Listen in as Game to Grow’s Director of Counseling Services, Dr. Jared Kilmer, joins Dr. Courtney McDonnell and host Carrie Schmitt to on “Making Sense: Sensory Health Podcast Series from STAR Institute.” They discuss ways in which the psychological assessment process can be neurodiversity affirming.
I had a great conversation with Roberto and Kait over at Shear Boardom about my hair. And other things! As a hairstylist (Shear Boardom!) Roberto made sure to discuss my hair and the previous hairstyles of my youth, but after that we talked about Game to Grow and our use of games like Dungeons and […]
Back in October, I had the opportunity to chat with Adrian Petterson, a PhD student at the University of Toronto studying inclusive design in gaming and host of the Inclusive Gaming 102 Podcast about Game to Grow’s therapeutic use of games like Dungeons and Dragons, a little bit of our nonprofit history, and my personal […]
Game to Grow’s Groups Coordinator Michael More was interviewed in a spotlight on Game to Grow in Seattle Gay News! Michael spoke about Game to Grow’s focus on inclusion, some of the new groups we’ve expanded focusing on supporting queer youth, and how his personal journey has informed his passions to serve inclusive communities. Check […]
New podcast! I was on the ABSKids Autism Weekly podcast on an episode is titled “Using Games Therapeutically to Build Skills.” In it I described how Game to Grow’s therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons differs from many “skills training programs” in that our groups don’t teach discrete skills from a […]
The Critical Core team, Virginia Spielmann, Adam Johns, and myself (Adam Davis) were featured on the Affect Autism podcast and blog in a feature about our “Beginner’s Box” for therapeutic role-playing games. It’s a fantastic article with links to a ton of useful resources about the foundations of both Critical Core and the Game to […]
I had the opportunity to chat with Fenway Jones and Holly Conrad as part of Jasper’s Game Day’s YouTube series Every Roll Matters! In the conversation, we talk not only about Game to Grow’s therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, but the impact of social media on mental health, our own […]
I was the first guest on Wyrmworks Publishing’s new podcast series Gaining Advantage! The interview begins at 13:22 and runs through 51:32. It’s a nice long interview in which Dale and I talked about how important inclusion is in tabletop role-playing games, Game to Grow’s therapeutic tabletop role-playing game groups, and a few exciting new […]
I recently had the opportunity to appear with Laurie Hardie on several local Seattle radio stations! What a fun treat to be on Movin92.5, a radio station I used to listen to on my commutes to my old teaching job years ago, and now I could be interviewed and talk about Game to Grow’s therapeutic […]
Adam Davis was recently featured on the podcast The Next Session, hosted by Adam and Allysa Johns. They answer community questions and give advice to support your next tabletop role-playing game. They talk playing D&D in the 90s, struggle with celebrity names, and provide great insights on running your next TTRPG. The group gives advice […]