Sept. 21, 2023

Bonnie the Therapist Becomes a Human, Bonnie the Human Finds Her Soul

Bonnie the Therapist Becomes a Human, Bonnie the Human Finds Her Soul

Today's guest is one of 8 authors in the upcoming book, "The Reciprocity of Therapy". Bonnie Lee talks about her chapter in the book, “Bonnie the Therapist Becomes a Human, Bonnie the Human Finds Her Soul” where she writes about becoming a therapist and dealing with feeling like a fraud. Through becoming more aware of her own struggles, Bonnie learns that she can be enough for her clients just by showing up as an authentic person. Bonnie talks about that journey and experience at Casa de Influencia and how it felt to open up in a group environment. Join us in the fifth episode of the series from this book which will be released on Nov 7th, 2023.

About Our Guest
Bonnie Lee, MS, LPC, lives in Owasso, Oklahoma. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Science from Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma, and her Master’s degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Community Counseling from John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She is level-three trained in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She currently works with first responders and their families as well as running a small private practice.
Bonnie continues her work and training in Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy. She strives to not only utilize the model professionally but to live out the concepts of authenticity and connection with self and others in her personal life. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, and quilting.
Links
Email:  yourstoriematters23@gmail.com

About the Host
Julie Ann is the Founder of Influence Publishing Inc and a TEDx Speaker. In the last ten years she has published over 300 authors and made over 80% of those International Best Sellers. She claims to be the world only Dyslexic book publisher and her TEDx Talk on “The Gift of Dyslexia” has had almost 100,000 views. She has been featured on British and Canadian TV, The Daily Mail, International Radio and Podcasts and conducted many inspirational speeches. She has won many awards including The Golden Gavel Speech contest, International Toastmasters, Woman of Worth Success and Soul, Unlimited Woman of Creativity and The Canadian Business Excellence Awards, (Creative Book Publishing) in 2021.

She is the Best-Selling author of “Around the World in Seven Years – A Life Changing Journey” that catalogues her journey around the world from 1998-2005 by sailboat, train, bus, and plane. She is a member of the New York Circumnavigators club as the slowest circumnavigator, travelling from the UK to South Africa, Tanzania, Dar es Salem, Zanzibar, Kenya, Seychelles, Maldives and the tiny remote archipelago of the uninhabited islands of Chagos (where she lived on a desert island for 3 months).  She crossed the Indian Ocean by sailboat to Thailand and Malaysia where she created a backpackers remote islands tour business for 2 years.  She then travelled alone to
Laos and Cambodia and then flew to Vancouver Canada, to join another boat and sail the Baja of Mexico, and the Sea of Cortez.  Her circumnavigation was complete when she flew the final leg from Mexico City back to the UK. She presently lives in Puerto Vallarta where she met her Mexican Fiancé who was a Salsa and Latin dance instructor.  She discovered unconditional love with him and lived live to the full, dancing Salsa, Cumbia, and the Cha Cha every week along with the live Cuban band in Bodeguita Cuban club in Puerto Vallarta. He recently passed and this inspired her to start this podcast show to inspire other people to live a life on purpose and in joy and with no regrets! The last 3 years in Puerto Vallarta have been the best years of her life, at a time when many where experiencing the opposite. She is a dual citizen of the UK and Canada.

Links
Website: https://www.influencepublishing.com
Facebook: @Influencepub
Twitter: @Influencepub
LinkedIn: Julie Salisbury
Instagram: @InfluencePublishing
YouTube: Influence Publishing

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