Podcasts about integral counseling psychology

Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description. * When a film touches us, makes us laugh, and has that feel-good spirit, we want more of it. We want a sequel! In this episode, psychotherapist and CIIS Assistant Professor in the Integral Counseling Psychology program Emily Marinelli is joined by therapist and activist DDS Dobson-Smith for a conversation exploring the psychology of movie sequels from the 1980s and 1990s. * Sharing personal stories and insights from their latest book Comfort Sequels, Emily dives deep into the psychology behind what makes certain movie sequels memorable, safe, predictable, and comforting. These sequels are more of the universe we love—exploring something new while maintaining something familiar. Emily interprets characters, story arcs, and major themes while sharing fun and random behind-the-scenes facts about sequels including Grease 2, Gremlins 2, My Girl 2, Ghostbusters II, Batman Returns and more. * This episode was recorded during an in-person and live streamed event at California Institute of Integral Studies on August 21st, 2024. You can also watch it on the CIIS Public Programs YouTube channel. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: * -Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller's consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. * -Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. * -Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. * -Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers. * -Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org. * LINKS * Podcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/ * California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/ * CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms * CIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/ * Mental Health Care and Support Resources: https://988lifeline.org/ https://thrivelifeline.org/ https://translifeline.org/ https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics https://befrienders.org/

Mehran is a Vancouver based trauma-informed MDMA-assisted therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), and certified practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry. He is a graduate of the Integral Counseling Psychology and Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research programs at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing, Holotropic Breathwork, and Internal Family Systems. And in his work with clients, he invites a holistic and somatic (body-centered) approach, while looking through a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens. He brings an enlightening perspective to his own personal journey with 5-MeO and integration. Enfold offers safe and sacred transformational experiences combining entheogenic medicines, breathwork, meditation, and somatic modalities, with a grounding in Buddhist philosophy. We come together as a community to support one another on the path of transformation with events, circles, and ongoing programs. You can find Mehran at: mindbodyintegration.ca Learn more about us at: www.enfold.org

The Love Ball Game: Embracing Yourself and Embodying Your Soul by Jacia Kornwise Jaciakornwise.com https://amzn.to/4a5dfaJ In “The LoveBall Game - Embracing Yourself and Embodying Your Soul” authored by Jacia Kornwise, embark on a profound journey of self-discovery, embodiment, and self-love. With Jacia's wealth of wisdom and personal insights, this transformational guide offers a heartfelt exploration of the human experience, delving into the intricacies of personal growth, resilience, intuition and embodiment. She leads the way, encouraging readers to embrace their unique life stories and cultivate self-love. Drawing from her own experiences as a multiple trauma survivor, Jacia's empathetic guidance resonates deeply. She helps you to navigate the complexities of personal growth offering insights and wisdom on how to reconnect with yourself and learn how to re-embody your intuition and instincts. She introduces you to a metaphorical game of love and life for transforming stuck points into embodied resourcefulness. This book serves as a powerful guide and testimony to finding a true romance with love and life and to fully embody the resilience of your soul's journey. Jacia Kornwise is a Master Embodied Soul Coach, Transformational Experience Facilitator, and TEDxSpeaker, with an impressive 31-year career dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and groups transform their stuck points into resilience and embodied resourcefulness. She has also taught at festivals as well as led retreats and corporate events with her skillsets. As a multiple trauma and grief survivor, Jacia has inspired her students, clients, friends, and loved ones for decades and she has now decided to share some potent moments about her personal journey with “The LoveBall Game” in combination with some helpful concepts and exercises for anyone to begin to deepen their own embodied listening. Jacia received her Bachelor's in English Lit and a teaching certification from the University of Michigan, her Master's Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and her Master's Shadow Coaching degree with the late Debbie Ford. She is a trained and certified 5 Rhythms Movement teacher by Gabrielle Roth and the Moving Center School. She studied and trained in a variety of somatic, breath, and mindfulness-based tools.. She's a Mom to her beloved son Devon and a dog Mom to her puppy Yoda. About the author Jacia Kornwise is a Master Embodied Soul Coach, Transformational Experience Facilitator, and inspirational and TEDx speaker. She is the author of “The Love Ball Game - Embracing Yourself and Embodying Your Soul.” She has an impressive 31-year career dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and groups transform their stuck points into resilience and embodied resourcefulness. She has led retreats, workshops, corporate and private events, and festivals, sharing her tools to embody healing. As a multiple trauma survivor and grief survivor, she shares herself from the heart, leading the way. Jacia received her BA in English Literature from the University of Michigan and a teaching certification. She is an Executive Contributor at Brainz Magazine. She received her Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and her Masters Shadow Coaching degree from the late Debbie Ford. She is a trained and certified 5 Rhythms Dance teacher by Gabrielle Roth and The Moving Center. She studied and trained in various breath-work, somatic, and mindfulness-based teachings. She runs the Satori Healing Center in Chico, California and is a Mom to her teenage son and puppy.

