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  • On Grief and Loss When We Lose an Icon

    By  Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo · May 19, 2017 · Expert Content, Support

    This week, we lost a brilliant artist to an unexpected death. Chris Cornell’s death is hitting me harder than I might have expected. I’ve lived in Seattle my whole life.…

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  • Random Encounters: Level Up Your Social Skills

    By  Daniel Wendler, M.A. · Jan 23, 2017 · Expert Content, Support

    One of the most enduring tropes of RPGs is the random encounter. Want to make your character stronger? Walk outside of town until you run into a random monster, bash…

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  • A Holiday Survival Guide, Part Two: Family

    By  Elisabeth Sharpe, MS, LPC · Dec 20, 2016 · Expert Content, Support

    You’re not alone if you feel under-enthusiastic about partaking in holiday cheer. Between the gaudy decorations, the same three Christmas songs on repeat, and the obnoxiously happy people flitting around,…

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  • A Holiday Survival Guide, Part One: Work

    By  Elisabeth Sharpe, MS, LPC · Dec 19, 2016 · Expert Content, Support

    You’re not alone if you feel under-enthusiastic about partaking in holiday cheer. Between the gaudy decorations, the same three Christmas songs on repeat, and the obnoxiously happy people flitting around,…

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  • Trauma and Trigger Warnings

    By  Dr. Tyson Bailey · Oct 24, 2016 · Expert Content

    Imagine for a moment that whatever scares you the most (spiders, clowns, the girl from The Ring) is hiding around the corner from you. In the first scenario you have…

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  • The Pros and Cons of Anti-Anxiety Medications

    By  Lida Turner · Oct 18, 2016 · Expert Content

    Anxiety isn’t always a disorder in need of treatment. “Anxiety” is a relatively vague term that is often used to describe worry, rather than a clinical diagnosis. Anxiety evolved to…

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  • Crunch Hurts: How Unmitigated Overwork Harms Employee Health, Productivity, and Your Studio’s Bottom Line

    By  Take This · Aug 23, 2016 · Expert Content, White Papers

    In this white paper, Take This addresses the mental, physical, social and financial impacts of extended periods of overwork in the video game industry. Download a copy of Crunch Hurts

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  • All About Antidepressants

    By  Lida Turner · Mar 21, 2016 · Expert Content

    It’s common for people to have questions or concerns about medications for mental illnesses, or even to mistrust them. But medications are a valuable form of treatment for many people.…

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