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![Mental Health Pins Kickstarter Coming August 1st](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/07/Ghost-Banner.png)
Mental Health Pins Kickstarter Coming August 1st
Carefully crafted pins with high utility and cute design to embrace mental health at conventions 🐯
![Mental Health Pins Kickstarter Coming August 1st](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/07/Ghost-Banner.png)
Mental Health Pins Kickstarter Coming August 1st
Carefully crafted pins with high utility and cute design to embrace mental health at conventions 🐯
![Stephanie Czajkowski's Life Lessons: Career, Cancer, Grief & Beyond](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/07/stephanie-czajkowski--1336-x-890-px-.jpg)
Stephanie Czajkowski's Life Lessons: Career, Cancer, Grief & Beyond
Our first run of enamel pins launches on Kickstarter on August 1st! Follow this link and click "notify me" to be the first to know when it is live! Back us in the first 48 hours for an extra gift! About the Interview Our journey with the Embracing
![Gate to Gate Fitness Challenge 2: From Antarctica to Giza](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/06/Website-Challenge-Banner--1336-x-890-px-.png)
Gate to Gate Fitness Challenge 2: From Antarctica to Giza
A community fitness challenge to motivate each other to keep active and support each other as we travel 13,943 miles together as a group!
![Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom | Main Page](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/04/Amanda-Book-Banner--1336-x-890-px---1336-x-890-px-.jpg)
Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom | Main Page
The Companion’s mission is to revolutionize mental health and wellness through the spirit and community of fandom.
![Amanda Tapping: The Companion Mental Health Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/05/embracing-mental-health-as-a-fandom-Live-at-Basingstoke-Comic-Con-May-12--2024--1336-x-890-px-.png)
Amanda Tapping: The Companion Mental Health Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con
Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom: Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con.
![Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 4 | Watch Now](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/02/Teryl-Rothery-Mental-Health-Website-and-Tw-Thumbnail--32--4.jpg)
Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 4 | Watch Now
Teryl Rothery, yes Dr. Janet Fraiser, will be making her 1st appearance on The Companion. Members, you're invited to all of our livestreams including this one and Green Room VIP tickets will also be available.
![Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 3 | Watch Now](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/01/Copy-of-EMbracing-mental-health-title---1336-x-890-px--1.jpg)
Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 3 | Watch Now
Amanda Tapping shares advice on dealing with bullies and so much more.
![Amanda Tapping and her DIY Homemade adventures for her own mental health](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/11/Amanda-Tapping-DIY-.png)
Amanda Tapping and her DIY Homemade adventures for her own mental health
Geek out over crafts, snacks, and other homemade hobbies with Amanda Tapping and the ladies of the 3 Fries Short Podcast.
![Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 2 | Watch Now](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/10/Copy-of-Copy-of-amanda-tapping-embracing-mental-health-as-a-fandom--1200---800-px---1080---1080-px---1920---1080-px---1200---800-px---1-.png)
Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 2 | Watch Now
Amanda Tapping returns for part 2 of her Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom series. As part of this series, we have raised over $14,000 for mental health charities.
![Amanda Tapping Speaks Frankly About Her Mental Health](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/06/Amanda-Tapping-Mental-Health-Interview.png)
Amanda Tapping Speaks Frankly About Her Mental Health
Following her mother’s death during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stargate and Sanctuary icon Amanda Tapping learned how to say "I’m not okay.”
![Stephanie Czajkowski's Life Lessons: Career, Cancer, Grief & Beyond](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/07/stephanie-czajkowski--1336-x-890-px-.jpg)
Stephanie Czajkowski's Life Lessons: Career, Cancer, Grief & Beyond
Our first run of enamel pins launches on Kickstarter on August 1st! Follow this link and click "notify me" to be the first to know when it is live! Back us in the first 48 hours for an extra gift! About the Interview Our journey with the Embracing
![Picard's Jin Maley: The Non-Binary Experience](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/05/Embracing-Mental-Health--800-x-320-px---1336-x-890-px-jin.jpg)
Picard's Jin Maley: The Non-Binary Experience
Video Podcast with Jin Maley Our journey with the Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom series of events continues, this time with a new, unique perspective. We'll be joined by Star Trek's Jin Maley, Filmmaker MJ Slide, and hosted by The Companion's Welles Davis
![Amanda Tapping: The Companion Mental Health Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/05/embracing-mental-health-as-a-fandom-Live-at-Basingstoke-Comic-Con-May-12--2024--1336-x-890-px-.png)
Amanda Tapping: The Companion Mental Health Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con
Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom: Panel at Basingstoke Comic Con.
![Brad Wright: How to Recharge Your Creativity](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/03/Brad-Wright-Website-Thumbnail.png)
Brad Wright: How to Recharge Your Creativity
This Brad Wright masterclass will explore finding creative inspiration, the burnout of running two TV series, and recharging your creative energy. It's a can't miss.
![Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 5](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/04/Teryl-Rothery-website.png)
Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 5
This is the second event with Teryl and the fifth Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom event over all. Since we started this series we've been overwhelmed with the incredible response from our community. Whether it's in our social hour hang outs, or in our discord,
![Top 10 Moments That Changed Everything in Stargate SG-1 (Video Essay)](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/02/Top-10--1500-x-1000-px-.png)
Top 10 Moments That Changed Everything in Stargate SG-1 (Video Essay)
Let's be clear here, this isn’t your ordinary Top 10.
