Define Your Duende

07/27/2025

Feeling the weight of the climate crisis and constant global challenges? We understand the need for both personal well-being and professional resilience in these times. We're living in a polycrisis—multiple, compounding global challenges that make it hard to stay grounded. Your nervous system isn't meant to carry this all alone, and you shouldn't have to.
We offer two unique online trainings designed to support your well-being and build resilience in these intense times:
🌿 Thicket Resourcing: Climate-Focused Trauma & Resiliency Training (4 weeks)
For frontline professionals (medical, educators, activists, therapists, etc.)
Practical path to emotional resilience through contemplative practices, teachings, and nature journeys.
Dates: August 29 – September 19
When: Fridays on Zoom, 11 AM PT / 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET
🌳 Thicket Training: Navigating Emotional Resilience & Adaptation to the Climate Crisis (8 weeks)
For those deeply confronting the polycrisis in their work and lives.
Strengthen self-regulation and emotional intelligence with evidence-based practices and community support. "Burnt-out people aren't equipped to serve a burning planet." – Susi Moser
Dates: October 8 – December 3, 2025
When: Wednesdays on Zoom, 2 PM PT / 3 PM MT / 4 PM CT / 5 PM ET
Both programs offer professional development hours. Ready to find support and build your capacity for these urgent times? Learn more and register: https://climateemotionalresilience.org/thicket-resourcing

12/07/2021

Touching Base is an online adult psychodynamic process group for Colorado residents. In this group members will have the opportunity to be witnessed, understood, and challenged with an environment of a facilitated space. This is a learning lab for the exploration of yourself and an invaluable experience for improving interpersonal relationships. Groups also provide an excellent way to participate in affordable, long-term treatment that can sometimes be even more effective than individual therapy.

01/18/2021

Looking for connection and ground during these times? I'm starting a new online group with my fabulous colleague Grace Ballard. Reach out to Grace to schedule a free consultation with us and I’m open here for any questions.

06/02/2020

May the events of this time be remembered and evoke change. I return to this vow: Aware that looking deeply at the nature of suffering can help us develop understanding and compassion, we are determined to come home to ourselves, to recognise, accept, embrace and listen to suffering with the energy of mindfulness. We will do our best not to run away from our suffering or cover it up through consumption, but practice conscious breathing and walking to look deeply into the roots of our suffering. We know we can realise the path leading to the transformation of suffering only when we understand deeply the roots of suffering. Once we have understood our own suffering, we will be able to understand the suffering of others. We are committed to finding ways, including personal contact and using telephone, electronic, audiovisual, and other means, to be with those who suffer, so we can help them transform their suffering into compassion, peace, and joy.

01/31/2020

I'm looking forward to offering this DBT for Parents Workshop, Feb 29th 1-4pm, with Eva Jahn. Check out our flyer for more details.

05/10/2019

Who wants to come with me to cheer on Stefan and Forrest, my fam, Saturday May 18th?! Tickets are at https://www.thecornerboxing.com/founder-fights. Use promo code Forrest for a discount! They both have been putting in an incredible amount of work and dedication to boxing and now they get a chance to have their skills tested for their first fight’s. It’s been a year since my experience in Founder fights 3 and I have to say getting in the ring was one of the hardest but also fulfilling things I’ve ever done. I was lucky to have many people show up and it make a huge difference to have their support. Please come out to kick back and have a fun night with me, watching some great fights. 🥊Proceeds go to a local nonprofit

03/29/2019

🥊❤️🥊 I’m incredibly proud of Forrest and Stefan, stepping into the ring to raise money for causes they’re willing to fight for on May 18th for . Please consider donating, every dollar helps their cause. These two are doing well in their training but are running behind the group in their fundraising! Let’s help them turn it around. Follow our training journey and make a donation at the link provided: https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/forrests-fight-for-trauma-and-resiliency-training/forrest-mattli

03/18/2019

Forrest and Stefan are stepping in the ring this year to raise money for a good cause! Please show your support and donate to their causes! night is May 18th at the Boulder Theater. Repost I'm raising money to donate to the International Center for Mental Health and Human Rights. Follow my journey. Please donate. Link in bio. . https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/forrests-fight-for-trauma-and-resiliency-training/forrest-mattli

03/18/2019

02/26/2019

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers