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Fandom and Wellness

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On this candid and comedic podcast, three proud geek girls explore the complex relationship between fandom and mental health while also highlighting the importance of diversity and representation in media. Join Danielle Reichman of Little Petal, Jenny Cheng of Fanmail, and Arkeida Wilson of The Chic Geek on their journeys to wellness while discussing all your geek culture faves!... "And remember: be kind and take no shit."
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Transcript: Hi everyone, this is Jenny with a short message. We just wanted to let you know that Fandom and Wellness will be going on hiatus. There's a lot going on for us personally and of course in the world in general so we wanted to take a short break from the podcast. I don't know when we'll be back, but we'll be back. We love you and remember…
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Jenny is joined by Soulbound owner, Kelly, and Little Petal booth queen, Jessica, to talk about how Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers players an escape from reality, the ability to socialize with friends and NPCs, and a way to be practice mindfulness. Follow Kelly: Instagram: @soulboundnyc Facebook: @soulboundnyc Website: www.soulbound.com Follo…
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Arkeida and Jenny are joined by Robyn Warren from Geek Girl Strong (GGS) to discuss the superhero origins of GGS, how to take care of your physical health while staying at home, and how mental health, fitness, and fandom intersect. Follow Robyn: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @geekgirlstrong Website: geekgirlstrong.com Podcast: healthygeekacademy…
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Arkeida is joined by Elena Squatrito and Betty Rhoades to discuss LGBTQ representation, character development, and family dynamics in Schitt's Creek. Follow Elena: Instagram: @thecolorfulgeek Twitter: @thecolorfulgeek Facebook: @thecolorfulgeek Website: www.thecolorfulgeek.com Follow Betty: Instagram: @skincredible_adventures Twitter: @bettyjoan Fo…
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Danielle and Jenny are joined by writer Constance Gibbs to discuss the role of empathy in the Good Place, the complexity of morality, and anxiety as portrayed by Chidi. Follow Constance: Twitter: @constar24 Instagram: @constar24 Website: www.constarwrites.com Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twit…
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Danielle is joined by Erin Lefler and Angélique Roché to discuss the Force Against Cyberbullying campaign, personal stories of experiencing and rising against bullying in online fandom spaces, and their favorite positive fandom encounters. PLEASE NOTE: Due to some unavoidable background noise, we recommend listening at a lower volume and/or on spea…
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Arkeida discusses the unique and welcoming community of Geek Girl Brunch (GGB) with GGB co-founder Jamila Rowser and GGB NYC Officer Lin Kino, as well as favorite fictional female friendships and how to keep in touch with friends while practicing social distancing. GGB: www.geekgirlbrunch.com Follow Jamila: Instagram: @jamilarowser Twitter: @jamila…
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Jenny talks to authors Ashley Poston and C.B. Lee about their journeys to becoming authors, how fanfiction and fandom saved their lives, and how bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression affect their writing processes. Follow Ashley: Instagram: @_ashposton Twitter: @ashposton Website: www.ashposton.com Follow Carrie: Instagram: @cblee_cblee Twitter:…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss the repercussions of Moana's dad's fear and overprotective nature, how Maui's actions reveal a lack of education around consent, and how Te Fiti's "monstrous" transformation into Te Ka parallels the experience of trauma survivors. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwelln…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss Aziraphale and Crowley's acts of love, how Aziraphale is coded as autistic, and the merits of saving humanity. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter: @fandomwellness Follow our personal accounts on Instagram: Arkeida: @classyrebeldesign Jenny: @theboxofshad…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny revisit the Halloween/Christmas classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. They discuss Jack Skellington’s depression, Sally and Dr. Finklestein's abusive relationship, and Oogie Boogie's problematic characterization and motifs. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter:…
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Danielle and Jenny talk to Cáel Keegan, author of Lana and Lilly Wachowski: Sensing Transgender, about how the trans experience resonates through the Matrix trilogy through its exploration of Neo's rejection of reality, Morpheus' therapist-like role, the studio's removal of Switch's transness, the symbolism of the mirror, and much more. Cáel Keegan…
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Danielle and Jenny talk to Taylor Deatherage about how she uses her social work background as a geeky business owner and how they perform healthy escapism through media, fanfiction, and conventions. Trigger Warning: Discussion of suicidal ideation between 49:05-56-08. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwell…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss the positive and negative effects of cartoons on children's mental and social development, reminisce about the childhood cartoons that shaped them, and celebrate the modern cartoons that teach empathy and inclusiveness. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter…
