Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged
@wanderingshrink.bsky.social
PsyD | Connecting gaming and psychology | VP of GGC | Your friendly goth psychologist
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On July 4, 2023- I sent an anxious text to @drkowert.bsky.social asking if she’d let me edit a book about my all time favorite video game series.
Today, I’m so happy to share that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls has been released! 🎉
playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
Today, I’m so happy to share that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls has been released! 🎉
playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
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Well... hell. At 91% raised in a few hours. I'm floored and humbled y'all. Thank you 😱🥰🥹
gofund.me/68950306a
gofund.me/68950306a
Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Like many of those in the games industry, I was laid off back… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Well... hell. At 91% raised in a few hours. I'm floored and humbled y'all. Thank you 😱🥰🥹
gofund.me/68950306a
gofund.me/68950306a
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Start practicing your scripts now:
💠 "All food is just food."
💠 "I'm not labeling my eating today."
💠 "That's a weird thing to say out loud."
PRO-TIP: Have your phone ready to suddenly need to "take this call" and leave the table.
💠 "All food is just food."
💠 "I'm not labeling my eating today."
💠 "That's a weird thing to say out loud."
PRO-TIP: Have your phone ready to suddenly need to "take this call" and leave the table.
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Start practicing your scripts now:
💠 "All food is just food."
💠 "I'm not labeling my eating today."
💠 "That's a weird thing to say out loud."
PRO-TIP: Have your phone ready to suddenly need to "take this call" and leave the table.
💠 "All food is just food."
💠 "I'm not labeling my eating today."
💠 "That's a weird thing to say out loud."
PRO-TIP: Have your phone ready to suddenly need to "take this call" and leave the table.
I finally made it to the part of season 4 of The Witcher where Regis tells his backstory and let me just ask- what ABSOLUTE GARBAGE WAS THAT??? Deeply disappointed.
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I finally made it to the part of season 4 of The Witcher where Regis tells his backstory and let me just ask- what ABSOLUTE GARBAGE WAS THAT??? Deeply disappointed.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Take the feedback survey to help us make GeekGirlCon 2026 the best it can be! 💞
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So far, I’ve put my phone down and walked away from it twice. I would like to think that means this con is going GREAT because I’m not attached to it in anxiety.
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
So far, I’ve put my phone down and walked away from it twice. I would like to think that means this con is going GREAT because I’m not attached to it in anxiety.
Attended a panel about romance and sex in Dragon Age at GGC by @gaygrayshark.bsky.social.
1. Amazingly done. Well researched and so funny. 2. I couldn’t have felt more SEEN by their 170k words of fanfic about Emmrich. I too have a lot of feelings about one of my new favorite video games characters.
1. Amazingly done. Well researched and so funny. 2. I couldn’t have felt more SEEN by their 170k words of fanfic about Emmrich. I too have a lot of feelings about one of my new favorite video games characters.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Attended a panel about romance and sex in Dragon Age at GGC by @gaygrayshark.bsky.social.
1. Amazingly done. Well researched and so funny. 2. I couldn’t have felt more SEEN by their 170k words of fanfic about Emmrich. I too have a lot of feelings about one of my new favorite video games characters.
1. Amazingly done. Well researched and so funny. 2. I couldn’t have felt more SEEN by their 170k words of fanfic about Emmrich. I too have a lot of feelings about one of my new favorite video games characters.
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Don’t miss the amazingly adorable limited edition GeekGirlCon 15-year anniversary poster by PocketLeslie! It is BEYOND adorable!!
#GeekGirlCon #GGC25
#GeekGirlCon #GGC25
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Don’t miss the amazingly adorable limited edition GeekGirlCon 15-year anniversary poster by PocketLeslie! It is BEYOND adorable!!
#GeekGirlCon #GGC25
#GeekGirlCon #GGC25
Pennsylvania maintained their liberal Supreme Court judges and the good news coming in from the surrounding states is a sigh of relief. A small one but a refreshing one nonetheless.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pennsylvania maintained their liberal Supreme Court judges and the good news coming in from the surrounding states is a sigh of relief. A small one but a refreshing one nonetheless.
