Craftorb Featured in Northern Life Magazine: Mental Health Guide For Geeks
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A Geek’s Guide to Levelling Up Your Mind
We’re excited to share that Craftorb was recently featured in Northern Life Magazine in an interview exploring how fandom, gaming culture, and storytelling can support mental wellbeing.
The feature highlights our free downloadable resource, A Geek’s Guide to Levelling Up Your Mind - a supportive guide that reframes anxiety, depression, and social exclusion using the language of RPGs, quests, and hero journeys.
Read the Northern Life Magazine Interview here
Why This Mental Health Guide For Geeks Matters for Fans and Gamers
At Craftorb, we’ve always believed fandom is more than entertainment. Stories shape us. Games teach resilience. Characters model courage. Communities create belonging.
In the interview, we discussed how many fans experience anxiety, loneliness, or feeling “out of place” - especially those who think deeply, care deeply, and immerse themselves in imaginative worlds.
Instead of dismissing that passion, the guide embraces it. It uses familiar gaming concepts to make mental health tools feel accessible and empowering.
As shared in the feature:
“Think of it as your personal RPG walkthrough, with tips for levelling up your mind.”
By reframing anxiety as a “boss battle” or meditation as a “mana recharge,” the guide helps readers see emotional challenges not as personal failures, but as obstacles that can be navigated with the right tools.
Mental Health Tools for Gamers
One of the core ideas explored in the article is how metaphor changes perspective.
Anxiety becomes a temporary status effect, not your identity.
Depression becomes an invisible dungeon that can be navigated one small quest at a time.
The guide introduces practical tools including:
Light Warrior Breathing (structured deep breathing)
Meditation visualised through safe fictional worlds
Small Win Trackers for building momentum
Reality checks to challenge negative thought spirals
Finding your “guild” through community connection
These aren’t abstract ideas. They’re grounded in real behavioural strategies, simply delivered through a language that resonates with fans.
When mental health support feels familiar and relatable, it becomes easier to engage with.
How Fandom Communities Support Mental Wellbeing
The Northern Life feature also touches on something we care deeply about: community.
Many people feel like “side characters” in real life.
But fandom reminds us that everyone is the hero of their own story. Online communities, tabletop gaming groups, conventions, and shared creative spaces can provide connection, especially for those who struggle with traditional social environments.
Finding your guild isn’t just a gaming metaphor. It’s a reminder that support systems matter. Looking for something to make a fellow fan’s day? Check out our Ultimate Geek Gift Guide, it’s full of clever, fun, and unique fandom gifts for geeks.
Turning Passion Into Strength
At Craftorb, our mission has always extended beyond products. Yes, we create geek-inspired mugs, prints, and digital designs, but underneath that is a deeper belief:
Fandom builds resilience.
They foster imagination, empathy, strategic thinking, and creativity.
The interview with Northern Life Magazine gave us the opportunity to talk about how these qualities can be harnessed intentionally, transforming what some people see as “just hobbies” into genuine emotional resources.
This is exactly why our Mental Health Guide For Geeks works so well, it leverages passions fans already have to create actionable tools for wellbeing.
Practical Takeaways From the Interview
Some key strategies highlighted include:
Boss Battles = Anxiety: Use breathing and grounding techniques to reduce stress.
Invisible Dungeon = Depression: Break tasks into mini-quests and track small wins.
Guilds = Social Support: Seek communities and shared experiences for belonging.
Mana Recharge = Meditation: Use familiar fictional settings to restore focus and energy.
These approaches turn familiar fandom concepts into actionable mental health tools, making them easier to adopt for fans of all ages.
Read the Full Feature
We’re incredibly grateful to Northern Life Magazine for spotlighting this message and helping us reach a wider audience.
If you’d like to read the full interview and explore the ideas in more depth, you can find it here:
Download the Free Guide
If the interview resonates with you, you can download the complete Geek’s Guide to Levelling Up Your Mind directly from our site.
It’s designed as a supportive resource, not a replacement for professional care, but a companion for anyone navigating anxiety, low mood, or social exclusion through the lens of stories they already love.
Because even heroes need walkthroughs sometimes. And you don’t have to face the final boss alone!
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