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A breathwork session guided by Steven Bradshaw, LMFT (136584), SEP, a somatic experiencing practitioner in Los Angeles California. Don't follow this practice if you have a serious medical issue, such as a heart condition, or a mental health diagnosis or if you are pregnant, driving, or doing anything that involves concentration.

Kim Slipski (Bielak) is a Licensed Psychotherapist (#143946), friend, and member of the Beyond Psychology Network. We studied together at Antioch University and have been developing our private practices in parallel in Los Angeles.  Kim is simply one-of-a-kind in the therapy world. She is a sharp-minded and strategic thinker and a highly capable business person as well as being a grounded, kind, thoughtful and self aware human. She works with a lot of entrepreneurs and business people, particularly those with a creative and soulful bent. Kim is based in Pasadena, CA. You can find her at https://kimbielak.com/

I am interviewed by friend and podcaster Joshua Horsley, who runs Testpiece Climbing. We talk about about my work as a somatic therapist and how it applies to the rise of technology in our current moment. We go deeply into the foundation of embodiment that is required to harness great technological forces. You can find Josh's climbing podcast, Testpiece Climbing on:  Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@testpiece) and  Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2myCxsYLarUS8oTetheNBu)

I talk with Neha Agrawal, a Clinical Psychologist, friend, and member of the Beyond Psychology Network. We worked together at Community West, an intensive treatment center in West LA where Neha still works with teens and young adults.  In her work, Neha is consistently one of the most playful and irreverent therapists I’ve met. Her inner child is not just alive and well, it’s living its best life! With clients, she is a veritable beacon of permission and never misses an opportunity to go off script and have some fun. You can find her at https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/neha-agrawal-los-angeles-ca/1043893

I talk with Psychotherapist, friend, and member of the Beyond Psychology Network Patrick "Patch" McCormick.  Patch's work specializes in helping men move beyond hypermasculinity toward normalizing male emotionality. He is trained as a group therapist and runs several process groups. He currently resides in New York and works with clients in both California and New York. You can find out more about Patch here: talktopatch.com. For more information on Snowball Psychology you can go to: patreon.com/snowballpsychology beyondpsychologycenter.com/snowball

I talk with Creative Coach and Professional Dream Tender, Louise Rosager. Louise is a good friend and collaborator in the West Los Angeles area who works with writers and other creative professionals to literally help bring their dreams to life. You can find more about her on her website louiserosager.com. For more information on Snowball Psychology you can go to: patreon.com/snowballpsychology beyondpsychologycenter.com/snowball

This is a guided meditation from a few years back that I wanted to make available to Spotify listeners. It's intended to help the listener access more of their somatic, or body-based, information that aids in emotional processing and healing stress-related conditions.

I talk with close friend and fellow psychotherapist, Lisa Chen.  Lisa is a friend and collaborator who runs a group therapy practice in Hermosa Beach. You can find her at: lisachentherapy.com For more information on Snowball Psychology you can go to: patreon.com/snowballpsychology beyondpsychologycenter.com/snowball

In this opening episode, Steven lays out the concept of Evolutionary Staging and provides a brief guide to the stages of a Snowball project. He also shares about his own snowball journey in building a career as a psychotherapist, a path that unfolded starting with a  snowflake of intention, which was his own sense of felt purpose. A meditative reflection is provided to help you find your own pure snowflake of intention that could be the start of your own snowball. The episode finishes with readings by Terence McKenna and David Whyte.