Still Becoming with Monica DiCristina

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 sn...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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 wri...

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."...

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 au...

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 be...

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. To sign up for Monica's newsletter - go to this link: https://monicadicristina.sub...

This week's Mental Health Check-In is about preparing for the holidays from a mental health and emotional health perspective. We often prepare in so many ways for this season, but rarely for our hearts, minds, souls, and frankly our mental health. We will talk about different topics ranging from boundaries to grief. Unfortunately I can't cover every topic is a short episode, but I hope this episod...

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞⁣⁣⁣⁣ Conversation with Sarah E. Westfall The Way of Belonging Episode # 135 I am so excited to have author Sarah E. Westfall on the Still Becoming Podcast. In this interview Sarah invites her into her unique lens on the topic of belonging. We discuss the common longing to belong, the desire for "withness," and my favorite part of her book and this conversation: "Belonging...

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. In a world that is loud, busy, chaotic, and hurting, it can feel difficult to create a moment of space to breathe. It can also be hard to feel grounded and at home in your body with so much stress surrounding you. This is a med...

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞⁣⁣⁣⁣ Conversation with Drew Jackson Uncertainty, Becoming, and Poetry Episode # 133 ⁣⁣ I am so honored and excited to have poet, speaker, public theologian, and author Drew Jackson on the Still Becoming Podcast. This interview is one of my favorite conversations I've ever had on the podcast. Drew invites us into looking  at life, uncertainty, faith, mental health, politic...

This month's Mental Health Check-In follows along with my current newsletter series called Therapy Notes: Small Bits of Wisdom from Inside the Room. Head over to the link below, or my website, to join in at my newsletter. It's my favorite place to create and connect. About the series : Therapy Notes swill offer insights I wish I could pass out for free (here goes), things that help me in m...

This is a re-release of a Mental Health Check-In episode for those of us who are ending summer and moving into the business of a new school year, or an approaching Fall with work commitments. We are talking about the myth of balance, and how much shame an unrealistic idea of balance can produce in our lives. In this short episode we will identify why this myth isn't helpful, and how to think a...

I am so excited to have author Emily P. Freeman on the podcast. I am such a fan, and I have been for a long time. I appreciate the way Emily shows up in the world and in her work. In a world that is always in a rush to decisions, to certainty, and to judgement, Emily's work is refreshingly curious, patient, and spacious. In this conversation, and in her impactful new book How to Walk Into a Ro...

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 short meditation can be used to prepare for something that worries or scares you. It can be used to make space for worrying about someone you love. It is also just for the fear of the everyday. Many carry a lot of fear eve...

I am so honored and happy to have Author and Chaplain J.S. Park back on the Still Becoming podcast. If you have hung out with me for any time, you know my deep admiration of his work, writing, and presence in the world. J.S. Park is an author who refuses to look away from pain, and he invites his readers to both see and feel seen in a way I have never experienced elsewhere. This is a profound and...

This week's Mental Health Check-In unpacks the common tendency to compare yourself to others. In this short episode, we will look at it from a different perspective. With a lens of compassion and curiosity, we will explore the hidden "why" under the tendency to compare. Maybe you will find your "why," in this episode, or maybe it will prompt you to discover your own not lis...

I am so honored to have Dr. Terence Lester and Zion Lester on the Still Becoming podcast. They recently co-wrote a beautiful and powerful children's book: 𝘡𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘦𝘦.⁣ ⁣ In this wonderful, moving and fun, conversation between co-authors, and also father and daughter, we talk about how 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥. We talk about combating apathy and...

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. In a world that is loud, busy, chaotic, and hurting, it can feel difficult to create a moment of space to breathe. In your own world there may be a lot of noise, pressure, obligations, and worry too. This short meditation is a...

I am so excited to have author Sarah Bragg back on the Still Becoming podcast. Sarah is as kind as she is wise. She's as easy to talk to as she is insightful. I loved this conversation with Sarah, and I think you will too. If you feel stuck, weary, or wonder if everyone else is happier than you - than this is a conversation to spend time with. Sarah points us towards the grounding truths of cu...

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 meditation makes space for us to create a moment of emotional safety. It is a moment away from the world to exhale, learn a little about emotional safety, and most importantly practice it in order to lay the groundwork of...

I am re-releasing this episode because it feels timely: This is a short meditation for the overwhelmed. If you are feeling overwhelmed right now by everything happening in the world, and in your world, this is for you. This short meditation is meant to be a pause in your day to breathe and move through the overwhelm. There is great benefit in taking a few moments to breathe. There are four parts t...