55 episodes

Two seasoned mental health therapists ponder this wild and precious life while integrating their experiences in adventure therapy, social justice, nature, parenting, and relationships. Grab a cup of coffee and eavesdrop on the sometimes funny, sometimes serious, genuinely realistic adventures of life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ponderinglifeadventures/support

Pondering Life Adventures Maurie Lung & Bobbi Beale

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Two seasoned mental health therapists ponder this wild and precious life while integrating their experiences in adventure therapy, social justice, nature, parenting, and relationships. Grab a cup of coffee and eavesdrop on the sometimes funny, sometimes serious, genuinely realistic adventures of life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ponderinglifeadventures/support

    Episode 52: Hair, Helping, & Halloween

    Episode 52: Hair, Helping, & Halloween

    Grab your cup of coffee and join Bobbi and Maurie for a little bit of a trip down memory road as we chat about photo memories, perms, and gray hair, when we jump
    into the serious conversation of the process of the school transition last fall. We explore the process as a parent when a child is navigating social situations where they want to be accepted for being themselves, but in our
    current social environment, a difficult situation that is not of their own doing often results in rejection. Sometimes a report of, “it was not terrible,” is the first step while we are helping our children to build their resiliency. Then we lighten things back up again with chat about Halloween and First Aid events.









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    • 38 min
    Episode 51: When People Truly Collaborate Great Things Happen

    Episode 51: When People Truly Collaborate Great Things Happen

    Grab that cup of coffee or tea and listen in to an author's meeting as we meet up with our co-authors Tony Alvarez, Kim Sacksteder, Gary Stauffer, and Anita Tucker! Although this fun conversation came about because we met to write our second adventure therapy book, it is really a deep dive into how to truly collaborate with others to make great things happen.


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    • 46 min
    Episode 50: Self-care, Resilience, and Delightfulness Practices

    Episode 50: Self-care, Resilience, and Delightfulness Practices

    Grab your coffee or tea and join Dr. Bobbie Beale and Dr. Maurie Lung as we discuss how we attend to our self-care even when we feel challenged and threatened ... a lot. We acknowledge that resiliency and self-care skills do not erase the facts of ourvery challenging and difficult things are happening in our world right now. And, of course, we still have to deal with the reality of what we are dealing with in our every day. However, by shifting our mindset that these practices aren’t the solution, but they are part of the process to help stabilize ourselves and mitigate the impact of the stressors in our lives, we can re-center on joy, or perhaps even delight, in our every day as well.









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    • 42 min
    Episode 48: This or That?! An Interview with Jesse Beale Devine

    Episode 48: This or That?! An Interview with Jesse Beale Devine

    Grab that coffee or tea and settle in for a conversation with our conversation with a Gen Z thinker about what is happening in our world. You will find hope and insight, even though we are still swimming in the same soup. Ultimately, the advice is to expand your social support networks, take care of yourself, and do the right thing.









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    • 44 min
    Episode 49: Climb On!

    Episode 49: Climb On!

    Join Bobbi Beale, PsyD, and Maurie Lung, PhD, for a truly inspirational conversation with Lor Saborin, a renowned climber, therapist, and LGBTQ activist. Not only do we hear about their amazing climbing background, we also chat about the balance of stepping out of the stressful moments and facing them head on while focusing on creating a welcoming and loving world. By the end, you will be energized to stop waiting for the world around us to change and start fueling yourself with joy and connection as we all struggle to find hope in this difficult times.


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    • 45 min
    Episode 47: Bed Rotting and the Largest Blue Jay in the World

    Episode 47: Bed Rotting and the Largest Blue Jay in the World

    Even when you feel like staying in bed all day, sometimes we
    need to jump into the joy of the everyday to give ourselves just a little more
    bandwidth to navigate your world. Join Bobbi Beale and Maurie Lung as we chat
    about bandwidth, junk science, echo chambers, and then a bunch of left turns as
    we try to give our brains some relief.









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    • 35 min

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