Board Games & Mental Health - Turncoats

In this video, Dr. Jermaine Ma, Visiting Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Paul Steinke, Vice President of Alumni & Community Relations, and Dr. Paul Hoard, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, begin a conversation around their shared passions for psychology and board games. Their discussion is woven around the game of Turncoats that they play while simultaneously reflecting on what is being stirred in and between each other. The conversation covers topics of shame, woundedness, nested realities, community, belonging, and more through the medium of board games. They explore the questions of what may be revealed in our play? How are we drawn together or pushed apart as we engage each other in games? This is the first part of a new project that will explore the intersection of psychology, theology, and the art form of board games through some of the unique lenses of analysis and critique at The Seattle School.