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WHY EVERYONE IS LIKE A PAINTING

T H E   P O D C A S T  New THEORY JOY IS NOW episode is here! This week I discuss my thoughts on the psychoanalytic continuum model, which I reference often, okay like every single episode. Learn more about this fascinating and surprisingly optimistic model of human behavior. I'll discuss its origins, strengths, shortcomings and of course reveal the reason why everyone is like a painting. Spoiler alert, it's 100% beautiful.This episode is out now on Apple Podcasts and everywhere you listen, including Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon, and more to come. I'd love it if you gave it a listen and left a review and dropped some stars. It will really help others find the podcast. In the meantime, you...

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JOY IS NOW: LET'S TALK RAGE WITH SHARON ZIMMERMAN

T H E   P O D C A S T  Join me this week for a lively EMOTION SEGMENT discussion about all things rage. I host Bay Area metalsmith educator Sharon Zimmerman and we come in hot on anger, rage, and all things in between. From the psych research of Dr. Ryan Martin and Dr. Jason Cowell, to Object Relations psychoanalytic theory and our fascination with epigenetics, Sharon and I handle all the emotional regulation! If you're not angry, you're not paying attention! Can't wait for you to listen!! Find JOY here.

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JOY IS NOW: THESE THREE THINGS WITH KATIE STEWARD

T H E   P O D C A S T  For this exciting THESE THREE THINGS SEGMENT discussion, I am delighted to host KATIE STEWARD, founder of SHION STUDIO, a New York based creative studio focused on helping businesses in pivotal moments of growth. Join us while we discuss overcoming fear, the simple truth of good work, and how the best ideas come when we step away from the screen. Virtual high fives all around for this fun and enlightening episode!Can't wait for you to listen!! Find JOY here.

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INTRODUCING JOY IS NOW THE PODCAST!

T H E   P O D C A S T  Hi Friends! I am so thrilled to announce the debut of my newest podcast, JOY IS NOW. It has been a labor of love these last few months and I have been working towards its launch for the last year or so. It just took a while for all the puzzle pieces to come together. But I am so happy with how things fell into place.I LOVE psychology! It's the study of human behavior after all and isn't that pretty much everything? Psychology is the one thing that we all have in common, yet we don't talk about it nearly as much as we should. That's where JOY IS NOW comes...

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