Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Released Tuesday, 5th August 2025
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Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Feathers, Fire, and the Future of Mental Health: A Conversation with a Paradigm-Shifting Psychologist Karlyn Pleasant

Tuesday, 5th August 2025
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In this powerful episode, Joseph sits down with a trailblazing clinical psychologist, international speaker, and leading advisor whose life’s work is rewriting the cultural narrative around mental health and healing. From her early days in a therapeutic community inspired by Native American principles to her current role as Chief Clinical Advisor at Anew Treatment Center, she shares how radical belonging, story, and systemic change can unlock infinite possibilities for those once deemed “chronic” or “unchangeable.”

Together, they explore the heart of her debut novel Feathers from the Fire, the founding of Saved By Story publishing house, and the deeply personal journey that led her to believe—wholeheartedly—that there is always more to the story.

  • How a small therapeutic community transformed her understanding of healing

  • The power of kinship, shared responsibility, and hope in clinical settings

  • Why attachment theory and intergenerational storytelling are central to her practice

  • The role of narrative therapy in revising personal and family scripts

  • Insights from her work in trauma and Jungian psychotherapy

  • The birth of Saved By Story and the healing potential of synchronicity

  • Behind the scenes of Feathers from the Fire and the stories that shaped it

  • A glimpse into her soulful life in San Diego—complete with koi fish, crystal cleanses, and philosophical dogs

  • Feathers from the Fire (2023)

  • You Can’t Make This Stry Up* (2021, Foreword)

  • Saved By Story Publishing House

“Healing happens when we believe there is always more to the story—and we dare to tell it.”

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