More than ever, the world needs builders – people ready to roll up their sleeves and build solutions for the challenges we face. In this season finale episode, Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith America, speaks with four leaders already building Interfaith America. Grounded in their faith communities and ethical traditions, these panelists respond from their beliefs to provide hope and inspiration. This panel discussion was a part of the opening plenary at the 2022 Interfaith Leadership Summit. Guest Bios:Panelist: Allison Josephs (she/her)Allison Josephs is the founder and executive director of Jew in the City, a nonprofit that changes negative perceptions of religious Jews and makes engaging and meaningful Orthodox Judaism known and accessible.  She has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim Bialik. Variety named her as an advocate for inclusivity in the entertainment industry in its 2022 Inclusion Impact Report. Allison has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People Magazine, NYPost, Daily News, TMZ, The Daily Beast, and Hollywood Reporter. She has appeared on numerous television and radio networks including CBS, ABC, Fox5, TLC, Associate Press TV, and NPR; her articles have appeared in publications including The Washington Post, JTA, Jewish Week, Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and Kveller.Panelist: Nisha Anand (she/her)Nisha Anand is an Indian-American activist, mom of two teenagers, and leader for racial justice. Once a radical grassroots activist arrested in Burma for passing out pro-democracy leaflets, Nisha's expansive organizing experience and work with mentors like Van Jones, solidified her belief in the power of working with unlikely partners to find real solutions. As Dream Corps' CEO, Nisha leads a diverse group of people who are learning, like her, the value of unconventional relationships. Nisha's journey from punk-rock protester to common ground champion is documented in her TED talk, The Radical Act of Choosing Common Ground.Panelist: Sarwang Parikh (he/they)Sarwang Parikh is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in CA. He was born and raised within a devotional Hindu Gujarati Indian culture from an immigrant, working-class family in the South. They have been steeped in the practices and study of Yogic sciences & Buddhism for nearly 20 years. Sarwang earned his MA from CIIS in Integral Counseling Psychology, BA in Psychology and Religious Studies from University of SC. Additionally, they have advanced training in the healing arts and have completed Spirit Rock's two-year Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP5) within the tradition of Theravāda Vipassanā. Sarwang is a long-time sangha member and community teacher at East Bay Meditation Center (STL teacher training); mentors youth with iBme; and currently serves as the Interim Director at Buddhist Peace FellowshipPanelist: Ulysses W. Burley III (he/him)Dr. Ulysses W. Burley III is the founder of UBtheCURE, LLC – a proprietary consulting company on the intersection of Faith, Health, and Human Rights. Ulysses served as a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches as well as the United States Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) under the Obama Administration. He has been recognized by the National Minority Quality Forum as a top 40 under 40 Minority Health Leader for his work in faith and HIV in communities of color and serves on the NMQF Advisory Board. Ulysses is an internationally recognized speaker and award winning writer on topics including faith, HIV/AIDS policy, LGBTQIA, gender and racial justice, food security, and peace in the Middle East. Registrations are now open for 2023 Interfaith Leadership Summit -- the largest gathering of students and educators with a commitment to American religious pluralism. Join the hundreds of people who care about the future of our religiously diverse society as they learn to bridge divides and forge friendships across lines of religious and worldview differences. Learn new skills and return to your campus inspired and ready to build.Visit Interfaith America to learn more about the organization and our podcast.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date with new episodes, interfaith stories, and our programs.

Pamela Rosin, MFT helps clients move toward a sense of belonging, grounding, freedom, and comfort in their own skin. As a Certified Hakomi Therapist, Pamela utilizes experience based modalities and a synergy of Buddhist and Somatic psychologies to cultivate healing. As a therapist, Pamela integrates her professional acting background, a decade as a bodyworker, and many years of teaching Shakespeare in prison.As a teacher and group leader, Pamela draws from a multitude of experience in various educational and therapeutic arenas. She embodies the precepts of 'Reparentive' Therapy; bringing relational, loving presence to support learning. Pamela's creativity, ability to personalize the material, and emphasis on nervous system regulation, supports students' access and integration of this sensitive and challenging topic.A graduate of the Integral Counseling Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies, Pamela's therapeutic orientation has been influenced by the Eastern/Western blend provided at CIIS, traditional Freudian, psychodynamic, and transpersonal approaches, and by the many wise mentors and guides with whom she has traveled.Pamela is a seasoned guide, dedicated to healing this wounding in herself and others. She has led Growing Ourselves Whole numerous times over the past few years.https://www.reparentivetherapy.com/info@reparentivetherapy.comhttps://www.pamelarosintherapy.com/therapist@pamelarosin.com

What if you could learn to feel your feelings without trying to fix or change them? Sah and integral psychologist Natasha Nair get deep into somatic approaches to healing and the freedom we can find by learning to be in our feelings.Tune in to hear them chat about:The freedom in learning to be with your feelings without trying to fix or change them.The magic of how somatic healing can teach us to be in our bodies.Remembering that everyone is the protagonist of their own story helps inform forgiveness.Forgiveness as the biggest act of self-love.The impermanence of our knowledge and perceptions, and how we're ever-evolving.Natasha holds a masters in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), San Francisco. Subsequently, she trained in Integral Somatic Psychology with Dr. Raja Selvam, as well as in Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing. ✨✨✨This podcast was brought to you by Higher Dose. Elevate your mood, promote a healthy glow, support long-term health benefits, and lift your spirit with Higher Dose's at-home wellness tools that use nature-inspired biohacking technologies to release a DOSE of your feel-good chemicals like Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins, naturally.Visit higherdose.com and enter the code SAH15 to save 15% on your first order, and prepare to get high on your own supply!✨✨✨Get more Sah in your life:

Yaffa's Dominican mom wanted her to marry a White American. So when she fell in love with a Dominican man, she kept the relationship and wedding secret. And marriage and family therapist Claudia Parada speaks with Juleyka about how to confront our parents' bias while sparing our romantic partners the drama.Yaffa S. Santos is the author of the novel A Touch of Moonlight. You can learn more about her work and writing here. Our expert this week is Marriage and Family Therapist, DEI trainer Claudia Parada. Learn more about her work here If you loved this episode, listen to Telling Them I'm Moving in With Boyfriend and Telling Mom She's Also Biased. tktkFeatured Expert:Claudia Parada Claudia Parada is an associate marriage and family therapist, antiracism consultant and trainer, and holistic life coach, A San Francisco Bay Area native, Claudia completed my Bachelors at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and a Master's degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies training in humanistic approaches to therapy. She has a passion for working with people of color to re-member and reimagine the way they heal together in today's world. Claudia uses ten years of holistic life coaching experience, six years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition, and four years of counseling training to support clients uncover their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them.We'd love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to virginia@lwcstudios.com. You might be on a future episode! Let's connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.  