Seeing everyone get their books is making me so so happy 🥰
IT’S HERE 😭💖
My very first academically-published article all about the application of psychodramatic principles in RPGs using the “Mind of Madness” quest in Skyrim! This topic means a lot to me in many fronts, so thank you so much @wanderingshrink.bsky.social & @drkowert.bsky.social!!!
My very first academically-published article all about the application of psychodramatic principles in RPGs using the “Mind of Madness” quest in Skyrim! This topic means a lot to me in many fronts, so thank you so much @wanderingshrink.bsky.social & @drkowert.bsky.social!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Seeing everyone get their books is making me so so happy 🥰
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Hey friends! No stream tonight. I discovered some of my fans in my PC are not running and it turns out they have kicked the bucket. I added some cheap replacement fans onto throne if folks would like to help me replace them:
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November 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hey friends! No stream tonight. I discovered some of my fans in my PC are not running and it turns out they have kicked the bucket. I added some cheap replacement fans onto throne if folks would like to help me replace them:
share.google/eGJ9dN6qNYQP...
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We’re on to Day 2 of streaming for @geekgirlcon.bsky.social! I made my first goal last night which means we’re in for a 9 hour stream. We’ve just finished 2 hours of Darktide. Come join us for Phasmo, REPO and more!
twitch.tv/wanderingshrink
twitch.tv/wanderingshrink
wanderingshrink - Twitch
Raising money for GeekGirlCon with lil scares~ !donate !incentives
twitch.tv
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We’re on to Day 2 of streaming for @geekgirlcon.bsky.social! I made my first goal last night which means we’re in for a 9 hour stream. We’ve just finished 2 hours of Darktide. Come join us for Phasmo, REPO and more!
twitch.tv/wanderingshrink
twitch.tv/wanderingshrink
Hey all! Tonight I’m kicking off my two day stream to raise money for @geekgirlcon.bsky.social. Tonight I’ll be starting stream at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT and tomorrow I’ll be up bright and early starting at 10am PT / 7am ET. With donations you can do things like extend stream time and pick my horror game.
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hey all! Tonight I’m kicking off my two day stream to raise money for @geekgirlcon.bsky.social. Tonight I’ll be starting stream at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT and tomorrow I’ll be up bright and early starting at 10am PT / 7am ET. With donations you can do things like extend stream time and pick my horror game.
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For anyone looking for ways to reduce meal costs, I cannot recommend the Budget Bytes app and website highly enough. Most of the meals work out to under $2/serving, there are vegan options, things that freeze well, etc.
The Moroccan Lentil Stew is my favorite.
The Moroccan Lentil Stew is my favorite.
Home
Easy and delicious recipes designed for small budgets. Delicious chicken recipes, easy pasta recipes, cozy comfort foods, vegetarian recipes and more.
www.budgetbytes.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For anyone looking for ways to reduce meal costs, I cannot recommend the Budget Bytes app and website highly enough. Most of the meals work out to under $2/serving, there are vegan options, things that freeze well, etc.
The Moroccan Lentil Stew is my favorite.
The Moroccan Lentil Stew is my favorite.
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Call for Papers! The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Chrono Trigger – Play Story Press
playstorypress.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thank you for getting it!!! 🖤
And let me know what you think 👀👀👀
And let me know what you think 👀👀👀
Good mail day. Very excited to read this @wanderingshrink.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Thank you for getting it!!! 🖤
And let me know what you think 👀👀👀
And let me know what you think 👀👀👀
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🚨 PSA: Application Outages 🚨
We’ve been having intermittent outages affecting Cosplay Contest & Volunteer applications.
If you applied, check your inbox for a confirmation email.
Check your status:
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We’ve been having intermittent outages affecting Cosplay Contest & Volunteer applications.
If you applied, check your inbox for a confirmation email.
