Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

Revisiting the not-so-classic Jaws video game from 1987!Jaws *seems* like the perfect property for a late ‘80s video game. By then, you already had four movies to work from and the concept sounds like a no-brainer; I mean, what Dan Quayle-era elementary schooler WOULDN’T want to pretend to be an 8-bit version of Bruce the Shark and eat everything up in sight?The Jaws video game we did get on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987, however, was something totally different. Even today it has sort of a reverse cult-classic reputation as one of those so bad it’s good kind…

There is a phenomenon in the misophonia community for parents where the caregiver, most often mom, feels her kid’s misophonia triggers as though she herself has misophonia. Anger, frustration, and an immediate “alert” feeling can coincide with a sound that the caregiver knows will trigger a reaction in their child. On the surface, this may seem like empathy and love, but neuroscience has a more complex explanation. Co-regulation refers to the nervous system’s ability to “sync up” between two individuals. This can be seen in parent-child relationships, friends, romantic partners, and more, but it is very common in the parent-child…

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Do you ever ask your clients if they’re having pain with sex? Many therapists worry about exceeding their scope of practice, or fear that getting too far into the nitty-gritty details of a client’s sex life will be perceived as weird or creepy. I understand the worry. But if you avoid talking about unwanted sex pain, it may lead to further complications the longer the issue goes ignored or untreated. The truth is, if you don’t ask about sex issues, it’s very likely that your clients won’t bring them up themselves. That means you can be missing very serious issues…

It was just an ordinary day last December for Mark Toothaker. He worked at Spendthrift Farm, went to the gym and settled in at home in Lexington, Kentucky, to watch the New York Giants play the New England Patriots on “Monday Night Football.”He never expected what came next.Watching from bed alongside his wife, Malory, who was reading a book, Giants kicker Younghoe Koo whiffed on a field goal attempt in a real-life scene reminiscent of Charlie Brown and Lucy in the “Peanuts” cartoon. Rewinding and watching the replay, Toothaker laughed so hard it caused a seizure.”I’ve never felt anything like this…

How long has it been since you picked up your phone and, without intending to, saw the time staring back at you? How often do alarms and notifications tell you it’s time to join a meeting, leave for an appointment, or even take the chicken out of the oven? Whether we notice it or not, we are surrounded by constant reminders of time on our phones, laptops, tablets, and even our watches. This hasn’t always been the case. A century ago, very few people knew the exact time at any given moment. Personal watches were rare, and most relied on…

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Parents today spend more time with their children than at any point in recent history, yet childhood anxiety and depression are surging. How could more parental attention produce more fragile kids? In a recent article in Open Inquiry in Mental Health, clinical psychologists Camilo Ortiz and Matthew Fastman argue that intensive parenting—what’s commonly called helicopter parenting—is a major contributor. By shielding children from manageable challenges, well-meaning parents deprive them of the very experiences they need to build competence, confidence, and emotional resilience (Ortiz & Fastman, 2025). Ortiz and Fastman document the clinical problem convincingly. But their article raises a deeper…

Cullen Bunn Returns to the Depths with New Arc of DEEPEST CATACOMBS: “In 2020, acclaimed horror writer Cullen Bunn descended into the strange and perilous world of DEEPEST CATACOMBS, a serialized comic inspired by vintage advertisements for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Told across 25 single-page installments—each illustrated by a different artist—the original run was released for free, offering readers a sprawling, collaborative fantasy-horror experience steeped in nostalgia, magic, and monsters. Now, Bunn returns to that world with an all-new arc, continuing the adventures of the original cast in a story that promises deeper dangers, darker corridors, and even deadlier creatures. “When I…

Xochitl Gomez has the world’s worst babysitter job in “Hive.”Xochitl Gomez’s final girl energy makes Hive worth catchingAs a straight to Tubi streaming original, my expectations for Hive — rightly or wrongly — weren’t very high. Let’s be real, there’s enough crap on the platform to put the fertilizer industry out of business; the law of averages dictates that if you pull a random genre flick out of the Tubi gallery, it’s probably going to be bad with a capital B, A and D.Hive, however, is a MUCH better movie than I (or perhaps anyone else reading this) anticipated. Granted, it…