Podcasts by Connections: Healthy Gambling and Gaming

Emotional Fitness and the Pursuit of Happiness from 2023-10-19T19:49:20

In this episode we hear from guest William Castillo, a licensed therapist and gambling counselor, as he talks about what he overcame, worked through, and let go of, to be able to pursue his own...

"La Abuela" Said So: Caring for the Latino/a Culture and Community - S4E5 from 2023-09-08T19:39:15

Meet guests Jose Garcia, CGAC-I, CADC-II, and Antonio Sosa, SUDP, WSCGC-I, in this Connections podcast episode. They share their experiences about being a part of the rich Latino/a culture and h...

Celebrating Two-Spirit from 2023-08-22T21:17:44

What is “two-spirit?” What’s the difference between two-spirit vs. LGBTQIA+? What does it mean to be a “settler?” And what does all this have to do with gambling or gaming, recovery, and behavio...

Addiction Professionals’ Best-Kept Secret Resource: ATTC from 2023-06-30T15:46:41

People may often think of treatment professionals, peers, and 12-steps when they think of recovery help services, but who else is behind the scenes?  Who helps the helpers!?  Who can they turn t...

Recommended Reads: Gaming Disorder from 2023-05-25T18:55:40

Dr. Cash and Dr. Diez-Morel share how they got interested in studying and treating Gaming Disorder, why they have stayed involved in it, what inspired them to contribute to sharing knowledge, an...

Behind-the-Scenes of PGAM - S4E1 from 2023-03-31T19:02:45

“I finally got Rob on the show!”  If you didn’t know, March is national Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM).  Here at ECPG, we get all kinds of questions like “what exactly is PGAM?”  “Anyth...

(Gag) Gift Responsibly - S3E11 from 2022-12-08T17:01

Cait Huble with NCPG and Kristi Weeks with Washington’s Lottery explain what “Gift-Responsibly” both around the holidays and all year means and why lottery and scratch-off tickets are not approp...

Recommended Reads - S3E10 from 2022-11-21T22:58:29

Recommended Reads

A couple brilliant “bookworms” and authors, Jody Bechtold and Dr. Stephanie Diez-Morel, share about some of the most influential authors and bodies of w...

Life After Sports Betting - S3E9 from 2022-10-25T21:25:14

TRIGGER WARNING: this episode discusses numbers, pros and cons of gambling, and mentions thoughts of suicide.

Author, advocate, and person in recovery from sports betting, Joel Soper (aut...

Metaverse and the Growth of Virtual Platforms - S3E8 from 2022-09-28T21:43:56

In this episode I get to interview Dr. Paul Jackson, retired from a career in computer engineering, who talks to us about the Metaverse.  The good, the bad, the positive potential, and the ...

Lessons from a Tribal Elder -S3E7 from 2022-08-29T18:40:18

Tanna Engdahl describes her life and what led her to become a Cowlitz Tribal Elder, and what that means for her now.  The stories and wisdom of her grandmother are passed on through her, an...

Latino Advocacy: Heart and Community -S3E6 from 2022-07-28T17:57:26

Latina leader and researcher, Dr. Susie Villalobos, joins this Connections episode. She is the Director of the National Hispanic Latino Addiction and Prevention Technology Transfer Centers, and ...

Family Recovery from Gaming -S3E5 from 2022-06-30T15:19:24

Family Recovery from Gaming: A loving mother finds power and healing in her own recovery experience

Guest Co-Host: Rhonda Hatefi with Oregonians for Gambling Awareness

Guest: Carri...

Recovery from Sports Betting - S3E4 from 2022-05-19T18:56:06

Sharing his story of addiction and recovery from sports betting on American basketball, football and more, Dare joins us from Australia in hopes that his story might reduce stigma and help other...

Women in Gaming - S3E3 from 2022-04-22T18:48:06

You may have heard that women are now nearly 50% of gamers, but that data generally includes all genres including mobile games.  When it comes to online multiplayer and first-person shooter...

Equity in Gaming - S3E2 from 2022-03-24T17:57:10

Connections welcomes Kelvin Peprah, MA, LMCH, advocate and therapist on cultural/racial identity issues with a passion in working with youth and students of color. We t...

The Pros and Cons of Telemental Health - S3E1 from 2022-01-27T15:53

Pros and Cons of Telemental Health – How to make the most of it

This episode is a playback of one of our earlier ECPG LIVE! episodes. If you mis...