Check your status:
• Cosplay Contest: programming@geekgirlcon.com
• Volunteer Applications: volunteer@geekgirlcon.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨 PSA: Application Outages 🚨
We’ve been having intermittent outages affecting Cosplay Contest & Volunteer applications.
If you applied, check your inbox for a confirmation email.
Check your status:
• Cosplay Contest: programming@geekgirlcon.com
• Volunteer Applications: volunteer@geekgirlcon.com
We’ve been having intermittent outages affecting Cosplay Contest & Volunteer applications.
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Check your status:
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Another EXP talk! 🎉
I got into Dragon Age well after the book was in progress and my feelings have to be directed towards anyone that will listen. 😂
I got into Dragon Age well after the book was in progress and my feelings have to be directed towards anyone that will listen. 😂
Like TED talks but wish they were nerdier with more bonus XP? You're in luck!
EXP Talks, the newest series on the Psychgeist channel, are monthly TED-style talks based on the Psychgeist of Pop Culture book series.
This month, were talking identity and Dragon Age.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2C...
EXP Talks, the newest series on the Psychgeist channel, are monthly TED-style talks based on the Psychgeist of Pop Culture book series.
This month, were talking identity and Dragon Age.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2C...
Mirrors, Morality, and Dragon Age | EXP Talk
YouTube video by Psychgeist
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Another EXP talk! 🎉
I got into Dragon Age well after the book was in progress and my feelings have to be directed towards anyone that will listen. 😂
I got into Dragon Age well after the book was in progress and my feelings have to be directed towards anyone that will listen. 😂
Wait… hold up. I’m seeing The Elder Scrolls book in this pile 👀👀👀
The latest #Psychgeist entry has arrived!
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 🗡️
I’m SO excited to read it this weekend ♥️
Thank you @annayahprosser.bsky.social @drkowert.bsky.social 🙏
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 🗡️
I’m SO excited to read it this weekend ♥️
Thank you @annayahprosser.bsky.social @drkowert.bsky.social 🙏
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wait… hold up. I’m seeing The Elder Scrolls book in this pile 👀👀👀
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Today we celebrate and honor the Indigenous American people, their communities, their histories, their culture, and their unbreakable spirit!
#Dames4Games & #IndigenousPeoplesDay
#Dames4Games & #IndigenousPeoplesDay
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today we celebrate and honor the Indigenous American people, their communities, their histories, their culture, and their unbreakable spirit!
#Dames4Games & #IndigenousPeoplesDay
#Dames4Games & #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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sorry for the repost zoomies but suicide prevention isn't infographs & memes on Oct 10th or any other day of the year
it's not charity walks or fancy fundraising dinners
it's taking care of each other
believing each other
if the former brings the latter, great, but we're not really seeing that
it's not charity walks or fancy fundraising dinners
it's taking care of each other
believing each other
if the former brings the latter, great, but we're not really seeing that
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
sorry for the repost zoomies but suicide prevention isn't infographs & memes on Oct 10th or any other day of the year
it's not charity walks or fancy fundraising dinners
it's taking care of each other
believing each other
if the former brings the latter, great, but we're not really seeing that
it's not charity walks or fancy fundraising dinners
it's taking care of each other
believing each other
if the former brings the latter, great, but we're not really seeing that
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btw are you calling reps? will attend protests?
my audiobooks/ebooks used by 7,000 people are free if you did or will do 2 hours of volunteering, those count no proof needed
not trying to sell here, gifting it to help people who help people
GetYourselfToDoThings.com ➡️ Gumroad ➡️ "I Will Volunteer"
my audiobooks/ebooks used by 7,000 people are free if you did or will do 2 hours of volunteering, those count no proof needed
not trying to sell here, gifting it to help people who help people
GetYourselfToDoThings.com ➡️ Gumroad ➡️ "I Will Volunteer"
![Photo of woman with guitar, purple lighting. Testimonial: I do a lot of things. It’s a natural part of being a musician. I teach around 30 students a week, compose for games, implement audio, gig on the weekends, play video games, play Magic, visit family, have fun with friends. All of this is kept together by an eternally under-construction schedule. However, putting events on calendars and writing to-do lists for the day or the week, always made it seem like I was living on the next item.
