Still Becoming with Monica DiCristina

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 20 minutes. The idea is to take a therapeutic topic or technique and expand it to help us in our everyday lives. This month we are talking about the false belief that you need to be the same to...

I am so grateful to have Dr. Chinwé Williams on the Still Becoming podcast this month. Through her expertise, wisdom, and warmth Dr. Williams guides us through the topics of racial trauma, vicarious trauma, and talking to our children about racism, empathy, protests, and more. These are not one size fits all conversations, and Dr. Williams specifically addresses how these conversations will look d...

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Mental Health Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 30 minutes. The idea is to take a therapeutic topic or technique and expand it to help us in our everyday lives. This month we are talking about what to do when you don't know wha...

Each month, Still Becoming will bring you a meditative story. These episodes are short, calming, and combine music with story. Though the story is personal to me or someone else, the hope is that we can all have a moment to breathe, listen, and reflect on our own story as we listen.⁣⁣ It is like adult story time!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣This month we're talking about the power of presence to help ground us when we...

I am so excited to have Liz Milani of the Practice Co on the podcast this month. I have been a fan of Liz's writing for a long time now, and find myself continually helped and lifted up by her work. Liz shares with us some parts of the journey she, and her partner Jesse, went on in their own faith and vocations. They walked away from their roles as pastors and a lot of what they had always known....

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 30 minutes. The idea is to take a therapeutic topic or technique and expand it to help us in our everyday lives. This month we are talking about gratitude. This is a topic I often don't teach a...

Each month, Still Becoming will bring you a story. These episodes are short, meditative, and combine music with story. Though the story is personal to me or someone else, the hope is that we can all have a moment to breathe, listen, and reflect on our own story as we listen.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Story: Waiting for the Sun⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This month I am writing a letter for anyone struggling with a sense of overwhelm, exhau...

I am so excited to have Janine Urbaniak Reid on the Still Becoming podcast. Janine and I recorded this interview in May just as the ongoing Covid19 pandemic was settling into the United States. ⁣ ⁣ Janine recently wrote and published an incredible memoir entitled The Opposite of Certainty. In her book Janine invites us along the journey she went through after her son Mason was diagnosed with an in...

I am so excited to have Kat Vellos on the Still Becoming podcast this month. Kat is a user experience designer with a passion for helping people connect authentically. ⁣ ⁣ In this episode we talk about Kat's incredible new books, and all about the topic of adult friendship. We dive into so many topics, including loneliness and the important work necessary to cultivate connected friendships. Kat de...

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 30 minutes. The idea is to take a therapeutic topic or technique and expand it to help us in our everyday lives. This month we are talking abut "grounding." Grounding is a therapeutic technique...

Each month, Still Becoming will bring you a story. These episodes are short, meditative, and combine music with story. Though the story is personal to me or someone else, the hope is that we can all have a moment to breathe, listen, and reflect on our own story as we listen. Story: Choose Other, You Don't Have to Fit A Box This month I am sharing a personal story and memory about how my dad would...

I am so excited to have therapist and writer Tiffany Rogers on the Still Becoming podcast. Tiffany and I discuss her decision and journey to becoming a therapist, a story you won’t want to miss. We also discuss racial trauma, covert racism, and microaggressions. Tiffany shares some of her own personal experiences as a Black woman in the United States. We also discuss Tiffany’s powerful idea of cre...

I am so excited to have therapist and author Aundi Kolber on the Still Becoming podcast. Aundi recently wrote a book called Try Softer, and it's one of the the best books I've ever read. Aundi combines sound psychological research, practical exercises, and a faith perspective. In the book, and in this interview, we discuss Aundi's concept of trying softer. We focus in particular on what "little t...

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 30 minutes. I asked a while back on Instagram what might be one topic you guys really want to hear about in these Check-In episodes, and the consistent response was an episode about healthy and...

Each month, Still Becoming will bring you a story. These episodes are short, meditative, and combine music with story. Though the story is personal to me or someone else, the hope is that we can all have a moment to breathe, listen, and reflect on our own story as we listen. Story: Wisdom Begins in Wonder "Wisdom begins in wonder" is a quote attributed to Socrates that has always stumped me. What...

This is a meditation all about learning to listen to our feelings without judgement. You may be having a lot of feelings lately, and we often judge what we hear or feel inside. In this episode, we’ll listen to sounds in nature in order to practice listening without judgement. And then we’ll make space for some feelings you might be having as well. This is part story, part experience, and all calmi...

I am so excited to have Patricia Schmidt on the Still Becoming podcast this month. We explore wellness and wholeness on this podcast, and the practice of yoga is one that offers so much wisdom, insight, and healing to the human experience. Patty describes the lessons and practices that can apply to our everyday life, especially right now during COVID19. This interview is soothing, insightful, and...

I am so excited to have Patricia Schmidt on the Still Becoming podcast this month. We explore wellness and wholeness on this podcast, and the practice of yoga is one that offers so much wisdom, insight, and healing to the human experience. Patty describes the lessons and practices that can apply to our everyday life, especially right now during COVID19. This interview is soothing, insightful, and...

I am so excited to have Patricia Schmidt on the Still Becoming podcast this month. We explore wellness and wholeness on this podcast, and the practice of yoga is one that offers so much wisdom, insight, and healing to the human experience. Patty describes the lessons and practices that can apply to our everyday life, especially right now during COVID19. This interview is soothing, insightful, and...

Each month, Still Becoming brings you a Check-In episode. These episodes are focused on mental health, emotional health, or personal growth, and involve a short teaching and a few take aways in around 15 to 20 minutes. This Month: Naming What Is (Grief, Depression, Anger) During COVID-19 There is enormous health and help in naming what you are experiencing during this time. In this episo...

Each month, Still Becoming will bring you a story. These episodes are short, meditative, and combine music with the story. Though the story is personal to the host or someone else, the hope is that we can all have a moment to breathe, listen, and reflect on our own story as we listen. Story: Separating Pain From Shame Whether on our own or on the bad advice of others, we often attach false meaning...

This episode is a kid friendly discussion about God. As a mom, Monica wrote a little book to make sure her kids knew some things she would always want them to know about God. This episode describes those attributes of God, and leaves room at the end for all listeners to add their own ideas. For more Still Becoming follow Monica on Instagram @monicadicristina. And for parents, check out the origina...

Friendship is such an important topic for all of us. When we are kids we are learning what it means to be a good friend, and to have a good friend. It can be really helpful to define what good friendship includes, and what it doesn't. This episode talks all about friendship. For more Still Becoming follow Monica on Instagram @monicadicristina. And for parents, check out the original Still Becoming...

On this episode we are talking about scary thoughts. We have all had them. And the cool thing is once you understand scary thoughts, they are well, less scary! This episode helps you understand how thoughts work and what to do when you have some that scare you. For more Still Becoming follow Monica on Instagram @monicadicristina. And for parents, check out the original Still Becoming podcast where...

There is a lot happening right now in our world. You are probably staying home from school. You might feel worried, or you might feel happy to have a break from school. Either way, this episode explores our feelings, what to do with them, and some helpful ideas during this unique time of COVID-19. For more Still Becoming follow Monica on Instagram @monicadicristina. And for parents, check out the...