This is the first part in a series of episodes exploring the historical roots of California Institute of Integral Studies and its foundations in Integral Yoga as brought to California in the 1950's by Haridas Chaudhuri. In this episode we speak with Bahman Shirazi, who recounts the early history of Haridas Chaudhuri coming to the west, and the academic and cultural conditions which lead to what became CIIS. Bahman speaks about his dissertation completed in EWP in the 1980's which develops Haridas Chaudhuri's vision of Integral Psychology, asking what is the role of personality in spiritual development. We also discuss how the East-West Psychology department was formed to situate the intersectionality of Integral Yoga, spirituality, religion and transpersonal psychology. Bahman A.K. Shirazi, PhD, has been an adjunct faculty in the Integral Counseling Psychology, and East-West psychology programs at CIIS since 1995. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Self in Integral Psychology, was supervised by ICP founder Dr. Paul Herman. In addition, Bahman has worked in various administrative positions at CIIS for over twenty years, including several years as Director of Graduate Studies. In recent years he has served as CIIS archivist and historian and has been involved in the production of a documentary and an online interactive website on the history of CIIS. Bahman has published a number of book chapters and articles on various topics in integral psychology and has served as guest editor for ReVision and Integral Review journals. He has also taught in several other Bay Area schools such as JFK University, ITP/Sofia University, and Dominican University in the areas of integral and transpersonal psychology, Sufi psychology, and research methodology. He has presented at conferences in the U.S., Europe, and India and organizes the annual Founders Symposium on Integral Consciousness at CIIS. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This is the first part in a series of episodes exploring the historical roots of California Institute of Integral Studies and its foundations in Integral Yoga as brought to California in the 1950's by Haridas Chaudhuri. In this episode we speak with Bahman Shirazi, who recounts the early history of Haridas Chaudhuri coming to the west, and the academic and cultural conditions which lead to what became CIIS. Bahman speaks about his dissertation completed in EWP in the 1980's which develops Haridas Chaudhuri's vision of Integral Psychology, asking what is the role of personality in spiritual development. We also discuss how the East-West Psychology department was formed to situate the intersectionality of Integral Yoga, spirituality, religion and transpersonal psychology. Bahman A.K. Shirazi, PhD, has been an adjunct faculty in the Integral Counseling Psychology, and East-West psychology programs at CIIS since 1995. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Self in Integral Psychology, was supervised by ICP founder Dr. Paul Herman. In addition, Bahman has worked in various administrative positions at CIIS for over twenty years, including several years as Director of Graduate Studies. In recent years he has served as CIIS archivist and historian and has been involved in the production of a documentary and an online interactive website on the history of CIIS. Bahman has published a number of book chapters and articles on various topics in integral psychology and has served as guest editor for ReVision and Integral Review journals. He has also taught in several other Bay Area schools such as JFK University, ITP/Sofia University, and Dominican University in the areas of integral and transpersonal psychology, Sufi psychology, and research methodology. He has presented at conferences in the U.S., Europe, and India and organizes the annual Founders Symposium on Integral Consciousness at CIIS. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the first part in a series of episodes exploring the historical roots of California Institute of Integral Studies and its foundations in Integral Yoga as brought to California in the 1950's by Haridas Chaudhuri. In this episode we speak with Bahman Shirazi, who recounts the early history of Haridas Chaudhuri coming to the west, and the academic and cultural conditions which lead to what became CIIS. Bahman speaks about his dissertation completed in EWP in the 1980's which develops Haridas Chaudhuri's vision of Integral Psychology, asking what is the role of personality in spiritual development. We also discuss how the East-West Psychology department was formed to situate the intersectionality of Integral Yoga, spirituality, religion and transpersonal psychology. Bahman A.K. Shirazi, PhD, has been an adjunct faculty in the Integral Counseling Psychology, and East-West psychology programs at CIIS since 1995. His doctoral dissertation, entitled Self in Integral Psychology, was supervised by ICP founder Dr. Paul Herman. In addition, Bahman has worked in various administrative positions at CIIS for over twenty years, including several years as Director of Graduate Studies. In recent years he has served as CIIS archivist and historian and has been involved in the production of a documentary and an online interactive website on the history of CIIS. Bahman has published a number of book chapters and articles on various topics in integral psychology and has served as guest editor for ReVision and Integral Review journals. He has also taught in several other Bay Area schools such as JFK University, ITP/Sofia University, and Dominican University in the areas of integral and transpersonal psychology, Sufi psychology, and research methodology. He has presented at conferences in the U.S., Europe, and India and organizes the annual Founders Symposium on Integral Consciousness at CIIS. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Today, we will be chatting with EWP core faculty Helge Osterhold about the uniqueness of the EWP container and how he facilitates transformative pedagogy in the classroom. We then explore Jungian notions of East-West spirituality and address the importance of individuation in contemporary approaches to the activist-scholar paradigm. The interview ends with Helge outlining his recent paper “The dance between individuation and death anxiety: an interdisciplinary reflection on cultural polarization in apocalyptic times”. Dr. Helge Osterhold is a psychotherapist and integrative educator. Teaching graduate level psychology courses since 2006, he joined the EWP department as a core faculty member in 2017 and offers courses in Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Dreamwork, Spiritual Counseling, and the Psychology of Death and Dying. His theoretical and clinical orientation includes transpersonal, depth and humanistic-existential psychologies with a special appreciation for systemic thinking, indigenous wisdom and multiculturalism. For 10 years, Dr. Osterhold served at the University of California San Francisco - in pediatric palliative care and as an educator on mindful caregiving and clinician resiliency at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and UCSF School of Medicine. Originally from Germany, Dr. Osterhold received a B.A. in Human Relations, an M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology and a PhD in East West Psychology and is licensed as a psychotherapist in California. Dr. Osterhold maintains a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on life transitions. He is the author of The Body's Code – Synchronicity and Meaning in Illness and Injury. Through a depth psychological lens, his book explores how viewing serious health crisis as synchronistic events can provide an understanding as to how such suffering may meaningfully impact and transform psychological, spiritual, relational and professional-creative levels of a person's life. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today, we will be chatting with EWP core faculty Helge Osterhold about the uniqueness of the EWP container and how he facilitates transformative pedagogy in the classroom. We then explore Jungian notions of East-West spirituality and address the importance of individuation in contemporary approaches to the activist-scholar paradigm. The interview ends with Helge outlining his recent paper “The dance between individuation and death anxiety: an interdisciplinary reflection on cultural polarization in apocalyptic times”. Dr. Helge Osterhold is a psychotherapist and integrative educator. Teaching graduate level psychology courses since 2006, he joined the EWP department as a core faculty member in 2017 and offers courses in Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Dreamwork, Spiritual Counseling, and the Psychology of Death and Dying. His theoretical and clinical orientation includes transpersonal, depth and humanistic-existential psychologies with a special appreciation for systemic thinking, indigenous wisdom and multiculturalism. For 10 years, Dr. Osterhold served at the University of California San Francisco - in pediatric palliative care and as an educator on mindful caregiving and clinician resiliency at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and UCSF School of Medicine. Originally from Germany, Dr. Osterhold received a B.A. in Human Relations, an M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology and a PhD in East West Psychology and is licensed as a psychotherapist in California. Dr. Osterhold maintains a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on life transitions. He is the author of The Body's Code – Synchronicity and Meaning in Illness and Injury. Through a depth psychological lens, his book explores how viewing serious health crisis as synchronistic events can provide an understanding as to how such suffering may meaningfully impact and transform psychological, spiritual, relational and professional-creative levels of a person's life. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we will be chatting with EWP core faculty Helge Osterhold about the uniqueness of the EWP container and how he facilitates transformative pedagogy in the classroom. We then explore Jungian notions of East-West spirituality and address the importance of individuation in contemporary approaches to the activist-scholar paradigm. The interview ends with Helge outlining his recent paper “The dance between individuation and death anxiety: an interdisciplinary reflection on cultural polarization in apocalyptic times”. Dr. Helge Osterhold is a psychotherapist and integrative educator. Teaching graduate level psychology courses since 2006, he joined the EWP department as a core faculty member in 2017 and offers courses in Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Psychology, Dreamwork, Spiritual Counseling, and the Psychology of Death and Dying. His theoretical and clinical orientation includes transpersonal, depth and humanistic-existential psychologies with a special appreciation for systemic thinking, indigenous wisdom and multiculturalism. For 10 years, Dr. Osterhold served at the University of California San Francisco - in pediatric palliative care and as an educator on mindful caregiving and clinician resiliency at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and UCSF School of Medicine. Originally from Germany, Dr. Osterhold received a B.A. in Human Relations, an M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology and a PhD in East West Psychology and is licensed as a psychotherapist in California. Dr. Osterhold maintains a private psychotherapy practice with a focus on life transitions. He is the author of The Body's Code – Synchronicity and Meaning in Illness and Injury. Through a depth psychological lens, his book explores how viewing serious health crisis as synchronistic events can provide an understanding as to how such suffering may meaningfully impact and transform psychological, spiritual, relational and professional-creative levels of a person's life. Connect with EWP: Website Youtube Facebook Hosted by Stephen Julich (EWP adjunct faculty, program manager) and Jonathan Kay (PhD student, EWP assistant) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