![The 2024 Companion Awards](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/01/Town-Hall-Featured-Image.png)
The 2024 Companion Awards
Dishing out 2024's greatest films, shows, and pop culture moments based on seriously hilarious Stargate-themed awards.
![Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 4 | Watch Now](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/02/Teryl-Rothery-Mental-Health-Website-and-Tw-Thumbnail--32--4.jpg)
Teryl Rothery: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 4 | Watch Now
Teryl Rothery, yes Dr. Janet Fraiser, will be making her 1st appearance on The Companion. Members, you're invited to all of our livestreams including this one and Green Room VIP tickets will also be available.
![Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 3 | Watch Now](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/01/Copy-of-EMbracing-mental-health-title---1336-x-890-px--1.jpg)
Amanda Tapping: Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom - Part 3 | Watch Now
Amanda Tapping shares advice on dealing with bullies and so much more.
![Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer with John Billingsley, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink & Juan Carlos Coto](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/12/Trek-Against-PanCan.png)
Trek Against Pancreatic Cancer with John Billingsley, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink & Juan Carlos Coto
A stellar panel for Pancreatic Cancer awareness and truly a community, heartwarming feeling.
The Best Moments
![Picard's Jin Maley: The Non-Binary Experience](/content/images/size/w1304/2024/05/Embracing-Mental-Health--800-x-320-px---1336-x-890-px-jin.jpg)
Picard's Jin Maley: The Non-Binary Experience
Video Podcast with Jin Maley Our journey with the Embracing Mental Health as a Fandom series of events continues, this time with a new, unique perspective. We'll be joined by Star Trek's Jin Maley, Filmmaker MJ Slide, and hosted by The Companion's Welles Davis
![The Matrix | Trinity, Major Kusanagi, and My Nonbinary Experience](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/05/The-Matrix-Ghost-in-the-Shell-Trinity-Non-Binary.png)
The Matrix | Trinity, Major Kusanagi, and My Nonbinary Experience
The Matrix and Ghost in the Shell both depict the female body as a physical vessel, with Trinity and Major as icons of androgyny.
![Star Trek | Seven’s Queerness is No Surprise to Voyager Fans](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/03/SevenQueer.jpg)
Star Trek | Seven’s Queerness is No Surprise to Voyager Fans
Long before Picard confirmed her queerness, Seven’s chemistry with Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager was anything but platonic.
![Loki | From Myth to MCU, Loki Was Always Queer](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/01/Loki-Myth-to-MCU---Icons.png)
Loki | From Myth to MCU, Loki Was Always Queer
Loki’s gender fluidity and bisexuality were finally confirmed by Marvel, but Norse mythology has always made it so.
![The X-Files | Why Fox Mulder is a Queer Icon](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/01/Mulder-Queer-Icon-with-Article-Icon.png)
The X-Files | Why Fox Mulder is a Queer Icon
The X-Files’ Special Agent Fox Mulder is more than just an outsider, queer coding makes him an LGBTQI+ icon for an entire generation.
![Star Trek | George Takei on Coming Out and Captain Sulu – Watch the Full Video](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/02/TBA-Takei-w.-Vid-and-Read.png)
Star Trek | George Takei on Coming Out and Captain Sulu – Watch the Full Video
Star Trek actor and activist George Takei on coming out, memories of the late Nichelle Nichols, and fighting for command of USS Excelsior.
![Star Trek | Trill as Trans: Trek's Evolving Attitudes Toward Gender Variance](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/01/Trill-as-Trans-with-Article-Icon.png)
Star Trek | Trill as Trans: Trek's Evolving Attitudes Toward Gender Variance
From TNG’s ‘The Host’ to DS9’s Jadzia Dax, and Discovery’s Adira and Gray Tal, Trill has been used as an imperfect allegory for the Trans experience.
![Stargate | ‘Rite of Passage’, Adolescence, and Cassandra’s Two Moms](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/04/Stargate-SG-1-Rite-of-Passage.png)
Stargate | ‘Rite of Passage’, Adolescence, and Cassandra’s Two Moms
In the Stargate SG-1 episode ‘Rite of Passage’, Janet Fraiser and Samantha Carter confront a coming-of-age story rooted in fairy tales.
![Doctor Who | #Thasmin was the Gay Love Story We Deserved](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/01/Thasmin-with-Article-Icon.png)
Doctor Who | #Thasmin was the Gay Love Story We Deserved
In a franchise built on a hero with two hearts and multiple genders, queer Doctor Who fans deserved to see Yaz and The Doctor have their love story told.
![The Matrix | Transgender Allegory, Applicability, and Me](/content/images/size/w1304/2023/01/The-Matrix-Allegory---Icons.png)
The Matrix | Transgender Allegory, Applicability, and Me
Is The Matrix a trans allegory? Neo’s attempts to defy a system that insists on deadnaming him always read as a powerful transgender allegory.