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My first pride. My parents were supportive. Thank god.Happy Pride Month! Wanted to mention here that this is one of my first Prides out as a bisexual, but there's more to it than that. There's a whole story of knowing for years, and keeping it hidden. I know this

Step one: Don't do this.About five months ago, I was approached by a high school teacher who was teaching a January term course on recreation, and had heard about the work I was doing with teens. Intrigued, she asked me to come in as a guest speaker for her

Undertale is a great example of a game that can be used to teach kindness, and remains a huge inspiration for what I do. (Source: Undertale)One thing I hear a lot is, “Wait, you aren't a therapist?” to which I have to explain, while I have a master's in

Warm up questions are the D&D equivalent of stretching before a jog. (Source: Lifehack)One tool that is helpful with any D&D group is a sort of starting ritual, ice breaker, or some type of thing to get the group in the mood. In college, I had a

Getting into D&D for the first time can be a little intimidating. (Source: Freaks and Geeks)Session 0 refers to the pre-session, where the players roll up characters, chat about the world, and build up chemistry. It's a really great way to flesh out your characters with their relationship

Good classroom management is good table management. Would have loved to play a game run by Mr Feeny. (Source: Boy Meets World)While I've talked a lot about table management and pedagogy, there are a few things I want to highlight that transferred from my time teaching that are also

Choosing the perfect system can be a nightmare given how much is out there. (Source: Wizards of the Coast)When running a social skills group, one of the things to take into consideration is what system you should use. Practically everyone I know of uses 5e, although some are using