“The warrior of light, the warrior for love, they're not the ones who have the swords out battling people. They're the ones who stand rooted for what's right and true. That's what the warrior feels like for me. It's standing in integrity, standing for truth, standing for life, standing for love and being a mountain, really...unshakeable.” — Natalie Zacharias In this episode of Moonwise, we speak with healing practitioner Natalie Zacharias about embracing our inner warrior and staying calm in chaos. She shares her experience with energetic discernment, healthy boundaries and stepping into personal sovereignty especially in confusing and troubled times. We also talk about: Overcoming childhood programming Working with collective grief The difference between intuition and fear Our true creative potential as humans Continuing to choose life on our path Natalie is passionate about healing, helping people reconnect with their true essence, learning, teaching, and giving gratitude for the gift of Life. Over the past 20 years, she has learned from healers and teachers from different lineages around the world. She completed her Reiki Master certification in 2014 in the White Light Reiki lineage. Natalie graduated with her Bachelors in Psychology in 2008 and after spending 6 years working in the corporate world, she decided to pursue a Master's in Transpersonal Psychology. She was specifically looking for the ways in which Psychology and Spirituality intersect and integrate. This led her to pursue her Master's at the California Institute of Integral Studies where she completed her degree in Integral Counseling Psychology in 2017. She completed her certification for The Emotion Code® in March, 2019. In 2020, she attended Psychic Surgery Training from Sergio Magaña Ocelocoyotl and in the Fall she attended the Sounds True Trauma Skills Summit. In 2021, she completed her training with the Òran an Rìbhinn: The Venusian Song Certification Program facilitated by Liv Mokai Wheeler. Natalie continues to study and learn new/old ways of healing. She relates to sessions with her clients as their own sacred healing ceremonies and creates a safe ritual container for each session. She sees healing as a way for all of us to clear out the density that trauma creates in our bodies and rediscover the true essence of our beings by reconnecting with our hearts and bravely living from that space. She believes in the power of healing both individually and in community. Links: TendingYourSpirit.com Sacred Discernment Training and Ceremonial Gathering —> Leave us a written review on Apple Podcasts, and get a shout out on the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moonwise/message

Claudia grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area on occupied Ohlone land. She completed her Bachelors at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and a Master's degree in Integral Counseling Psychology, training in humanistic approaches to therapy. She has a passion for working with people of color to remember and reimagine the way they heal together in today's world. Claudia uses eight years of holistic life coaching experience and six years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition to support clients uncover their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them. She strongly believes in working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative, holistic coaching approach where together the practitioner and client can co-create new learning. Claudia works with an integrative approach using Divine messages from the Universe and Mother Earth, the sacred elements Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, the Four Directions, Chakra Energy Centers, energy clearing (limpias), and energetic reading with claircognizance (empathic sense) and clairsentience (psychic sensory) to help recommend ritualistic practice to aid healing and uncovering your sacred self-knowledge. Social Handles IG @itsclaudiaparada https://www.instagram.com/itsclaudiaparada/ website www.claudiaparadaenergy.com

Jennifer is a Independent Quality Consultant (Quality Assurance/Quality Control) with over 20 years of industry experience in establishing and implementing quality systems for pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter drugs, biotechnology products, dietary supplements and cosmetics. Over the course of her career, she's faced multiple challenges in the clinical manufacturing arena including unreported serious adverse events, data falsification and potentially unsafe products being approved for use. In 2019, she left the industry and launched her own consulting business working exclusively with natural products.Jennifer received her B.A. in Biological Sciences (1991) from San Jose State University and went on to work as an Assistant Scientist in the field of Combinatorial Chemistry. Only four years into her career, she faced a major health crisis which baffled the allopathic M.D's who attempted to treat her. This ultimately led Jennifer into the world of natural medicine and psychology. She went on to receive her M.A. in Integral Counseling Psychology (2001) from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. In 2001, she was the recipient of a post-graduate research fellowship - The Krishnamurti-Buddha Scholarship offered by the Krishnamurti Foundation India - and spent two years living and studying philosophy in India.Jennifer is a lifelong student of self-transformation, a published author, expressive artist, instructional designer and modern-day medicine woman - trained in trauma-based expressive arts, rebirthing and divine breath, shamanic journey-work, holistic nutrition, advanced Gestalt therapy, somatic explorations, active meditations & embodied mindfulness.You can find Jennifer here:Telegram @therealsunriserubyOdysee/LBRY https://odysee.com/@jenniferbruce:6

