Water Bottle Sessions

I continue my conversation with Sabrina and we go to a few new places in her story. We talk about, mental health, her identity and how she continues to evolve as she wears several different hats/masks and we talk a bit about the idea of forgiveness.

Sabrina V is a clinical social worker and today we are lucky enough to hear part 1 of her story. In addition to touching on her story, we talk about mental health, empathy, burnout and brownout, and touch on how varying identities can all exist in one person. Hope you enjoy and come back for part 2

Johan P is a Legislative Director working on Capital Hill. In this episode, he shares some stories of his life moving around the US, various experiences bartending, finding and learning his identity with the help of Punk music and a few other topics.

Dr. Chris completed his PhD in anthropology and will share a little bit about his early childhood experiences, his journey through high school, his efforts to maintain a curiosity towards life, and how he found a passion for anthropology. Some of the topics we will discuss include, finding your identity, learning what it means to be white in America, the concept of other as it relates to anthropology, its historical implications, and how various models in both psychology and anthropology can help us better understand our own journeys. As always, Dr. Chris’s perspective on these topics was shaped by his own history, experiences and knowledge of self. I hope you enjoy it and that it provides you with one more side to your own water bottle.

Dr. David F is a professor of Counselor Education and Supervision, a licensed mental health counselor and has been kind enough to share his story with us today. Dr. David discussed some of the events that have helped shape who he is today, his flexibility in continuing to learn his identity, how God and the church have played a key role in his life, and how he has navigated some of life's challenges to grow into the mentor and teacher he is today.