
Winter 2024 Psychedelic Studies Course Offering
THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE: TRANSCENDENT PERSONAL GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION

Summer 2023 in Psychedelic Studies
I wanted to let you know that the registration link for my summer course is posted now on the Southwestern College website:
Emerging Trends in Psychopharmacology: Ethical use of Psychedelics and Other Substances used to treat…

Working with internalized racialized identity
I cannot speak for others, however, I will speak for myself.
As a second-generation Chinese-American female, the Asian hate crimes were upsetting initially mostly because I worried about the safety of my mother and other Asians (friends,…

Interoceptive Awareness - Getting past the story
I am currently in the process of taking an mPEAK meditation course (meditation for peak performance) with Kate Reynolds in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and one resource she shared with our class was on interoceptive awareness.
"Interoceptive awareness…

Why to replace negativity & self-punishing statements with self-compassion if you want to change
I was recently listening to Dr. Kelly McGonigal, psychologist-neuroscience-researcher, talk about how the brain changes in her audio-course: "The Neuroscience of Change: A Compassion-Based Program for Personal Transformation."
A few things…

How I work
When people ask how I work with trauma, I go back to my roots and framework learning about the neurobiology of trauma that I learned from beloved mentors (Candace Saunders, Lyn Sanford) at Simmons College. It was their exposure to the idea…

The parts inside of us
Ukrainian artist Alexander Milov created this sculpture, called Love.
Photo source: Vitaliy Deynega (See more photos here.)
I think this sculpture is brilliant. Often my clients don't realize that there are young, child parts that…

Adverse Child Experiences (ACEs) - Factors affecting PTSD symptoms
Check out this excellent infographic posted and shared from the ACEs study. Adverse Childhood Experiences are a key factor in PTSD symptoms. I often tell my clients there is large "T" trauma and small "t" trauma. ACEs increase the likelihood…

What is EMDR? Francine Shapiro Q&A
Francine Shapiro created EMDR through her own experience. Many clients are curious what EMDR is, and how it is used to treat trauma. It is not always indicated or appropriate! I use a combination of EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, because…

States of change
A good friend from Spain (thanks, Almudena Uribe! Bisous!), who is also a therapist, posted this lovely picture from a Polish artist who created this piece of artwork.
Even without speaking Polish, doesn't it make sense?
This sums…

What makes a Resilient mind?
NOVA (on PBS) just published an article, "What makes a Resilient mind?" about what makes a resilient mind. Lots of interesting thoughts here.
One one hand, researchers within the article talk about how resilience is a combination of factors,…