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I love a good road trip, traveling, and making things with my hands. Photography was my first love, and these days I also love making pottery and painting. I’m happy in the water or on my bike, and I will absolutely pull over for a great sky. Big, fluffy clouds, the sun, the moon, the stars. I love them all. Same goes for saguaro cacti, the light in Marfa, Texas, and a good campfire. I collect quotes and love philosophy, poetry, meditation, books, fairy tales, myths, and podcasts… any thing that makes me think or moves me! Stand-up comedy gets me through. And Willie Nelson. His voice just calms me. I love learning, playing, being part of a community that helps each other, and speaking Spanish (apparently even in my sleep). I plant more flowers in my yard that I can keep up with and love growing pineapples. And every so often I take on a wildly complicated recipe or ambitious bake thanks to The Great British Bake Off. Most the fun is sharing it! I love to sing. I have a karaoke machine that lives in my house. I’m a little shy about singing in public, but have no problem dancing and cutting a rug in public! I also love movies and talking about them long after the credits roll. Life can be hard on us humans, and I try to stay close to what I’m grateful for through the ups and downs. I’ve been through my share of trauma and years of helpful therapy. I’m also a therapy nerd, and I give my whole heart to my work. Oh! And I love apologizing. It took a while to feel that way about it, but I feel proud to care for my relationships through repair, and keep in alignment with my values, and remember that it’s ok to make a mistake. And compassion for versions of past self who was learning. You can ‘t know it all or do it all perfectly all the time. You never know what you might like in this world. I’ll often give something a try and surprise myself. Turns out I enjoy demolition derbies, Sushi, sea shanties in old New England pubs, being anonymous in NYC or alone in the great wide open, being an auntie, oysters with a good mignonette, and a good ol' honky-tonk with some serious twang. Who would’ve guessed?! I have found that the price of admission to adventure is putting down preconceived notions, being open and curious, and accepting the occasional disappointment and well as the delight. As for things I could do without? I really don’t care for flavor of dill (yuck!) and being overly “helped” at the hardware store when I’m happily figuring something out on my own. I am quite handy and will generally learn to make repairs or build things myself. And I am tenacious… so I’m still trying to get tickets to Saturday Night Live. For so many years every August, I enter the SNL lottery for tickets! 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The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500613410184-WSBJ5XBEPZHUQIGRMYWI/image-asset.jpeg BOOKS - Loving What Is In the midst of a normal life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left her, and now in Loving What Is you can discover the same freedom through The Work. The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light. As Katie says, “It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500613652107-GNVMHJ6D218NGOMJ3MS6/image-asset.jpeg BOOKS - Hold Me Tight   This idea, once controversial, is now supported by science, and has become widely popular among therapists around the world. In Hold Me Tight, Dr. Sue Johnson presents Emotionally Focused Therapy to the general public for the first time. Johnson teaches that the way to save and enrich a relationship is to reestablish safe emotional connection and preserve the attachment bond. With this in mind, she focuses on key moments in a relationship-from "Recognizing the Demon Dialogue" to "Revisiting a Rocky Moment" -- and uses them as touch points for seven healing conversations. Through case studies from her practice, illuminating advice, and practical exercises, couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and ensure a lifetime of love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500613934313-8WU4HZUKS6L6T8ZT7IVI/image-asset.jpeg BOOKS - Imaginary Crimes This liberating and important book shows us how to break out of the self-defeating behavior patterns that have been keeping us from attaining our most cherished goals. Many of our most serious psychological problems can be traced to a special form of guilt: the hidden guilt we feel toward our parents or other loved ones. Somewhere back in childhood we came to believe that by achieving independence, happiness, or success we would harm the ones we love. We judged ourselves guilty of imaginary crimes. And we have been punishing ourselves ever since. This self-punishment can take many forms. We may be plagued by feelings of anxiety or depression. We may sabotage our own efforts to form intimate, rewarding relationships. Or we may find ourselves destroying the relationships we already have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500616036670-LFXGSWNRFUN5XL8TNGTH/image-asset.jpeg BOOKS - Parenting from the Inside Out In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children. https://www.becomingimaginaltherapy.com/humor-1 daily 0.75 2017-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586547854-PSBPZU660S3I6OMCXGNS/miniature-sculpture-by-to-004.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586605621-TAEK06B0CI6EHXRNNU1U/believe+in+myself.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586669662-UE8G3YYPYAY1IV37CJVH/image-asset.jpeg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586804312-6BNKYY5KK2DEVQ7ACY2L/pick+your+battles.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586763633-BT828O54BYNNT5FFCP7P/image-asset.jpeg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1502691197391-4EHG2L7EVCXF46XJD2R9/062717_SomethingNew-1024x843.png HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500586845281-TKCM4C5ETL22P6LO03GP/destroy+feelings.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1504140786756-VZBS2T9RZ61ZFMGJUE8M/achieve.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1502691289071-8AZUGPCNVQCJN5USLH8S/you+need+to+believe+unicorn.jpg HUMOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1502691112417-Y0FRCSJD70RW3KE9OLLN/image-asset.jpeg HUMOR https://www.becomingimaginaltherapy.com/podcasts-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500612881865-71YISSTH5YVZFPN5XTZP/Deer+in+forest+with+record+player.jpg Podcasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500587726484-LD7156JP2DC5L9U6ECSX/kirk-honda-humberto-c.jpg Podcasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500587935438-BM3PUQL6JLK6SZT51PFP/invisibiliapodcast_icon_hotpink-01_sq-2359778531d9733109e3674a5cecf5a711aa511f-s400-c85.jpg Podcasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1500613090983-4MFK5WD5REJ5LWB2QAI1/hiddenbrain_sq-c52ddc28021ba306c99f2a94f06e0f649b0b62cd-s400-c85.jpg Podcasts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59668766ebbd1a6d4100ba57/1c7ab468-b158-4475-9f2f-7e1991fb00fe/Image+2-1-26+at+7.51%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Podcasts - This Jungian Life This Jungian Life is a popular, critically acclaimed podcast where three certified Jungian analysts—Lisa, Deb, and Joseph—explore complex life topics, culture, and personal psychology through the lens of Carl Jung. 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