Jan C. Thorpe, PhD, a storyteller from childhood, has been a psychotherapist in private practice for 30 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Pennsylvania she grew up in Southern California where she swam in the ocean, rode horses and shocked her friends, brother and parents with scary stories as much as she could. Her first book, Ancestors, has received four- and five-star reviews.

About the Podcast In Other Words Podcast brings you conversations with authors, creators, and storytellers about the craft, the chaos, and the joy of making art.