• Grief and Gathering Ep. 30: The Power of Choice
    Apr 14 2026

    No rolling decision dice here. This episode we're talking about feelings of helplessness and when it's time to consider moving on from that which doesn't serve us any longer..decks, friendships, what have you.

    When we're done talking about it, head on over to manapool.com and buy yourself some cards as a treat.

    Then, head over to commander's herald to read more articles from your favorite psychologist <3

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    27 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 29: Cumulative Upkeeps and The Prices We Pay
    Mar 20 2026

    We're back for another episode of Grief and Gathering. Life is hard. Podcasts are hard. Being a person is hard. Let's talk about it together.
    When we're done talking about it, head on over to manapool.com?ref=foxglove and buy yourself some cards as a treat. Then, head over to https://commandersherald.com/author/ivy/ to read more articles from your favorite psychologist <3

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    29 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 28: When Your Body Plays Too Much Interaction
    Feb 23 2026

    We're back y'all. Life is hard. Chronic Illness is hard. But we're doing our best. Sit down while we chat about the struggles of having a resident blue mage as your own body, managing our mana reserves, and what's next for G&G.
    Thanks to Manapool for their support. Head on over tomanapool.com?ref=foxglove for deals on the absolute best place to buy/sell cards


    Like silly articles? Like reading about complicated mental health topics in an accessible way? Check out my articles on Commander's Herald:
    https://commandersherald.com/author/ivy/

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    28 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 18: Kink Through the White Lens
    May 6 2025

    We're starting a new mini-series. We've been real heavy lately..so let's change tones a bit. We're talking about kink, and what the colors we're drawn to in MtG may say about our more...intimate, desires. Come play with me, have some fun, and maybe learn a bit about yourself? If I'm lucky??


    #MTG #EDH #Commander #MentalHealth #Kink #Sexandgaming

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    21 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 14: On My Upkeep?
    Mar 15 2025

    There's some funky audio in the beginning, and I apologize! But for this new episode- I'm letting things not be perfect. In a weird way, I felt like that goes with the theme of today. Where do we put our energy when the world is bad? What do we do? Let's chat about the world in this special episode of grief and gathering. And at the end- let's practice a very special guided imagery exercise. I hope you'll do it with me and find it useful.

    CW: mental health challenges, state of the world, suicidality,

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    26 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 20: Ghosts in Sleeves
    Aug 5 2025

    It's no secret that grief can impact so many parts of our lives. In this episode we explore how grief changed how we show up in games.

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    22 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 22: Abuse, Resilience, and Grace
    Sep 12 2025

    Recently, I've been compromising my mission by not letting myself talk about certain things in fear of missing out on future partnerships. But that's stopping and we're going back to our roots. We're talking about recent abuse, grace, recovery, and resilience.

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    29 mins
  • Grief and Gathering Ep. 6: The Rule 0 to 69 Pipeline
    Nov 20 2024

    WHAT!? Our skills playing Magic the Gathering can increase our comfort and abilities in the bedroom (or living room, or back yard, or wherever you do your business)? That's right. So let's talk about sex, Baby!

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    25 mins