Pondering Life Adventures

Grab your coffee, tea, or hot chocolate for this winter holiday episode kicking it off with some nostalgia to provide just a bit of levity in the otherwise serious nature of our every day. Fair warning – this episode dives headfirst into the reality of LGBTQ+ lives in our current political environment AND INCLUDES FOUL LANGUAGE. Listen in as we process in real time the situations that we currently find our families in and how we deal with it on a daily basis.

From navigating repair of storm damage, to wrapping their heads around baffling local politics, as well as some fun interludes of parenting - such as engaging young readers, traveling with children, and youth sports - this episode is a ride. So, grab your cup of coffee or tea and drop in on Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as they chat about their world.

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and join in with Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as they chat about family Thanksgiving, complete with road trip, aging parents, higher math, and conflicting emotions about celebrating colonization. After that little journey, listen in on the updates of navigating LGBTQIA+ systemic oppression in our daily lives. We try to hold space for both gratitude and grace along the way. It’s a trip, for sure!

Grab your cup of coffee or tea and listen in to Dr. Bobbi Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung (who is NOT wearing black in this episode) as they chat about a recent conference they attended. We reflect on opportunities for inclusion, micro and macro aggressions, being an ally, when to speak up and when to take a pass, and just the long-term wear and tear of living in a world as chaotic as it is right now for so very many people.

Grab your cup of coffee and join Bobbi and Maurie for a little bit of a trip down memory road as we chat about photo memories, perms, and gray hair, when we jump

Grab that cup of coffee or tea and listen in to an author's meeting as we meet up with our co-authors Tony Alvarez, Kim Sacksteder, Gary Stauffer, and Anita Tucker! Although this fun conversation came about because we met to write our second adventure therapy book, it is really a deep dive into how to truly collaborate with others to make great things happen.

Grab your coffee or tea and join Dr. Bobbie Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as we discuss how we attend to our self-care even when we feel challenged and threatened ... a lot. We acknowledge that resiliency and self-care skills do not erase the facts of ourvery challenging and difficult things are happening in our world right now. And, of course, we still have to deal with the reality of what we are dealing with in our every day. However, by shifting our mindset that these practices aren’t the solution, but they are part of the process to help stabilize ourselves and mitigate the impact of the stressors in our lives, we can re-center on joy, or perhaps even delight, in our every day as well.

Grab that coffee or tea and settle in for a conversation with our conversation with a Gen Z thinker about what is happening in our world. You will find hope and insight, even though we are still swimming in the same soup. Ultimately, the advice is to expand your social support networks, take care of yourself, and do the right thing.

Join Bobbi Beale, PsyD, and Maurie Lung, PhD, for a truly inspirational conversation with Lor Saborin, a renowned climber, therapist, and LGBTQ activist. Not only do we hear about their amazing climbing background, we also chat about the balance of stepping out of the stressful moments and facing them head on while focusing on creating a welcoming and loving world. By the end, you will be energized to stop waiting for the world around us to change and start fueling yourself with joy and connection as we all struggle to find hope in this difficult times.

Even when you feel like staying in bed all day, sometimes we