In this episode, I wanted to explore gameplay as an activity to help complete the stress cycle. I wanted to expand on why with a few studies. What are you playing lately?

References

Aliyari, H., Sahraei, H., Daliri, M. R., Minaei-Bidgoli, B., Kazemi, M., Agaei, H., Sahraei, M., Hosseini, S. M. A. S., Hadipour, M. M., Mohammadi, M., & Dehghanimohammadabadi, Z. (2018). The Beneficial or Harmful Effects of Computer Game Stress on Cognitive Functions of Players. Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, 9(3), 177–186. https://doi.org/10.29252/nirp.bcn.9.3.177

Hodent, C. (2017). The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design. CRC Press.

Nagoski, E. (2015). Come as you are. Simon & Schuster.

Yamaguchi S. (2023). The relationship between playing video games on mobile devices and well-being in a sample of Japanese adolescents and adults. SAGE Open Medicine, 11, 20503121221147842. https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221147842

Attachment styles influence how we connect. Would you identify your attachment style as securely attached? We’ll get some clarity on what secure attachment versus insecure attachment might look like in our relationships.

This episode focuses on attachment theory and the dynamic-maturation model. We’ll talk about what they are and how they show up in our connections with ourselves and others.

Resources

Conflict Science Institute. (2020). Is the DMM too simple, too complex, or robust? Conflictscienceinstitute.com. https://www.conflictscienceinstitute.com/is-the-dmm-too-simple-too-complex-or-robust/

Crittenden, P. M. (2006). A dynamic‐maturational model of attachment. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 27(2), 105-115.

Family Relations Institute. (n.d.) DMM Model. Family Relations Institute. https://familyrelationsinstitute.org/dmm-model/

Fern, J. (2020). Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy. Thornapple Press.

Parker, & Campbell, K. (2017). Infidelity and Attachment: The Moderating Role of Race/Ethnicity. Contemporary Family Therapy, 39(3), 172–183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-017-9415-0

Welcome to the Cafe Dia podcast! 

This episode gives a bit of background into why I started this podcast and what is to come.

A non-exhaustive list of a few books that inspired me to explore and gather my thoughts about life and love:

• Mating in Captivity by Ester Perel

• all about love by bell hooks

• Building a Life Worth Living by Marsha Linehan

• Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski