Healing through Dungeons & Dragons & TTRPGs: How Role-Playing Games Have Evolved to Empower Growth, Community, and Inclusivity

What’s the intersection between TTRPGs, empowerment, and the divine feminine? In this episode of Bow Down! Reese and Dennis unpack how Dungeons & Dragons has evolved from a male-centric, exclusionary game to one of today’s most inclusive storytelling spaces for women, femmes, queer folks, and exvangelicals navigating life through creative story telling and meaningful community.

In this episode, we dive into:

• The healing potential of TTRPGs through storytelling and role-play
• The sexist and racist history of D&D (including some jaw-dropping examples) and how the TTRPG space has transformed into a beautiful, inclusive, and expansive community
• The Satanic Panic and finding empowerment in D&D despite growing up in evangelical families/communities
• The connection between the sacred feminine and spirit ...