To My Fellow Plural Therapists—We See You and Honor You
“In her interview for this project [Dissociation Made Simple], I asked her [my therapist Elizabeth Davis] if she had any concerns about me coming out
February 6, 2023
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Community Contributions from Life: The Path of Meditation
Dr. Jamie Marich and Irene Rodriguez facilitated eighteen clinicians through our annual Life: The Path of Meditation expressive arts online retreat on January 8, 2023.
January 16, 2023
The Dissociation Made Simple Playlist
The process of making playlists is a great joy for me and an important aspect of living life in expressive arts process. These songs emerged,
January 12, 2023
Pal, This is Not a Holy War
As I slowly moved down another painful declining portion on my second day walking the Camino de Santiago, my already injured knee rolled in and
November 14, 2022
Dancing Mindfulness 10th Anniversary Letter
Dancing Mindfulness is a practice over which I never felt comfortable claiming ownership. Dance and mindfulness are two of the oldest healing practices that are
August 4, 2022
Meditations from the Toilet Seat
There is a highly lauded book in both the yoga and recovery communities called Meditations from the Mat (Rolf Gates, 2002). My experience was slightly less elegant
October 22, 2020
Revisiting The Four Faces of EMDR: 10 Years Later
I grew up tortured by the tenets of fundamentalist Evangelical Christianity, and in my young adulthood, navigated to conservative communities within Catholicism. While some
April 8, 2020
What I Wish People Understood About Risk and Contamination
The response to COVID-19 is unlike anything I’ve witnessed in my forty years on this planet. Seeing so many events and yes, even whole sporting
March 14, 2020
Let’s Change the Way We Talk: An Open Letter to My Sisters
Speaking truth to power is not easy. I recently spoke out from the depths of my soul to a male public figure whose teaching style
December 20, 2019
Addiction as Dissociation Model
Addiction is a dissociative response. Sounds like common sense, right? For many years we’ve operated in our practices fueled by this assumption. As individuals in
October 15, 2019
The Future is Qualitative
Over the years I’ve been met with, “Oh, you do qualitative research,” in a tone that suggests: That’s cute, but what does it really prove?
October 1, 2019
Overcoming Feelings Phobia: Training Ground
Even though I do my best to take off the clinical cap outside of session, friends often ask for my opinion about all things mental
September 25, 2019
The Myth of “Ready”
When I first met the person who would become one of my spiritual teachers, he told me that I wasn’t ready. I asked him a
July 23, 2019
Before You Talk Shit About Another Addict
If there was a category in my high school yearbook for “Most Likely to Become a Junkie,” I would not have been a contender. Indeed,
July 8, 2019
Not So Much of a Rebel: Making Peace with the Standard EMDR Protocol
When EMDR clinicians learn that one of my specialties is addiction, I usually get asked, “Which protocol do you use? FSAP? DeTUR?” I’m often met
June 18, 2019
The Popular Kid Complex
“Jamie, when we first met, you brought up all of my popular girl issues and I didn’t know how to act around you.” My mouth
May 14, 2019
The Practice of Buying Yourself Flowers
For as long as I can remember, I have adored flowers. Looking at wildflowers in the fields or noticing several varieties alongside houses in my
May 7, 2019
Does Labeling Me Really Negate Me?
Sometime in the sixth grade, I first heard philosopher Soren Kierkegaard’s wisdom, “Once you label me, you negate me.” I wish I could tell you
April 29, 2019
The Speechie’s Process
In many parts of Ohio, competitive speech and debate is a sport. I caught the bug my sophomore year where I tagged along with my
April 23, 2019
The Power of Process, The Magic of Expressive Arts
For years I was scared to buy paint. One of my college roommates was an art major, and it captivated me to watch her paint.
April 9, 2019