Brandilyn Bee Clay's initiation into the spiritual realm was a literal out-of-body reaction she felt when she was only six years old and had her first orgasm by herself. At that precise moment of release, she became aware that her Yoni was a divine portal to Source.  In this episode, she walks us through her sacred, sensual, and soulful journey: from her childhood awakening and dramatic departure from the Mormon church to her re-learning process of reclaiming pleasure as her divine birthright after traumatic sexual assault in her twenties.  Throughout each shedding, Brandilyn slowly began to reconnect with energetic gifts and feminine intuition she had stifled through adolescence, integrating her inner intelligence with the external field of psychology, neuroscience, and energy medicines. Brandilyn has a Master's Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology, a Master's Certification in Intuition Medicine, is a sound healer who plays the harp, singing bowls and much more.  I was also honored to experience an intuitive energy healing session with her, which released heavy emotional baggage I had been carrying subconsciously from birthing my new book. I can't wait for you all to sample her soothing, grounding sound bath medicine at the end of our conversation.  The Ceremonial Offering Brandilyn invites you to lay down or sit in a lotus position to calm your nervous system and drop into your body. Draw in the support from the universe as you breathe deep, surrender to the force of gravity, and plug yourself into the roots of the earth. Remember, you do not need to hold it all.   Resources: Alyson on IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamalysoncharles/ (@iamalysoncharles) Website: https://brandilynbee.com/ (brandilynbee.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandilynbee/?hl=en (@brandilynbee) Thanks tohttps://staranimalsundays.com/ ( Star Animal Sundays) for sponsoring this episode! This conscious jewelry brand is a powerful and fun way to tune into the shamanic teachings of the animal world. Head tohttps://staranimalsundays.com/ ( staranimalsundays.com) to find the animal that speaks to you the most and use the code STARPOWER for 10% off your next purchase. Using this code also donates 25% of sales to The Boa Foundation's mission to preserve indigenous and ancient wisdom traditions, a cause that's very close to my heart. Thanks to https://www.letsgetchecked.com/us/en/home-micronutrient-test/?irgwc=1&clickid=Vf72cNWb8xyLWiAxU-SAVSQkUkBxHU3X:3V8U80&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=8695&utm_content=Thyroid%20test_TEXT_LINK_&utm_term=314846_ (Let's Get Checked) for sponsoring this episode. Measure vital nutrient levels and identify critical imbalances with at-home health testing. Select your test, send it by mail, and get the results sent online. Head to https://www.letsgetchecked.com/us/en/home-micronutrient-test/?irgwc=1&clickid=Vf72cNWb8xyLWiAxU-SAVSQkUkBxHU3X:3V8U80&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=8695&utm_content=Thyroid%20test_TEXT_LINK_&utm_term=314846_ (trylgc.com/ccp) and use the code “CCP20” for a special discount at checkout.  Ceremony Circle is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

Brandilyn Clay is a devoted wife and mother, a mompreneur, an integral psychotherapist, a spiritual teacher, an intuitive energy healer and sound healer. She weaves mindfulness, psychotherapy and Intuitive medicine to create a modality that bridges energy, shamanism and psychology, showing her clients the path for how to live in vibrational harmony. She obtained her Masters degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, along with her Masters certification in Intuition Medicine from the Academy of Intuition medicine. She founded her healing practice brandilynbee.com and Crosspollen.co, a conscious clothing line that empowers women. She is now creating The Mothers Hive, a virtual sanctuary and sisterhood, that will support Mothers through the challenges of motherhood.  If You Enjoy The Thought Room Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts. 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Topics Explored:  6:00 How Brandilyn found music and how she got into sound healing 11:00 Stepping away from the Mormon Church and finding a new form of spirituality  25:00 Sexual and emotional healing and experiencing pleasure 34:00 The connection between sexuality, spirit and sound 41:00 Sexual trauma and opening up conversations with loved ones regarding safety 51:00 How we can teach or children about sexuality and end cycles of trauma  56:30 Brandilyn’s experience with psychedelics and how they have helped shape her life 61:00 Contemplating death and Brandilyn’s experience of giving birth  78:00 Brandilyn’s divine connection with bees and how it has helped her discover her spirit  84:00 What is Amrita?  86:00 How to connect with Brandilyn  Resources: Urban Tantra - Barbara Carrellas Subscribe to The Thought Room:  Apple | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g Connect with Brandilyn Clay: Instagram | @brandilynbee Website | brandilynbee.com   Connect with Hallie Rose: Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/  Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/ThoughtRoomPod YouTube |http://bit.ly/ThoughtRoomYouTube  Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com  Email | thoughtroompodcast@gmail.com    Sign up for the TRP Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com    HELP SUPPORT THIS SHOW!    → SUBSCRIBE:  Apple Podcasts +  Spotify + Stitcher +  Google Podcasts     → LEAVE A SHORT APPLE PODCASTS REVIEW:  Would you please consider leaving a typed review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? 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Recorded everywhere from hotel rooms in New York City, to a camper van in Maine; from the coastal forests of Costa Rica, to a picnic blanket amongst grapes in a vineyard in Sedona—host Hallie Rose captures rich, face-to-face interviews and intimate storytelling in a variety of eccentric locations. From musicians to mathematicians, life coaches to psychonauts, PhDs to professional athletes—we’ll invite them all to step into the Thought Room to spill their stories and share their most distilled wisdom. The show covers a breadth of topics including psychology, spirituality, sex & relationships, psychedelics, ayahuasca, non-violent communication, law of attraction, bio-hacking, fitness, nutrition, alternative health, personal development, business & entrepreneurship, mindfulness, yoga, and meditation.   Quotes from my guests on Psychedelics: “Psychedelics are like a direct portal to the Psyche” - Erick Godsey “What my experience with psychedelics has taught me is that all the magic is here!” - Kyle Buller “The medicines have a way of changing one's perspective powerfully and profoundly.” - Luke Storey “Psychedelics are not suppressed because they are dangerous to users; they’re suppressed because they provoke unconventional thought, which threatens any number of elites and institutions that would rather do our thinking for us.” - Dr. Dennis McKenna   Quotes from my guests on Consciousness: “I’m a true believer that our lives are a product of our imagination.” - Ollie Ollerton “Never let those who lack belief in themselves rob you of yours.” - Dorian Yates “Your ability to feel good in any kind of environment is up to you.” - Dr. Craig Koniver   Quotes from my guests on Ayahuasca: “And I am leaving, knowing — I don’t want my dharma revealed to me...I want to create it, I want to walk it, I want to dance it, moment by moment. Thank you, Ayahuasca.” - Erick Godsey “Ayahuasca is a symbiotic ally of the human species.” - Dennis McKenna   Celebrated guests include Dr. Dennis McKenna, Justin Wren, Erick Godsey, Ollie Ollerton & Dorian Yates.    Hey, you! Yes, you! We need your support! Want to help us land some of our dream guests like Dr. Joe Dispenza, Tara Brach, Rick Doblin, Marianne Williamson, Aubrey Marcus? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave us a short review on Apple to help us reach our goal of 200 written reviews! Your support really makes a difference. Leave your IG handle in your review to receive a personal thank you message from Hallie Rose.    Want to connect us with a guest for the show? Visit http://thoughtroompodcast.com/contact/ 

