Gaming Addiction Specialist, Joshua Garth, LMFT, talks about his time working drug rehab, his experiences, and how it change him as a clinician. Join him as he gives you a peek into his professional life, and how a therapeutic setting he feared became the place that had the most impact on him.

Politics has become a major tension point in American culture nowadays, to the point where politics has made its way into gaming. But, is that just a recent occurrence, and how can we tell if the politics/messaging in video games is okay? Turns out, the messaging may not be the important piece to focus on in video games and politics. Gaming Addiction Specialist, Joshua Garth, LMFT, doesn’t believe so. Listen to his take on politics in video games.

Cessation of gaming for a gaming addict is not a single moment in time; it is a process over a lifetime. Joshua Garth, LMFT, gives his perspective on gaming cessation for a gaming addict, and what you can do as a parent to understand and facilitate the transition.

Having trouble speaking to your video game addicted son? Maybe conversations get too intense and you can't seem to get past one word answers. Host, Joshua Garth, LMFT, discusses the problem, where the relationship can find connection, and explains an intervention in detail that he uses in his practice that helps bridge the gap.

You feel like you’re ready to have the meeting, but don’t have the correct verbiage or know what to expect? Joshua Garth, LMFT, gives his thoughts on how the big meeting with your gaming addict child without high tension, and how you can change your family dynamic.

You know things at home must change, but where do you start? What do you need to do to prepare? Join Joshua Garth, LMFT, as he leads you through preparation steps before having the meeting that will stem the control video game addiction has on your family.

Episode 50 - Making Changes explores the factors behind paralysis in change, what to do to overcome it, and why it is there in the first place. Join Joshua Garth, LMFT, to explore what may be holding you back from your potential.

How can you incorporate gaming into your lifestyle and still feel like you are getting everything you want? Listen to this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone with your host, Joshua Garth, LMFT, and get some quick tips, and pitfalls to avoid.

Men are the main demographic for gaming over the past few decades, but they are also more likely to qualify for gaming disorder, based on a study of 3,000 teen students. Find out why that is in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone, with Licensed MFT, Joshua Garth.

What is the connection between incels and gaming, and do you identify with incel culture? Find out what incels are and how they have influenced the online community of men in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

Are you feeling like you aren't being efficient with your time? How much time gaming is too much, and do you feel guilty whenever you game? Maybe you should take some of that time to figure out what is truly important to you, and what would make you feel like your time is going towards things you value. Find out what it all means in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

Excessive gaming may be more than a result of gaming addiction. It may also be reinforced by messages heard around social media, forums, and other communication platforms. For those who have not heard of the Red Pill community, this is a community that may be keeping gamers in the virtual world out of fear. Find out how in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

Can two Marriage and Family Therapists find the answer to inspiring and motivating people who see work as being a trap, exploitative, and worthless? Ryan Heapy, LMFT, gives us his take as we take a deeper dive into what the Anti-Work movement has as an underlying motivation, and what it means on a psychological level for young Americans.

The host continues his dive into gaming culture by exploring the Anti-Work subreddit. Is anti-work providing a good platform of beliefs for gamers to follow? Make your in choice as you listen to this week's episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

This episode is the beginning of a series where the host dives into some of the unwritten beliefs of the deeper gaming community. The host ties in Gaming Addiction as an enabler as the network of online communications supports a life spent in front of a screen. What do you not know about the network of the gaming culture? Get a summary in this episode.

The host opens by giving his take on the mass shooting in Uvalde, and how video games should not be blamed for it. The host then transitions into the new Pay-To-Win mechanics Blizzard has incorporated into Diablo Immortal, and how predatory it is. Should Pay-To-Win be the new mainstay in video games or should the older model of gaming (pay once, play forever) continue? Gambling and gaming addiction come together in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

What is the purpose of going to therapy for gaming addiction? Maybe you are confused about how someone could be addicted to a screen. Find out what is missing, and why therapy is important for managing it.

Pornography has been a major point of contention over the last couple of decades due to its accessibility skyrocketing over the internet. The host goes over an article with statistics that may be questionable, but also, adds his own opinion on how pornography use relates to gaming.

The host shows some anger as he lays out his idea for people who don't belong on vacations, and what is expected of those who go on vacations. Gaming addicts understand vacation issues at their core, but don't express what it does to them. Find out if you want to send some hate mail to the host after this one.

How on earth could the Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp trial be related to gaming addiction? Find out how it goes back to the host's childhood, and what he learned from the trial.