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Sunday, November 9 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Saved by the CONNNNNN! How Comic Conventions helped me get past PTSD, Social Anxieties and more...

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Many suffer with social anxieties, PTSD, low self-esteem and so much more, coupled with the increased rates of bulling directed towards geeks, we are at the cross section of developing even more neurotic tendencies. Comic Conventions have actually been used as a tool by therapists to help people who love geekdome move past their anxieties.  Join a HONEST conversation lead by the SuperheroTherapist Janina Scarlet, PhD., and Rise UP host B. David Walters with a group comprised of a Cosplayer (Karina Perez), a YouTuber/Actor (Travis Richey), a Convention Organizer (Gisela Michelle Lagos) and others as they talk about how conventions helped them work past, or are helping them work past their anxieties, low self-esteem, PTSD etc.
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Janina Scarlett, PhD

Dr. Janina Scarlet is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a scientist and a full time geek. She uses Superhero Therapy to help patients with anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and trauma at the Center for Stress and Anxiety Management, as well as the Veterans Medical Research Foundation... Read More →
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B. Dave Walters

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B. Dave Walters is a nationally syndicated columnist on the topics of spirituality and relationships. He was a featured panelist at San Diego Comic-Con on the topic of Spiritual Themes in Comics.He is also the host of Rise UP with B. Dave Walters on Party 93.4 FM out of Hudson Valley... Read More →

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Michelle Lagos (Gisela)

Director of Programming and Talent Relations, Bent-con
Michelle Lagos is the Director of Programming and Talent Relations at Bent-Con.She came to Bent-Con with years of experience in project management and conference programming.As a queer identified woman and a nerd she’s taken special interest in Bent-Con and has worked to create... Read More →
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Karina Perez

Talent Relations Manager, Bent-con
Karina Perez has been working with the activists side of the LGBTQ community since the age of 15. Worked on 3 legislation and helped open a center for at risk youth. Later she became a cosplayer and mixed her skills and passions with bentcon.By day she is dedicated student working... Read More →
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Travis Richey

Actor, Inspector Spacetime
Travis Richey is an actor/writer living in Hollywood, CA. He has recently appeared on TV in FOX's Sons of Tucson, NBC's The Event, and Lifetime's Seriously Funny Kids. He is also recurring on ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars" as Harold Crane, and on NBC's "Community" as Inspector... Read More →

Sunday November 9, 2014 2:00pm - 3:00pm PST
Panel Rm - Zebes
  Diversity & Awareness, Pop-Culture, Q&A

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