In this episode you'll hear two stories from people who, by playing video games, learned to stop.

Kiva Bay, cartoonist, shares a story about her history with alcohol, and the game that made her stop drinking. Her comic on the subject can be found here.

Music: Peter Rudenko - What Follows Me

Marcel Vroegrijk, games and tech writer, tells about his history with social online games and the people that made him stop playing.

Music: Josh Woodward - The Wake

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In this episode you'll hear two stories from people who had to stop for a moment and just take a breath.

Laura Dale wrote an article for Polygon about how a scene from Life is Strange made her think about something that had happened in her past. She shares her story.
Music: Peter Rudenko - The Undo Spell

Owen Harris is creating a game called Deep, which you play with your breath. He applied a breathing technique to the game which helped him in his life.
Music: Jahzzar - Keep Calm

Music in the intro: Peter Rudenko - Inhale