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Arkeida talks to cosplayers Geisha Vi and Rachel Parker about performing self-care during cosplay builds, advice for new cosplayers, and dealing with non-consensual photography/touching and other stressful situations at conventions. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter: @fandomwellness Follow…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss how Will, Joyce, and Eleven experience post-traumatic stress disorder in Stranger Things. They also talk about the evolution of Eleven and Max's relationship, Hopper's questionable parenting and policing skills, and the history of MKUltra. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fando…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny talk to head sculpter on Cake Boss, Ralph Attanasia, about the geeky cakes he's created, what goes on behind the scenes of Cake Boss, and how he manages his mental health in the public eye. Also, he attempts to define the word "twee". Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness …
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny explore Peter Parker's grief and futile efforts to perform self-care following Tony Stark's death, express outrage at Mysterio's villainous actions, and speculate about the future of the MCU. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter: @fandomwellness Follow our persona…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss X-Men: Dark Phoenix's portrayal of trauma, lament how the writing fails its titular character, and marvel at the nonsensical character development choices and half-baked ideas the film doles out. This is the way the series ends. Not with a bang but with a "Oh my god, why did they do that??" Enjoy! Follow us on s…
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Arkeida, Danielle, Jenny and special guest, Benita Botella, celebrate Danielle's seven years of sobriety and Benita's six years of sobriety. Danielle and Benita discuss their experiences getting sober, share how sobriety helped them start their companies, and give advice to people who want to support their sober loved ones. Trigger Warning: Mention…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny discuss grief and pull examples from Pixar movies Coco, Inside Out, Big Hero 6, and Up. They talk about the symptoms of grief after losing a family member, the importance of a strong support system, and how to (and not to) help people who are grieving. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @…
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Arkeida, Danielle, Jenny and special guest, Kosi Harris, share their favorite Bob's Burgers characters and episodes, admire the refreshing portrayal of unabashed female sexuality in Tina, and explore Belcher family dynamics. Follow Kosi on Twitter at @kos27 and Instagram at @kosharris. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagr…
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Arkeida, Danielle, Jenny, and special guest, Margot Kavendek, discuss microaggressions against Shrill protagonist Annie, fat shaming in the clothing industry, and cosplaying as a plus size woman. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter: @fandomwellness Support Us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny share their favorite Captain Marvel characters and scenes, discuss how Captain Marvel passes the Bechdel Test and various other tests, and dunk on Yon-Rogg. Follow us on social media! Facebook: @fandomandwellness Instagram: @fandomandwellness Twitter: @fandomwellness Support Us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/fandomandw…
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Arkeida, Danielle, Jenny, and special guest and clinical psychologist, Dr. Andrea Letamendi, discuss the portrayal of people with psychological disorders and mental health professionals in Unbreakable, Split, and Glass. 00:00 Intro 07:10 Unbreakable 23:00 Split 58:24 Glass 1:29:33 The Unbreakable trilogy as superhero films 1:40:25 The effect of the…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny experience house identity crises, reveal their favorite Harry Potter books/movies and characters, and discuss mental health in the Harry Potter series. Also, they geek out about the Frozen 2 trailer. Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape between 57:10 and 58:48 00:00 Intro 00:50 Harry Potter house identity crises 15:56 Hous…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny talk to costume designer and drag queen Whitney Newman about finding their community and identity in the drag scene, how Sasha Velour inspired them to stay weird, and dealing with the intense joy and stress of being a costume designer for NYC drag queens like Monet X Change and Honey Davenport. Find Whitney on Instagram…
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Arkeida, Danielle, Jenny, and special guest, Darais Prince, talk about the significance of Miles Morales and his story, the history of the Spider-Verse characters, and dealing with mental health, toxic masculinity and racism. Also, they geek out about the Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer. Darais' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d__amazing/ In…
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Arkeida, Danielle, and Jenny talk to FanMail co-founder Rose Del Vecchio about incorporating fandom into her role as a health educator, surviving conventions, and training her dog, Lego, to be a therapy dog. Also, they geek out about Sorry to Bother You. Lego's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legolepup/ G’Nort, Padfoot and Moony's Instagram: h…
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Fandom and Wellness is a podcast about the complex relationship between fandom and mental health. In this episode, Arkeida, Danielle and Jenny introduce themselves, discuss the characters they identify with, and cover some basic facts about anxiety and depression. Intro & Outro Music: Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma Follow us on social media! Facebook: @f…
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