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This is the 2-hour recording of my PhD dissertation defense on October 10, 2024 for California Institute of Integral Studies. 

Ilana (Nancy) M. Rowe, PhD is an educator, writer, and curriculum designer in the fields of transpersonal psychology, creativity, teacher education, and earth-based spirituality. She has also been a creative arts therapist and has led seminars and workshops on topics such as authenticity, spirituality, creative expression, connecting with the land, and imagination. She is currently semi-retired from professional life as a university professor most recently at ITP/Sofia University and balances teaching with an active and creative life.

Carolyn Baker, PhD is the author of the book Dark Gold: The Human Shadow And The Global Crisis (2016) and Love In The Age Of Ecological Apocalypse: The Relationships We Need To Thrive (2015). She lives and writes in Boulder, Colorado and manages her website www.carolynbaker.net. A former psychotherapist and professor of psychology and history, Carolyn offers life and leadership coaching as well as spiritual counseling for people who want to live more resiliently in the present as they prepare for the future.

Stacy has a PhD in Transformative Studies, and is a writer, poet, visual artist, librarian, and DIY oral historian who is committed to creating art and books for a more peaceful world. She serves as librarian and associate professor at Santa Ana College and is a current PhD student at California Institute of Integral Studies. She is the author of several nonfiction books, the editor of two essay collections, a published poet, and the author/illustrator of two children’s picture books.

I write a small short story and demonstrate the ways in which it can be rewritten to benefit psychological and emotional well being.