Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon
Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon is where counselling meets geek culture.
Hosted by counsellor and lifelong geek Chris Smith, each episode invites a fictional character from games, films or television into the imaginary counselling room. Together with guests, Chris explores the choices they make, the patterns they repeat and how they experience their world—using counselling ideas, curiosity and humour.
Come for the characters and stories you love; leave seeing them, and perhaps yourself, a little differently.
Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon
Introducing Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon
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Meet Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon — a podcast where counselling meets geek culture.
I’m Chris, a qualified counsellor and lifelong geek. Together with guests, I’ll invite fictional characters from games, films and television into the imaginary counselling room to explore their choices, patterns and experiences with empathy, curiosity and humour.
Whether you’re into counselling, psychology, geek culture, or simply love getting lost in a good story, you’re welcome here.
Come for the characters and stories you love; leave with a different way of understanding them — and perhaps yourself.
Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon is part of Hidden Dragon Holistics.
Find out more about the podcast and Hidden Dragon Holistics at hiddendragonholistics.com
Chatty Geek, Hidden Dragon explores counselling and mental wellbeing through fictional characters and stories. It is not a counselling or crisis-support service.
Do the characters from your favourite games, films or television series ever leave you wondering, why did they do that? Why did they say that? What must all that pressure be like? Do you find yourself empathizing with their dilemmas, agreeing with their decisions, or instead wondering what on earth possessed them? And what might happen if they took a quick break from saving or conquering the universe and stepped into the counselling room? An unconditional welcome to you. I'm Chris, and this is Chatty Geek Hidden Dragon, a deep dive into geek culture, games and stories through a counselling lens. I'm a qualified counsellor, but I'm also a gamer, a martial artist, a meditator, and a lifelong geek, and I don't always like to take myself too seriously. I created this podcast as a place where all the different parts of us can feel welcome. Somewhere to explore the fictional universes that have inspired and entertained us throughout our lives, from Middle-earth to the Matrix, from Star Wars to the Elder Scrolls. Somewhere to keep learning and sharing my passion for counselling and mental well-being, and hopefully to connect with fellow geeks who are as curious about people as they are about these fictional worlds. In each episode, either I or one of our guests will invite a fictional character into the imaginary counselling room. We'll explore what might have brought them there, what they might want to work on, what patterns might keep frustrating them, what they might want to understand or change about themselves. Together we'll meet them with empathy and curiosity and look for new ways of understanding both the character and how they experience the universe around them. Our guests will bring characters they care about, fresh perspectives, knowledge of the fictional world, and the reasons these characters have found a place in their hearts. We're here to understand things from the character's perspective and to explore what might be happening for them with curiosity, reflection and humour. Whether you work or study and counselling, lose yourself in games, films and television, love exploring the psychology behind stories, or simply want a thoughtful but playful conversation, you're welcome here. Come for the characters and stories you love, leave with a different way of understanding them, and perhaps yourself. Follow Chatty Geek Hidden Dragon and join us when the first story begins. Well, as I might say in the counselling room, we're at time.