Describe some of the important experiences of your life:
Being a parent (and making all the inevitable mistakes), going back to school after age 40, taking risks in relationships (I'd rather not go into too much detail here right now). The rest I can reveal as needed...
What's your biggest regret?:
Not being more fearless earlier in my life. Other than that, I've resolved to not waste my time with useless "what if" or "if only" ruminations. It only drags me down, and changes nothing about the past.
List your most inspiring heroes.:
Isadora Duncan, Albert Einstein, Shakespeare, Fanny Mendelsonn, Clara Schumann, some of my high school teachers
List your favorite movies.:
The Quiet Man, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Sideways, Frida, anything with Bette Davis
List the most recent books you have read.:
Psychogeography by Will Self,
Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres,
Living Your Unlived Life by Robert A. Johnson
Who are your favorite musicians?:
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beethoven, Mahler, James Galway, to name a few
Where would you most like to travel?:
Ireland, Scotland, Wales, rural England first...then the rest of the world. I also want to be the next civilian on a NASA mission, with a visit to the international space station.
What is your educational background?:
M.A. - Counseling Psychology
Ph.D. - Clinical Psychology
List the most interesting people you have known or met.:
Most of the elderly patients with which I have worked.
What organizations do you belong to?:
A local Unitarian church, KUSC (91.5 FM), US Humane Society, SPCA, California Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), some local cultural gatherings.
If you had an extra $100,000 to give away, what would you do?:
Establish a foundation for safe haven of pets victimized in domestic violence situations.
