In this episode we talk about an analysis study focused on 13 participants with who engage in role-playing games in recovery from mental health difficulties and how their stories reflect existing models of mental health recovery.

The article we talk about in this episode can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00050067.2021.1890983

Roll2Heal's purpose is to provide Veterans, First Responders, and Healthcare Professionals with a safe and supportive community where tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) serve as therapeutic and recreational tools to foster social engagement, build relationships, and alleviate stress related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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In this episode we talk about the history of Roleplaying Games and its association to mental health, its benefits and the clinical and non-clinical settings that are being utilized today.

The article we talk about this episode can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-022-00832-y

Roll2Heal's purpose is to provide Veterans, First Responders, and Healthcare Professionals with a safe and supportive community where tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) serve as therapeutic and recreational tools to foster social engagement, build relationships, and alleviate stress related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This episode serves as an introduction to the Podcast.

We talk about Roll2Heal, our non-profit organization, and what our goal is with this podcast.

We showcase a little video with our President which covers what Roll2Heal is about and why Roll2Heal was started.

This was originally streamed on Twitch and later posted on youtube.

Audio was taken directly from the recording and posted here.

We are still learning these technical aspects and hope to improve the quality as time progresses.

We hope you will join us on this journey as we talk about the benefits of Table Top Role Playing Games to alleviate stressors brought on my mental health issues, such as PTSD.