Dr. Charli in the Media

On this page you will find links to Dr. Charli's videos, articles, interviews, and other media, as well as useful resources. 

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Photo: Chris Murray

Charli Chats

In these videos, Dr. Charli shares about transpersonal topics in bite-sized form.  

Season 6

6.01 Remember What You Know

6.02 Flying With The Power of Community: https://youtu.be/WxsYsv4bUV4

6.03 It’s Okay To Need A New Infrastructure: https://youtu.be/q3Pr68sq6KU

6.04 Are You Shifting With The Shift?: https://youtu.be/im-LS9jyxQA

6.05 Feel Your Feelings, See What Arises: https://youtu.be/jZHfwnYTAAQ

6.06 Its Time To Rewrite Your Story: https://youtu.be/SI7JU9mza7w

6.07 Asking New Questions to Learn New Skills

6.08 Meaningfully Relating to Other Humans: https://youtu.be/K2sxhWj1L7k

6.09 Compassion Meditation: https://youtu.be/FCA_Y4DNZEA

6.10 Both/And in Difficult Situations: https://youtu.be/2UYhrmdwo6Q

6.11 Who Has Time For A Civil War!?: https://youtu.be/yqPIctcrINw

6.12 True Equity May Require A Paradigm Shift: https://youtu.be/unViBnE95Jg

6.13 Small, Consistent Things: https://youtu.be/KMaRrJiuc3I

6.14 Death, Impermanence, and the Timing of Transitions: https://youtu.be/LFLydTMWGwo

6.15 Gathering Yourself When You’ve Been Shattered: https://youtu.be/a0vmkqx-IOU

6.16 Shifting With The Shift: https://youtu.be/O9OKeajXInA

6.17 Big Picture Intuition: https://youtu.be/T1A8jD4YlZU

6.18 Communal Healing: https://youtu.be/P7BEnw5KxEU

6.19 The Secret of the 21st Century Person: https://youtu.be/b2pSsZgdSuw

6.20 Honoring Yourself: https://youtu.be/HEAc88jIhTk

6.21 The Hashtag-ification of Our Lives: https://youtu.be/VpFrmGCaSiM

6.22 Shifting and Ending: https://youtu.be/u_sXGCwfoGs

Season 5

5.01 Emerging From Transformation Intentionally: https://youtu.be/3KFdaS381L8

5.02 Energy Is Neutral: https://youtu.be/DIWLneUqqhs

5.03 Finding Unexpected Moments of Joy: https://youtu.be/Tad_DHXosas

5.04 Life Doesn’t Always Go As Planned: https://youtu.be/Dk4jXVDkcwk

5.05 Who Do You Want To Become?: Be Intentional About It: https://youtu.be/UWhRI-ycbHI

5.06 Receiving Love in Unfamiliar Ways: https://youtu.be/YRasq9yDN20

5.07 Things Are Not Always What They Appear: https://youtu.be/_xkQ9OgEfBc

5.08 Exhausted and Black in The United States: https://youtu.be/-E-SlUryqGI

5.09 Staking Your Claim In Your Genius: https://youtu.be/5w74EE1HYSw

5.11 You're Either With Us Or You Aren't: https://youtu.be/8So050xZOrE

5.12 Rebirthing Humanity: https://youtu.be/3Q6x4nVch7w

5.13 Building The New Foundation: https://youtu.be/XHwoj1squiU

5.14 Discomfort is Always at the Point of The Crossroads: https://youtu.be/XgFEwTRVBT0

5.15 The Nature of Change: https://youtu.be/q2wxxVCfGSk

5.16 Do Your Work, 4AM, Unfiltered: https://youtu.be/FUSy8P-6TOc

5.17 What Does Life Agility Mean For You? https://youtu.be/OuVueHkVcIA

5.18 Communication Is Internal: https://youtu.be/zomWoxRO93E

5.19 Posturing vs. Emptiness Inside: https://youtu.be/wJPun4OE4Pg

5.20 Entanglement and BlackAt: https://youtu.be/7sjF88dvkc0

5.21 The Everyday Transpersonal: https://youtu.be/lWQ8Qp_RVZk

5.22 Sacred and Calibrated

Season 4

4.01 Using Intentionality As An Experiment: https://youtu.be/ka6nYpTzkTk

4.02 Resiliency as a Throughline for Sadness, Grief, and Forgiveness: https://youtu.be/BMaQ83gyko0

4.03 What Does It Mean To Be Bold?: https://youtu.be/oDVqq7LSNdQ

4.04 Do The Work, See It Through: https://youtu.be/9DYMCFf8vI4

4.05 Presencing Into Your Surroundings: https://youtu.be/P--Bt__TWtE

4.06 Small Roads Are For Small Trips: https://youtu.be/ou7N2nzybJ0

4.07 You’re Not Lost, You’re Learning: https://youtu.be/X32eGKJ8NaI

4.08 Decide! You Can Always Make A New Decision: https://youtu.be/06y9UIf4b24

4.09 From Frenetic To Calm In Three Short Moves: https://youtu.be/F-1ktl068Uo

4.10: How Not Taking breaks Is A Form Of Self-Sabotage!: https://youtu.be/LNaknkubEXk

