641: Video Game Addiction

Ghost of a Podcast: Astrology & Advice with Jessica Lanyadoo

Jessica Lanyadoo

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Fresh off a break-up, this week's guest asks Jessica how she might ward off old addiction patterns. She doesn't want to lose herself to the escapism of a Pokémon video gaming addiction, but she's unsure how to make other choices. Jessica talks Pluto transits and Neptunian nature in this very tender reading. atch the video version of Ghost of a Podcast on Jessica's Patreon or YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jessicalanyadoo/videos 📍 Find loads of extras including mentorship + a monthly bonus episode of Ghost only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JessicaLanyadoo 🔮 Learn with Jessica, get her astrology book, and find your free weekly horoscope at https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/ 🩷 Get Astrology for Real Relationships here: https://marcusbooks.com/search?q=lanyadoo 📕 👀 Track transits like a pro! Astrology for Days is available at astrologyfordays.com 🏳️‍⚧️Resources for & to support trans safety + care: https://tranzmission.org/ https://transrescue.org https://transsafety.fund https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ghost of a Podcast. I'm your host, Jessica Lignato. I'm an astrologer, psychic medium, and animal communicator. And I'm going to give you your weekly horoscope and no bullshit, mystical advice for living your very best life.
0:15.6	All right, Luna, welcome to the podcast. What would you like a reading about?
0:22.2	Hi, Jessica. I'm so excited to be here. It's such an honor. So I'm just going to read my
0:28.6	question. The subject line I had is Pokemon addiction patterns after a breakup.
0:36.6	So I said, hi, Jessica.
0:38.2	I'm a trans woman who just recently broke up with my trans man partner of two years.
0:44.1	I also have a Pluto opposite my natal sun transit on the horizon.
0:48.6	How can I make sure I don't fall into old addiction patterns with Pokemon video games,
0:55.4	which I've historically used as escapism. Okay. We're going to pull up your chart in a minute. I'm sorry about the
1:01.8	breakup. Two years is a really big deal. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. It was, honestly, it was my
1:08.9	best relationship, hands down, down actually and are you still
1:13.5	kind of on okay terms oh yeah we're besties okay that's wonderful and also sad like it's like it's
1:21.8	sometimes easier to break up with somebody when you're like fuck you you know what i mean like it's all
1:26.5	yeah right right like all my previous relationships like that's yeah that's why i'm break up with somebody when you're like, fuck you. You know what I mean? Like it's all, yeah. Right. Right.
1:27.8	Like all my previous relationships, like that's, that's why those, those ones were so much easier.
1:34.4	But like, this partner was like, wow, you're actually such an amazing person.
1:40.4	And it's like, makes this breakup so much harder.
1:43.9	And also in like good queer tradition,
1:48.5	that's who becomes your best friend for life, right? Like that becomes your family, which is like a
1:52.8	beautiful thing. But the where you are is sticky. You know, when I read your question, I was like,
1:58.6	okay, Pokemon specific, but like gaming is a huge umbrella.
2:04.3	And it's like, yeah, I feel like fucking scrolling through social media is a form of gaming.
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