you'll soon start to see how prevalent porn is in our modern world.

The rise in smartphone technology and high-speed internet has made porn more easily…

Nadja Streiter is a therapist, parent coach and Director of Programs at Game Quitters. 

On this episode of Gaming the System she joins me in a discussion about whether or not parents are to blame for…

Instant gratification is probably the number 1 drug of the modern generation. You really can't escape it.

With smartphones always within arms reach, and an unlimited number of worlds ready to be expl…