The Drag Queen's Brain

Come celebrate this Spooky Season and possibly even dress in costume as we explore the ways in which expressing oneself through drag performance can have mental health benefits.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/queering/202607/yas-queen-drag-and-trans-womens-mental-health

Does dressing up impact how we feel about ourselves ? How does altering one's gender promote changes in our brains?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-things-lgbtq/201801/the-psychology-drag

https://www.valentinachigliaro.com/articles/drag-queens

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-joy-of-drag

Are there downsides to drag and what is its impact on the brain? Can drag performers be more depressed or more resilient or it this not a cause-effect situation?

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355728026DragperformanceandhealthPredictingdepressionandresilience

Does drag overlap with other Brain Club topics we've explored here---such as play, shadow, gender, resilience..and can you come up with even more cross topics for our lively discussion?
https://media.proquest.com/media/hms/PFT/2/wLeMJ?s=Z76gx7Xu5kRaszreu1kuRgRAJIc%3D

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8955456/

This meeting promises NOT to be DRAG! Engage your brain and see you for a Halloween treat.

Perhaps we will have s Drag Queen among us to help us tease out this dressed up topic for the Halloween meeting. Bring healthy treats to share with other brains and bodies!

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