If I made a list of things and then assigned an order, it always felt like I was second-guessing my priority assessment every time I glanced at the list. “What if this takes too much time?“, “should I have done the other thing first?” And so on. This inevitably lead to multi-tasking unrelated tasks, getting things halfway done or, even worse, getting a burst of focus and inspiration at inconvenient times where I had to stop. It seemed like total focus was a happy accident.
When I saw the summary for ‘Get Yourself To Do Things’ [bundle combining Self-Command and Self-Doubt] I thought it could offer a solution to the multi-tasking problem I had. As of page 46 of 206, it has helped far more than I imagined."
-Dannyellis Meléndez.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wnovqylk7dhhl4otvtjp5mch/bafkreigi2xl26ohhtv2mqebqdpgjoau42kloqsn736hjoehaf6qnordxve@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
btw are you calling reps? will attend protests?
my audiobooks/ebooks used by 7,000 people are free if you did or will do 2 hours of volunteering, those count no proof needed
not trying to sell here, gifting it to help people who help people
GetYourselfToDoThings.com ➡️ Gumroad ➡️ "I Will Volunteer"
my audiobooks/ebooks used by 7,000 people are free if you did or will do 2 hours of volunteering, those count no proof needed
not trying to sell here, gifting it to help people who help people
GetYourselfToDoThings.com ➡️ Gumroad ➡️ "I Will Volunteer"
My friends are sharing their pictures of my book with me and I’m overwhelmed with love. I seriously have some of the best humans in my life.
October 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My friends are sharing their pictures of my book with me and I’m overwhelmed with love. I seriously have some of the best humans in my life.
Tarja’s chapter is a beautifully written piece that balances personal experience and education. As a person who likes to call Skyrim my virtual home, this chapter welcome me through the front door and right to the warm fire.
It’s been a long journey, but today is the day I get to reveal the book that makes me a published author. How about that! 🫨 ‘The Psychgeist of Pop Culture – The Elder Scrolls’ is out!
⚔️ Get your copy at: rkowert.com/the-psychgei...
#Skyrim #Autism #neurodiversity #VideoGames
⚔️ Get your copy at: rkowert.com/the-psychgei...
#Skyrim #Autism #neurodiversity #VideoGames
September 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Tarja’s chapter is a beautifully written piece that balances personal experience and education. As a person who likes to call Skyrim my virtual home, this chapter welcome me through the front door and right to the warm fire.
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I co-wrote a chapter with @wanderingshrink.bsky.social about the Daedric Princes! This was definitely one of the most fun writing experiences and got to talk about my boy Hermaeus Mora 🥰
On July 4, 2023- I sent an anxious text to @drkowert.bsky.social asking if she’d let me edit a book about my all time favorite video game series.
Today, I’m so happy to share that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls has been released! 🎉
playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
Today, I’m so happy to share that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls has been released! 🎉
playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...
September 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I co-wrote a chapter with @wanderingshrink.bsky.social about the Daedric Princes! This was definitely one of the most fun writing experiences and got to talk about my boy Hermaeus Mora 🥰
Let me tell you- when I got Anna’s abstract, I sat there for a minute and went “this is the coolest thing I’ve ever read about this game.” Her chapter DELIVERS. If you download it just to read about psychodrama and our chaotic daedra pal, I won’t blame you. It’s worth it!
The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls is here! My very first article in an academic publication! I wrote about one of my favorite RPG quests ever, The Mind of Madness, and how it's an application of psychodrama.
Thank you so much @drkowert.bsky.social @wanderingshrink.bsky.social
Thank you so much @drkowert.bsky.social @wanderingshrink.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Let me tell you- when I got Anna’s abstract, I sat there for a minute and went “this is the coolest thing I’ve ever read about this game.” Her chapter DELIVERS. If you download it just to read about psychodrama and our chaotic daedra pal, I won’t blame you. It’s worth it!