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And The Next Thing You Know podcastEpisode 010: Shawn Drinks from a Lucky Fountain























When I pitched my guest, Shawn, about coming onto the show, my original idea was just talking to her about her career change from being a lawyer to becoming a psychotherapist. She counter-pitched me a story that I couldn’t resist.She said, and I’m paraphrasing, “Let me tell you about that time I drank from a lucky fountain.” And from here our story departs. This conversation is about several consequential events in Shawn’s life. The subjects are emotionally heavy, but there is so much joy and levity and emotional wisdom that Shawn brings to her story. This conversation just glows.























Themes we talked about in the episode























Psychology, therapy, mental health, spirituality, travel, family, queer families, marriage, relationships, breakups, parenting, pregnancy, abortion, grief, adoption, adoptee experience, career path, queer, lgbt, lgbtqqia, Bay Area, Hawaii, Spain.























References in the episode























The fountain at CovadongaShawn’s Your Fellow Traveler pagePsychology and spiritual frameworks referenced in the episode: Attachment theoryCognitive behavioral therapyPsychodynamic approach Wilhelm Reich/Reichian psychotherapyCore shamanismDiamond ApproachJudith Blackstone







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