How D&D Can Be Therapy
From The Last Show with David Cooper by David Cooper
May 5, 2026 · 11 min · Season 3 · Episode 1027
About this episode
Anthropology professor Jeffrey Snodgrass discusses how tabletop games like D&D serve as a form of therapy to enhance players' self-concepts.
Anthropology professor Jeffrey Snodgrass explains how tabletop games like D&D act as 'drama therapy in the wild' to boost players' self-concepts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Cooper
Guest: Jeffrey Snodgrass
Topics covered
- Dungeons and Dragons
- therapy
- self-concept
- tabletop games
- drama therapy
Keywords
- D&D
- tabletop games
- therapy
- self-concept
- drama therapy
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