Our Guest today is Mariel Pastor

www.character-mapping.com⁠

Mariel made the more-obvious-than-it-seems progression from entertainment industry executive to mental health therapist - a move she’s never regretted. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Portland, Oregon, and an international trainer for Internal Family Systems therapy (also known as IFS) -  a powerful psycho-spiritual approach developed by Richard Schwartz that brings wholeness and healing to the "multiple characters in our minds”. 

Mariel is the principal author of the official training manual for IFS, and comes to us today with a personal endeavor called Character Mapping - her psychological toolbox that helps actors, writers and directors build comprehensive character backstories with tools for using the storytelling craft for artistic self-discovery. 

Our conversation started out with how she works with artists as a therapist and then moved into her work in character mapping and vicarious trauma and the importance of having healthy boundaries between actor and character.

Character Mapping is available as online masterclasses, workshops and customized coaching. 

Go to www.character-mapping.com to learn more.