Anna Benassi walks us through these times with some great information on how to support individuals and partners  through these times of covid.Anna  a Licensed Marriage and Family Psychotherapist. Anna enjoys working with people who identify as on the fringe, people who may look like they fit in but don't feel like they do. Anna also specializes in working with other psychotherapists and social workers who need their own therapists. Anna has extensive training in grief and loss, couples counseling, group counseling and Gestalt  therapy. Anna has been teaching at the California institute of integral studies for the last four years and currently an assistant professor core faculty for Integral Counseling Psychology program. Anna has been a practicing Buddhist for the last 27 years in the Vipassana tradition.http://www.annabenassi.com/ 

To watch the video of this episode, please go to: https://youtu.be/My0FPwqFFvs How can altered states of consciousness be helpful in psychotherapy? What can ketamine and MDMA contribute to healing? What are therapeutic sessions of these medicines like? Welcome to latest episode of Kaleidoscope of Possibilities, in which Dr. Adriana talks with Veronika Gold, MFT of Polaris Insight Center in San Francisco. They discuss Ketamine and MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, supporting clients with spiritual emergence, depression, OCD, trauma, and PTSD and offering a different path to healing. Don’t miss this fascinating and enlightening discussion of what is truly possible with these medicines. In this episode:Veronika’s storyStan Grof’s pioneering workPsychedelicsHolotropic BreathworkExpanded or non-ordinary states of consciousnessTherapeutic value of altered statesKetamine therapyMDMA clinical trialsEmergence phenomenonWhat comes up with a ketamine experience? Challenging experiences and healing potentialSpiritual EmergenceTrauma, MDMA, and healingA beautiful way of supporting and healing traumatic experiencesA typical therapeutic MDMA session Integration processTrial results and future possibilities Resources mentioned in this episode:Veronika’s websites: www.polarisinsight.com and https://www.veronikagold.com/Esalen: https://www.esalen.orgStanislav Grof, MD, PhD: http://www.stangrof.comMultidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS): https://maps.org/ About Veronika:Veronika Gold is a co-founder, CEO, therapist, trainer and consultant at Polaris Insight Center, a San Francisco based clinic providing Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. She is a sub-investigator and co-therapist in the MAPS Clinical Program for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD. Veronika received her MA in Clinical Psychology from the Charles University in Prague, and her MA in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She is a certified EMDR therapist and training facilitator, Organic Intelligence Expert, and Realization Process Teacher.  “These medicines can be really helpful and they have potential for consciousness exploration.” – Veronika Would you like to continue this conversation and connect with other people who are interested in exploring these topics? Please join us on our Facebook group!(https://www.facebook.com/groups/KaleidoscopeOfPossibilities/) About your host:Dr. Adriana Popescu is a clinical psychologist, addiction and trauma specialist, and empowerment coach who is based in San Francisco, California and practices worldwide. For more information on Dr. Adriana, her sessions and classes, please visit: https://adrianapopescu.org/ You can also follow her on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAdrianaPopescu/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrianapopescu/?hl=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/DrAdrianaPLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-popescu-ph-d-03793Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dradrianapopescuYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflL0zScRAZI3mEnzb6viVA Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Dr. Adriana Popescu and her guests. The content expressed therein should not be taken as psychological or medical advice. The content here is for informational or entertainment purposes only. Please consult your healthcare professional for any medical or treatment questions.This website or podcast is not to be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in any legal sense or as a basis for legal proceedings or expert witness testimony. Listening, reading, emailing, or interacting on social media with our content in no way establishes a client-therapist relationship. 

Welcome to the Trust Talk Sessions. Join a collective of former guests and I for a 19-day dive into Trust to celebrate 100 episodes of Trust your Sacred Feminine Flow. Each conversation offers an intimate glimpse into the challenges and precious moments experienced in our journey to trust. Claudia and I explored Trust in our Feeling, Trust in Ourselves. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Claudia completed my Bachelors at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Integral Counseling Psychology, training in humanistic approaches to therapy.  She has a passion for working with people of color to re-member and reimagine the way they heal together in today’s world. Claudia uses eight years of holistic life coaching experience and six years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition to support clients uncover their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them. She strongly believes in working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative, holistic coaching approach where together the “practitioner” and “client” can co-create a new learning.  Claudia works with an integrative approach using Divine messages from the Universe and Mother Earth, the sacred elements Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, the Four Directions, Chakra Energy Centers, energy clearing (limpias), and energetic reading with claircognizance (empathic sense) and clairsentience (psychic sensory) to help recommend ritualistic practice to aid healing and uncovering your sacred self knowledge. https://www.claudiaparadaenergy.com/ For all details on today’s Trust Talk Session Giveaway: https://bit.ly/2Y0I6m2   

In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with healer and coach Natalie Zacharias about boundaries, intuition and protecting our energetic bodies in turbulent times. Natalie started her healing journey at a young age when she was introduced to different energy practitioners and spiritual healers. She was 12 years old when she was first introduced to energetic healing through Reiki practitioners and Curanderos from Mexico. Natalie graduated with her Bachelors in Psychology in 2008 and after spending 6 years working in the corporate world, she decided to pursue a Master’s in Psychology. She was specifically looking for the ways in which Psychology and Spirituality intersect and integrate. This led her to pursue her Master’s at the California Institute of Integral Studies where she completed her degree in Integral Counseling Psychology in 2017. Natalie is a certified Emotion Code practitioner who is passionate about healing, helping people reconnect with their true essence, learning and giving gratitude for the gift of life.  “In choosing sovereignty, I can play a role in changing what’s happening around me,” says Natalie. We discuss how to stay grounded in chaotic spaces (like staying centered at the grocery stores these days!) We talk about daily cleansing practices and tools for raising your frequency. We talk about triggers and having compassion for ourselves as we explore our wounds and shadows. We touch on leaning into support from elements, nature spirits and ancestors. We also talk about: Releasing shame around being a spiritual person How to release stuck energy Entities and conflict Connecting with the Earth wherever you are How to make a cleansing herbal bath

