Mental Health in TTRPGs: An Interview with Dr. Ali Mattu - Undercommon Taste Episode 116

This week, we are joined by special guest Dr. Ali Mattu. Dr. Mattu is a clinical psychologist with a focus on anxiety disorders, and we're discussing the intersection of gaming and mental health, from ways that gaming can be helpful for managing anxiety to the portrayal of mental health in media. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and tomorrow (May 18, 2023) is Mental Health Action Day. You can find more about Mental Health Action Day at mentalhealthaction.network. It is sponsored by the group Mental Health Is Health, which has its own website with a great variety of mental health tools and resources, at mentalhealthishealth.us. You can find Dr. Mattu on YouTube (youtube.com/@drali), or on his website, alimattu.com. He also has a new podcast of his own - the first full episode just released - that you can find on all major podcast aggregators, or on his website at alimattu.com/podcast. This week's shoutout is for Geek Therapy. You can find more about this great mental health resource at geektherapy.org. Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell. Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.