I have a long and complex personal history with Role-playing Games (RPGs). I started playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) in high school with a boyfriend. During the time I was dating him, he used elements of gaming as one of several methods of manipulation and psychological abuse. Further in, theContinue Reading

A global pandemic. A political world divided. Forest fires ablaze. Mental health at a rapid decline. And I want to talk about happiness? It seems impossible and complicated and always out of reach lately. To that, I ask:  What do we have left? Half of “happiness” or mood is dependentContinue Reading

I have been moving my body my entire life. After all, our bodies are made to move. Unfortunately, in the quest to make life more convenient for ourselves it is very easy to get through a day without moving our bodies much at all. This phenomenon doesn’t discriminate and affectsContinue Reading