Still Becoming with Monica DiCristina

Monica DiCristina
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Still Becoming is a podcast about how it's never too late to become more free, more yourself, or try something new. We are all in the process of becoming more or less of something, of growing into ourselves. Informed by her own journey of struggling through anxiety to now working with others as a psychotherapist, Monica DiCristina interviews people about their stories of overcoming and becoming, or starting something new, as well as experts we can all learn from. We are not designed to stay the same, we are all still becoming.

  1. 05/07/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 6: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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 sneak peek at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

    25 min

  2. 04/23/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 5: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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 at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

    28 min

  3. 04/09/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 4: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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 at the book, the writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series.

    25 min

  4. 03/25/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 3: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series. Episode 3: The Quest to Find Names for Our Pain

    21 min

  5. 03/11/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 2: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series. Episode 2: Why We Don't Name Our Pain

    27 min

  6. 02/25/2025

    SPECIAL SERIES, Episode 1: Exploring Your Pain Has a Name With Sarah Bragg

    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 writing of the book, as well as extra commentary. I loved recording these episodes. They will work as a countdown to the book coming out May 13th, or once you get your book a companion series. Episode 1: Introduction to the Book

    24 min

  7. 02/08/2025

    Episode 140 - Jenai Auman: "Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized"

    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." And I imagine you, like me, will leave this conversation thinking in new ways, changed, and more hopeful. Jenai Auman is a Filipina American writer, artist, and author of Othered: Finding Belonging in the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized. She draws from her years in church leadership as well as her trauma-informed training to write on healing and holistic spiritual formation. She received her bachelor's degree in behavioral health science and is currently pursuing a master's in spiritual formation at Northeastern Seminary. Jenai lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Tyler, and their sons, Quinn and Graham. Instagram: instagram.com/jenaiaumanSubstack: jenaiauman.substack.comPurchase OTHERED: jenaiauman.com/otheredbook (or you can use this Amazon link if you prefer: https://a.co/d/eFyPs2g)

    47 min

  8. 01/27/2025

    Episode 139 - Conversation With Tasha Hunter: tell me where it hurts

    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 author of Liberation: an IFS-Inspired Companion for Psychedelic and Ancestral Medicine Experiences, Tell Me Where It Hurts: Poetry, Meditations, and Divinely Inspired Love Notes, and her memoir What Children Remember. Her writing has been featured in She Lives Her Truth. She hosts the podcast When We Speak and resides in North Carolina, where she also runs a small, mental health private practice. Tasha Hunter (she/her/we) is a Black queer writer, teacher, and deep listener. A liberation-centered mental health therapist, she focuses on serving Black women, femmes, and the LGBTQIA community, believing that healing thrives in spaces where we are fully seen, heard, and valued. For her, personal liberation is inseparable from community and collective freedom. Tasha is a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems therapist and Certified Consultant, approaching healing through a decolonized, non-pathologizing lens. To learn more about Tasha Hunter and her work visit her website, or subscribe to her newsletter: https://www.tashahunterlcsw.com/about-tasha https://substack.com/@tashathewriter

    39 min
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Still Becoming is a podcast about how it's never too late to become more free, more yourself, or try something new. We are all in the process of becoming more or less of something, of growing into ourselves. Informed by her own journey of struggling through anxiety to now working with others as a psychotherapist, Monica DiCristina interviews people about their stories of overcoming and becoming, or starting something new, as well as experts we can all learn from. We are not designed to stay the same, we are all still becoming.

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