A San Francisco bay area native, Claudia completed her undergrad at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and is currently pursuing a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology to become a licensed marriage and family therapist. She has a passion for working with people of color to re-member and reimagine the way we heal together in today’s world. Claudia uses her eight years of holistic coaching with five years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition (Curanderismo) to support clients in uncovering their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them. She holds a strong belief in working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative, holistic coaching approach where together the “practitioner” and “client” can co-create a new learning. Claudia works with an integrative approach using sacred elements, Chakras, energy clearing (limpias), and energetic reading with claircognizance (empathic sense) and clairsentience (psychic sensory) to help recommend ritualistic practice to aid healing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucy499/message

Do you trust your inner-knowing in your process of self-healing and transformation? Claudia Parada shares her beautiful story of how trust led her on a path of energy-work. A San Francisco bay area native, she completed her undergrad at San Francisco State University Latinx Studies Program and is currently pursuing a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology to become a licensed marriage and family therapist.   Claudia has a passion for working with people of color to re-member and reimagine the way we heal together in today’s world. Claudia uses her eight years of holistic coaching with five years of apprenticeship in Mesoamerican tradition (Curanderismo) to support clients in uncovering their own inner wisdom around what health and healing mean for them. She holds a strong belief in working in a non-hierarchical, collaborative, holistic coaching approach where together the “practitioner” and “client” can co-create a new learning. Claudia works with an integrative approach using sacred elements, Chakras, energy clearing (limpias), and energetic reading with claircognizance (empathic sense) and clairsentience (psychic sensory) to help recommend ritualistic practice to aid healing. Learn more about Claudia's work at http://instagram.com/claudia_parada_ Subscribe to this podcast and learn more about Yolanda's work at http://theenergeticalchemist.com

In today’s conversation we had a great chat with Kim Burris a licensed Marriage & Family therapist in California. She is a Holistic psychotherapist. Some things we loved about this conversation:  understanding what holistic psychotherapy is Kim made it really normal for us all to recognize that life is challenging and we will all have have issues that we are facing or going to face.  Spiritual Bypassing - what that is Motherhood and how important it is to do motherhood with community. How challenging it can be and Postpartum depression  What the meaning of life might be… We talk about suffering and how it may bring us further into who we are are why we are here.   Kim Burris, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in El Dorado Hills, CA (LMFT #98927). She has been exploring the interweaving of psychology and spirituality for over 20 years and is continually transformed and humbled by the process.     Kim received her undergraduate education from USC where she studied religion and psychology and discovered the world of transpersonal psychology. It was at this time Kim knew I wanted to pursue my masters degree and become a therapist. She also was introduced to the study and practice of yoga which has been a continuous presence and guiding force in her life ever since.  She also knew she had a lot of life to live and needed time to discover more about herself before serving others. Kim pursued a career in music, living in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. She also worked in the corporate world for many years as a business consultant in the technology industry. After years of living in major cities and exploring many of the nooks and crannies in her own psyche she knew it was time to pursue her dream of being a therapist and began my studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco where she received her Masters’s Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology.   You Can find out more about Kim and all her offerings on her website https://www.kimburris.com or find her on Instagram @kim.burris.psychotherapy

This week I am talking to William Peters from The Shared Crossing Project The Shared Crossing Project was founded by William Peters, a marriage and family therapist at the Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara. William specializes in end-of-life and afterlife phenomena, and has had two Near Death Experiences and various Shared Death Experiences. He served as a hospice volunteer with the Zen Hospice Project at Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. William has worked as a teacher and social worker in Belize, Guatemala, and Peru. William holds a Masters of Education in Group Dynamics from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Master of Arts in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley, CA. William is a Brian Weiss certified past life regression therapist. www.sharedcrossing.com

Episode 32 - Dr. Cole Marta and Shannon Clare Carlin A live panel moderated by Zach Leary - The State of the Psychedelic Union This episode of the MAPS Podcast was recorded live at the PsyFire festival in L.A. and is moderated by Zach Leary featuring Dr. Cole Marta and Shannon Clare Carlin. The discussion covers the current state of psychedelic research as it relates to the MDMA Phase 3 clinical trials and what those exactly look like, anti-depressant treatments with Ketamine, the Zendo Project and cognitive liberty for all of us. Listen and get informed by these two brilliant minds who are the front lines of psychedelic research on a day to day level by making it their lifes work and purpose. Shannon Clare Carlin Shannon is dedicated to working with people through addiction, trauma, relationship, and the body. She received her Master’s Degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2014, including a practicum working with youth on moderation management for drug and alcohol use. Dr. Cole Marta Cole is the principal investigator at the Los Angeles site in the phase 3 trial of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. We discuss Ketamine therapy, the synaptic cleft, and the strange and mysterious workings of the inner brain.        

I'm back! My first official blog post and podcast episode as a married woman! Okay that just sounds weird, but I wanted to acknowledge the fact that I've been gone for the past 2 weeks and that my amazing and wonderful team took over the blog to show off their skills. Clearly I'm a lucky woman having Tanya and Georgia by my side! Oh and C :) He's pretty great too. Today's podcast episode is near and dear to my heart. I've invited the incredible Kat Dahlen onto the show to chat about therapy, how it benefits us and why everyone should have a therapist. Kat is a holistic psychotherapist who has her masters in Integral Counseling Psychology. She takes an individualized approach while incorporating the best of both eastern and western techniques. She's incredible! Having been in therapy for most of my adult life, I can 100% vouch for its benefits. That being said, there is still so much stigma around therapy and mental health so I hope today's episode can help dispel the myths out there and bring some light to a very important conversation. Here are a few other things we cover in today's episode: Kat's journey and how she became a holistic pyschotherapist What is "holistic psychotherapy" and how does it differ from other types of therapy? Mental health stigma and why therapy isn't just for those who struggle with their mental health Who should be in therapy and when should you start going? How Kat incorporates eastern and western techniques into her practice "Emotional fluency" and why its important to identify your emotions Anxiety and why it isn't an emotional state but a clue to your emotions Isolation and why so many people struggle with anxiety and depression What advice she would give to her 20 year old self Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Kat: Website: https://www.kdahlentherapy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapywithkat/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kdahlentherapy/