Recap of 2021 - S2E10 from 2021-12-29T01:48:38

Recap of 2021: Celebrating 2021 Successes and Discussing Hopes for 2022

Despite obstacles and hardships, 2021 was a productive year in the world of problem gambling aware...

The Responsible Gaming Draft of Sports Betting - S2E9 from 2021-11-24T16:27:01

You might have noticed a rise in sports betting advertisements when you go to watch your favorite game lately. Why is that? What is the industry doing to educate their staff and customers about ...

What’s the Deal with Social Casinos? from 2021-10-28T14:49:24

What exactly is a Social Casino and why have they faced so many legal challenges? Defining what it is, and what it is not, is part of the problem. A social casino may look like, sound like, and ...

From Grief to Hope - S2E7 from 2021-09-22T23:10:16

The Story of Advocacy in the Aftermath of Suicide

Ronda Hatefi, founder of Oregonians for Gambling Awareness and a true force of nature, shares her story of the loss of h...

Lotteries Keeping It Fun – Responsibly - S2E6 from 2021-08-26T16:00

From apples to peaches we have Kristi Weeks with the Washington Lottery and Bradley Bohannon with the Georgia Lottery joining us to talk about what responsible gaming can look like for lotteries...

So Long Panda, and Thanks for All the Whisps! from 2021-07-02T17:09:55

In a surprise ambush, we say goodbye to Julie Hynes as co-host of the Connections podcast. While we will miss her terribly, there is much excitement, and high expectations of what she can b...

Play Smart Messaging That Works - S2E5 from 2021-06-24T18:56:59

How does a state lottery promote Responsible Gaming?  Townley Cheek, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at the North Carolina Education Lottery, talks about lessons learned in her care...

The Military Didn’t Know What to Do With Me - S2E4 from 2021-05-27T16:00:35

Dave Yaegar: Military, Addiction, Recovery, and Advocacy

US Army Veteran Dave Yeager now devotes his life to helping and advocating for those in recovery from gambling. &...

What’s Trending? Gambling and Gaming Convergence- S2E3 from 2021-04-29T16:07:13

Julie and Tana discuss the current trends in gaming and gambling convergence, including loot boxes and other monetization strategies within video games. They discuss a 2021 report from GambleAwa...

What is GameSense? - S2E2 from 2021-03-25T15:17:28

Guests on this episode are Amy Gabrila and Ray Fluette, two supervisors with Massachusetts GameSense, a program licensed by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and operated by the Massachusetts ...

Problem Gambling Awareness Month Snippet from 2021-03-15T19:47:20

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month (#PGAM)

Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is a time to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability ...

Just Breathe - S2E1 from 2021-02-25T17:46:59

In this episode we interview Dr. Deborah Haskins, President of the Maryland Council on Problem Gambling and leader in social justice and equality advocacy work.

Standing tall not just in ...

Recap of 2020 - Part 2 - S1E6 from 2020-12-28T17:51:29

We interview Dr. Timothy Fong, Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Director of the UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship.  We a...

Recap of 2020 - Part 1 - S1E5 from 2020-12-28T17:51:21

We interview Dr. Timothy Fong, Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the Director of the UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship.  We a...

Getting Ready to Recap 2020 from 2020-12-18T18:50:52

Join us next week as hosts Tana Russell and Julie Hynes recap 2020 with guests Dr. Lori Rugle, has over 36 years working with problem gambling, and Dr. Timothy Fong, Professor of Psychiatry at t...

Recovering from Video Gaming Addiction - S1E4 from 2020-11-30T19:49:13

We interview Jon, a successful graduate of the residential treatment program at reSTART Life, a center specializing in Behavioral Addictions and co-occurring conditions such as video gaming, com...

Gambling Recovery Coast-to-Coast - Part 2 - S1E3 from 2020-10-29T16:00

We catch up with Brain Hatch and Jeff Wasserman from All In: The Addicted Gambler’s Podcast who provide insight into what they have learned over several years of interv...

Gambling Recovery Coast-to-Coast - Part 1 - S1E2 from 2020-10-27T16:00

We catch up with Brain Hatch and Jeff Wasserman from All In: The Addicted Gambler’s Podcast who provide insight into what they have learned over several years of interv...

Beginnings - S1E1 from 2020-09-29T11:00

Welcome Maureen Greeley, Executive Director of the Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling, and Jeff Marrotta, board member of the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling as they tell us about the hist...