4.11 The Value of Our Webs of Connection: https://youtu.be/wLiz-VDKeU8

4.12 Awakening Seedlings Boldly: https://youtu.be/L9FGTa1kwNM

4.13 Learning Life Lessons By Their Opposite Experiences: https://youtu.be/4n34jVEg4Gk

4.14 Let’s Remember to Remember Our Shared Humanity: https://youtu.be/MIz42cqcTys

4.15 How To Keep Calm In The Face of Pan(dem)ic

4.16 Better, Stronger, More Connected: https://youtu.be/Fyd6FLy_xpw

4.17 Deepening Into The Quiet Of Yourself: https://youtu.be/gT2S9cVfhRg

4.18 Managing The Uncomfortable Without Being In Crisis Mode: https://youtu.be/-xiZ44yjt1Q

4.19 Mental Health Implications of Social Distancing: https://youtu.be/NK6MrashA_8

4.20 Surrender vs. Giving Up: https://youtu.be/B_S4KtxFGqY

4.21 What Are You Repeating?: https://youtu.be/VhkWqxF_AwQ

4.22 Food and Feelings: https://youtu.be/IueC8UaDG8Y

Season 3

3.00 Be Where You Are: https://youtu.be/5_jw4q6XCrg

3.01: How Are You Embracing Life?

3.02: Getting Unfrazzled: https://youtu.be/H3x3op0v9xg '

3.03: Emotions Are A Full Spectrum Sport: https://youtu.be/1maJ2K3SqvQ

3.04: Ways I Self-Sabotage, Part I: https://youtu.be/gVu5Y2mjY28

3:04.1: Ways I Self-Sabotage, Part II: https://youtu.be/fYYzTVozAxc

3.05: Ways to Get Through Self-Sabotage: https://youtu.be/oIKG4hC-1Cg

3.06: Healing is an Ongoing, Multilayered Process, Be Gentle: https://youtu.be/WYVmVhtaD34

3.07: Violence in Everyday Language: https://youtu.be/VQAfOZz-Dxw

3.08: When “I Am The One Who . . .” Changes: https://youtu.be/LH9-ZVLv2EE

3.09: Being Shards of Spirit: https://youtu.be/JC0vHNgPf6A

3.10: You Need Less Thank You Think For The Journey: https://youtu.be/O43VNmL42t4

3.11: Distraction Is Actually A Sign Of Wo/Manifestation: https://youtu.be/TM0KGGejuaU