Download James Norwood, MA, joins Kyle and Michelle Hobart for a talk about spiritual emergence, madness, entheogens, and the Gnosis Retreat Center. Learn more about Gnosis: http://www.gnosisretreatcenter.org/ [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4-lJWwwRc8] A brief introduction to Gnosis Suppose you come to the end of your tether, can no longer cope, have a break-down, fall apart, go to pieces. To whom would you turn? Where would you go? What alternatives do you have when you desperately need help, but have little, if any, say in the kind of help available? When a person’s suffering becomes insupportable, to him or herself and to others, and yet persists, that person is in a state of distress. Once you find yourself in distress you come to realize that you are at the mercy of other people. Which of those people are you willing to be at their mercy, for better or worse? To whom are you willing to entrust your life? If you don’t happen to know anyone who comes to mind, then how will you go about finding someone you can trust? Do such persons exist? Gnosis Retreat Center aspires to be such a place, by providing a safe place to be, when you are alone and afraid, confused, bereft, and not sure whom to turn to for help. Gnosis is a household that is populated by others like yourself, a refuge for those who are lost, afraid, bewildered, or simply seeking a fresh start, who may, if they choose, get over their ordeal and see it through, without jeopardy. If you want to learn more about spiritual emergence(y) check out this online webinar: Spiritual Emergence or Psychosis? Links Gnosis Website: Gnosisretreatcenter.org Gnosis Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Gnosisretreatcenter/ Gnosis Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA1MQyM14pcKhu96Zr5e2WA?view_as=subscriber  Gnosis donations: https://www.youcaring.com/gnosisretreatcenter-752245 Gnosis Twitter: https://twitter.com/GnosisRetreatC Tickets for our upcoming event, Mad To Be Normal | The West Coast Premiere can be found here: madtobenormal.eventbrite.com Additional video link of interest to the viewers: This is the video of the talk on Why Radical Community is Vital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOI_qT0mDKs&t=15s About James Norwood, MA James Norwood, MA, is a doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California. Norwood is presently working as a clinical intern, researching MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in concert with the Multi-Disciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies, and is on the board of directors of Free Association Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides alternatives to treatment for people with altered experiences of reality in the Bay Area. About Michelle Anne Hobart, MA Michelle Anne Hobart, MA: is a practitioner of energy medicine and holistic health educator. She holds a BS in Biology, and an MA in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness. Currently, she is doing coursework in Integral Counseling Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies. Michelle is an advocate for the Neurodiversity movement and a certified Spiritual Emergence Coach. She supports sensitive, empathic people whose gifts and experiences have been judged or oppressed and who are in the process of reclaiming and recovering their self-care, power, and personal truth. Michelle offers workshops, retreats, support groups, and one-on-one sessions.

  Download Joe and Kyle talk to Shannon Clare Petitt about the current state of MDMA research and what MAPS needs to do in the next number of months with the FDA as the phase three trials become approved. A few days after the interview the New York Times reported that the phase three research was approved. Shannon's story is great and optimistic. If you are interested in how to get a job in the psychedelic field, this is certainly an episode you'll want to listen to. We also discuss some possible tweaks to the studies that could be done that may yield interesting results, and also why MAPS is taking the approach that they are (its the most straightforward way to push the research through the FDA).   Here is Shannon's bio from the MAPS staff page. Shannon Clare Petitt, M.A., MFTI, Therapist Training Program Coordinator and Zendo Project Community Engagement Coordinator Shannon received her Master’s in Integral Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2014, with a practicum working with youth on moderation management for drug and alcohol use. Her passions include working with addiction, trauma, relationship, the body, and nature. At the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies she serves as the Therapist Training Program Coordinator. She also leads Community Engagement for the Zendo Project, bringing harm reduction services to events and expanding efforts for awareness and integration of psychedelic experiences. Shannon is a co-therapist in a MAPS-sponsored Phase 2 trial researching MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for anxiety associated with life-threatening illness. She is a California native and can be found running outdoors anywhere she travels, dancing to the beat, and jumping in the ocean when she gets the chance! Links Psychedelic Salon Podcast Featuring Shannon, Rick Doblin and Annie Oak Zendo Project MAPS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzwFRbV9gg

Indigo Ocean Dutton is the founder of Aspiratech, Awaken Business Consulting, and Phone Buddies Peer Counseling Community. She is the author of Being Bliss and Micro Habits for Major Happiness. Listen on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn Indigo and I discussed: 03:00 -  Whether there was any significance or meaning to the name Indigo Ocean 04:00 -  Her life's story leading up to her time spent in Bali 09:00 -  What provided the winning mindset to achieve so much after leaving Bali 13:45 -  How she went from being a 1099 business consulting contractor making $23/hr, moved up to $75/hr and then jumped ship to running her own show and getting a $300k contract inside of 2 years 25:00 -  What gets her out of her comfort zone and reaching for new and higher heights  29:30 -  She shares two (2) effective foundation steps every new entrepreneurs must get right  Links and resources mentioned: Indigo's Website Indigo Ocean on LinkedIn Indigo Ocean on Twitter Indigo Ocean on YouTube Indigo's Fav Book: The Power of Myths by Joseph Campbell Indigo Ocean's Bio Indigo Ocean Dutton, MA is the founder of the Aspiratech corporate business technology consulting and training firm and Awaken Business Consulting business development programs for spiritually oriented entrepreneurs. Indigo is also the founder of the Phone Buddies Peer Counseling Community, one of her service projects. She is also the author of Being Bliss and Micro Habits for Major Happiness. Indigo received her MA in Integral Counseling Psychology from the CA Institute of Integral Studies and her BA in International Commerce from Brown University. Indigo’s background working with youths stretches over several decades. Most recently she has taught meditation to incarcerated teenagers as an instructor at Mind, Body Awareness Institute, developed and taught a teen entrepreneur development workshop at Berkeley Youth Alternatives, and served on the Board of Directors of Future Leaders Institute. Before returning to CA in 2007, Indigo worked as a school based Behavioral Health Specialist for the state of Hawaii. Indigo began volunteering in her teens, creating a county Youth Council at the age of 15 and a summer crafts camp for younger children later that same year. She has been a dance teacher, land trust community builder, and radio talk show host, among her many work/service endeavors over the years. Thanks for Listening! We appreciate you visiting our site today and for helping to bring awareness to the Trailblazers.FM podcast. Please leave an honest review for The Trailblazers Podcast on iTunes & Stitcher! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to get automatic updates! It’s free! Subscribe / Listen on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or TuneIn