Episode 6: Naming Your Pain as a Practice

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

Episode 5: Naming Specific Pains

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

Episode 4: You are Not Your Pain

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

Episode 3: The Quest to Find Names for Our Pain

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

Episode 2: Why We Don't Name Our Pain

SPECIAL SERIES!!

In this six part series I sit down with my friend, author, and podcast host, Sarah Bragg to discuss my new book!!

We will unpack and introduce you to the concepts of Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are from What Hurts.

Sarah is funny, relatable, and asks the best questions. This is a sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

Episode 1: Introduction to the Book

I am so excited and honored to have writer, artist, and author Jenai Auman on the Still Becoming Podcast. I enjoyed every minute of speaking with Jenai and instantly wanted to be her friend. Jenai's perspective on topics around church hurt and spiritual abuse were so wise, nuanced, and refreshing. I imagine you, like me, will find yourself thinking, "I never thought of it like that." And I imagine you, like me, will leave this conversation thinking in new ways, changed, and more hopeful.

Jenai Auman is a Filipina American writer, artist, and author of Othered: Finding Belonging in the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized. She draws from her years in church leadership as well as her trauma-informed training to write on healing and holistic spiritual formation. She received her bachelor's degree in behavioral health science and is currently pursuing a master's in spiritual formation at Northeastern Seminary. Jenai lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Tyler, and their sons, Quinn and Graham.

Instagram: instagram.com/jenaiaumanSubstack: jenaiauman.substack.comPurchase OTHERED: jenaiauman.com/otheredbook (or you can use this Amazon link if you prefer: https://a.co/d/eFyPs2g)

I am so excited and honored to have therapist and author Tasha Hunter back on the Still Becoming podcast. In this conversation we talk about Tasha's most recent book: tell me where it hurts. From Tasha's book, we discuss "excavating the wound," and "healing the wound." Tasha infuses an enormous amount of love in her writing and this book is no exception.

Tasha is the author of Liberation: an IFS-Inspired Companion for Psychedelic and Ancestral Medicine Experiences, Tell Me Where It Hurts: Poetry, Meditations, and Divinely Inspired Love Notes, and her memoir What Children Remember. Her writing has been featured in She Lives Her Truth. She hosts the podcast When We Speak and resides in North Carolina, where she also runs a small, mental health private practice.

Tasha Hunter (she/her/we) is a Black queer writer, teacher, and deep listener. A liberation-centered mental health therapist, she focuses on serving Black women, femmes, and the LGBTQIA community, believing that healing thrives in spaces where we are fully seen, heard, and valued. For her, personal liberation is inseparable from community and collective freedom. Tasha is a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems therapist and Certified Consultant, approaching healing through a decolonized, non-pathologizing lens.

To learn more about Tasha Hunter and her work visit her website, or subscribe to her newsletter:

https://www.tashahunterlcsw.com/about-tasha

https://substack.com/@tashathewriter

I am so excited and honored to have Terry Hargrave, Ph.D. and Sharon Hargrave, M.A. on the Still Becoming Podcast. I had the honor of being trained by them in their model: Restoration Therapy. I respect them clinically, and I love them personally. They are wise, experienced, and so relatable. Terry and Sharon take difficult concepts in marriages and break them down into actionable insights and behavior changes. They have a new book out today! Their new book : The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself.

Terry Hargrave, Ph.D. and Sharon Hargrave, M.A. are nationally recognized for their work in founding and developing Restoration Therapy and RelateStrong.  Terry has authored over 35 professional articles and sixteen books including 5 Days to a New Self (co-authored with Sharon Hargrave).  He is a former professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary and his work has been featured on ABC News 20/20, Good Morning America and CBS Early Morning.  Sharon formerly served as Executive Director of Pepperdine University’s Boone Center for the Family, works with program development, and was an affiliate faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary.  She specialized in working with conflicted couples, leadership relationships and intergenerational issues.  Both are licensed marriage and family therapists and have worked with individuals, couples and families for over 35 years.

https://www.restorationtherapytraining.com/

SharonHargrave.com

The Mindful Marriage- Amazon.com

These short guided meditations are ones I wish existed. They are topical, easy to follow, and made to feel therapeutic. They are short and combined with very calming music.

This is a short meditation for the holiday season. Hopefully it can be a quiet moment away for you during this season, however it lands for you.

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