On this episode of TWIWT, Michelle and Alley sit down with Max Grodnick to discuss his ketamine-assisted therapy experience literally 24 hours after it went down. 

On this episode of TWIWT, Michelle and Alley sit down with award-winning author, Elana K. Arnold, to discuss storytelling, creative vulnerability, un-schooling your kids, not talking to your parents, and more. Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels and children’s books, including the Printz Honor winner Damsel, the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of, and Global Read Aloud selection A Boy Called Bat and its sequels. Elana teaches in Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program and also offers two awesome writing courses: a generative creative writing course called Vision Season; and a masterclass in novel revision called Revision Season.  Learn more at elanakarnold.com. 

Michelle tells the story of when her ex-boyfriend came out to her and how it was kind of like losing her mom. Alley springs an impromptu apology on Michelle along with some surprise musical improv.

Michelle's boyfriend, Max Grodnick, joins TWIWT to talk about emotions, and Alley gives a brief introduction to her favorite ancient Chinese divination system, the I Ching. You can listen to Max's podcast, The Golden Path, where Max and his co-host, Aaron Krinsky, examine consciousness and spirituality through a contemplation of The Gene Keys, by visiting golden-path-podcast.simplecast.com.

Alley and Michelle talk about body-image dysmorphia, perfectionism and Alley's journey into the 12-step program, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA). 

In Part Two of this episode, Eri Gaeta, Alley's actual therapist, joins TWIWT to do a live Akashic Record Reading for Michelle! Eri Gaeta is a trauma psychotherapist and spiritual healer. She helps folks come out of powerlessness and fear and step into their true potential by blending transformational techniques such as Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and the Akashic Records. Eri also integrates the mind, body, and spirit in her personal healing and is always curious about how to bring more joy into her life and the lives of those she helps. You can read more about her work and reach out to her through her website at www.erigaeta.com

In Part One of this episode, Eri Gaeta, Alley's actual therapist, joins TWIWT to talk about Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and the Akashic Records. Eri Gaeta is a trauma psychotherapist and spiritual healer. She helps folks come out of powerlessness and fear and step into their true potential by blending transformational techniques such as Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and the Akashic Records. Eri also integrates the mind, body, and spirit in her personal healing and is always curious about how to bring more joy into her life and the lives of those she helps. You can read more about her work and reach out to her through her website at www.erigaeta.com

In the inaugural episode of TWIWT, Michelle and Alley tell the story of how they met 6000 years ago and the evolution of their friendship in this lifetime--from their first slumber party to now.