3.12 Astronomical Anxiety, Suicide, and Depression Rates: https://youtu.be/M7mD-MYHayM

3.13 Taking Time To Process Your Own Intimacy: https://youtu.be/xyGn7aKk2WI

3.14 Find Yourself Full By Being In Spaces That Celebrate and Reflect You: https://youtu.be/Vfg_0rfvYIc

3.15 The Power of A Little Focused Attention: https://youtu.be/i8UiZyMYQ0A

3.16 Take New Decisions On A Coffee Date First: https://youtu.be/ljGWlMKVIao

3.17 How Going For Your Stretch Goals Can Bear Unexpected Fruit: https://youtu.be/Hh_3Os5mjaU

3.18 You Are The Best Expert in YOU!: https://youtu.be/Flq4joriR0Y

3.19 Allow Healing In!: https://youtu.be/w5liRibb0rA

3.20 Creating Harmony In Your Surroundings: https://youtu.be/zwPXbR7MciE

3.21 Standing In Your Truth: https://youtu.be/6FdG0hjCAFQ

3.22 Every New Level Requires A New Version Of You

Season 2

2.01 The Story Arcs of Our Lives: https://youtu.be/Lgy_Um8ty8U

2.02 Can’t vs. Won’t: https://youtu.be/Oe-NeBHL38A

2.03 Tea Basics: https://youtu.be/bgHnSQcO-FY

2.04 Astrology Signs Basics, Earth Signs: https://youtu.be/4ft0PCtq0Jw

2.05 Astrology Signs Basics, Water Signs: https://youtu.be/g86QevN6SXQ

2.06 Astrology Signs Basics, Fire Signs: https://youtu.be/aMoi8kRSbiE

2.07 Astrology Signs Basics, Air Signs: https://youtu.be/sn6_2wDxu0o

2.08 Astrology General Basics, Part 1: https://youtu.be/tEzsxMDFb7A

2.09 Astrology General Basics, Part 2: https://youtu.be/izivET9sf6I

2.10 Villain-Victim-Hero Triads: https://youtu.be/Yk8armYjaWU

2.11 The Only Word The Universe Knows is YES: https://youtu.be/ZIRft45MJTg

2.12 Three Points of Empathy/Compassion: https://youtu.be/m0H9ULvN7p8

2.13 Privilege: https://youtu.be/QIBbW7NvugI

2.14 Two Boats and a Helicopter: https://youtu.be/1KFmo87NBg4

2.15 Make Do or Make A Plan: https://youtu.be/Q2Vc3HYGElU

2.16 What Does It Mean To Be In Flow?: https://youtu.be/XhHUizbLxHQ

2.17 How Do You Take Care Of Yourself In Real Time?: https://youtu.be/VSx8z5_cNgY

2.18 Finding Flow: https://youtu.be/G_smcpvXjMM

2.19 What Happens When You Change The Rules?: https://youtu.be/aCaov_7TVds

2.20 Getting Through Difficult Times: https://youtu.be/o0_lLKIl4lU

2.21 Birthing Ourselves Into New Levels of Consciousness: https://youtu.be/LxxCP11erNE

2.22 You Can Change Your Story: https://youtu.be/b43psavJ-wY

Season 1

1.01 What is Transpersonal: https://youtu.be/WMHW_aieGEA

1.02 Beginning Breathwork: https://youtu.be/hNYG2Deh1a4

1.03 Representation Matters: https://youtu.be/PtqYEQ5y-EE

1.04 Tantric Principles Evolution and Involution: https://youtu.be/iK5hOTR3Mxw

1.05 The Currencies of Love: https://youtu.be/oRELIstqQKk

1.06 Presencing: https://youtu.be/03QeBa8qrPs

1.07 Energy Medicine 9-1-1, 4 Thumps: https://youtu.be/_5y1yuJyIVo

1.08 On Being Located: https://youtu.be/F0selzgcXk4

1.09 Continuing to Learn: https://youtu.be/NgoOZxaqurY

1.10 Cultivating Ritual: https://youtu.be/Bno39tnfRJ0

1.11 On Being in Relationship: https://youtu.be/xcbX_dnnU5U

1.12 Yes, AND: https://youtu.be/Fw_bq9iw0a4

1.13 Therapy was the Best Decision of my Life: https://youtu.be/N-rkjBY0o-M

1.14 Connection and Community: https://youtu.be/h-wIxq-GetA

1.15 Stress Patterns vs. Patterns of Wellness: https://youtu.be/VMHecaykHlo

1.16 Lessons from Frozen, Consent and Vulnerability: https://youtu.be/li05NnIJwvs

1.17 On Fear and Vulnerability: https://youtu.be/G2k9TuARLp0

1.18 Energy Medicine Zip Up and Hook Up: https://youtu.be/HZ_O6MLny0Q

1.19 Your World = Your Beliefs: https://youtu.be/8RFFzsJkbwA

1.20 Surround Yourself with People who See You and Stretch You: https://youtu.be/qbMnyedDou4

1.21 Both/And Paradigm: https://youtu.be/GsmztWxcW50

1.22 How to Ground and Center: https://youtu.be/DqmwRkds5ug

Photo: Art of Rosh

Photo: Art of Rosh

Dr. Charli's Articles

Transpersonal IS Series

Dr. Charli utilizes a brief interview format to show how the transpersonal shows up in regular people's lives and careers. 

Transpersonal IS Introduction: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-well-first-what-heck-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal in Mental Health with Dr. Jeffery Sundberg: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-counseling-whole-person-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal in Community Action with Dr. Chandra Alexandre: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-community-action-margins-push-back-brown-phd/

Transpersonal in Dreams and the Subconscious with Dr. Kelly Bulkeley: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-waking-dreams-subconscious-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal in Personal Development with Naketa Thigpen: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-personal-development-its-core-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal in Coaching of Health and Wellness with Novelette DeMercado: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-coaching-health-wellness-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal IS The Messiness of Birthing A New Consciousness: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-messiness-birthing-new-consciousness-how-brown-phd/

Transpersonal IS: On Distraction, Feeding Myself, and My Power Being In The Closet: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-distraction-feeding-myself-my-power-being-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Black Women’s Mental Wellness, A Journey of PureSpark, with Nieisha Deed: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-black-women-mental-health-journeys-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Redefining K-12 Classrooms, with Dr. Kimberly Anne Christensen: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-redefining-k-12-classroom-charlene-m-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Asking ‘Am I Performing or Am I Just Showing Up’: What Millennials Bring To The Workplace, with Landi Spearman [Audio Interview]: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MR4LBTE-Yxc7On-HK3akcN0Koi4lTYnJ

Transpersonal IS: Grief: Full-Frontal: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-grief-full-frontal-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal IS: Walkup Brinkmanship, or, The Art of Leading Into Your Life: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-walkup-brinkmanship-art-leading-your-life-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Recovering From The Coronavirus: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-recovering-from-coronavirus-charlene-m-brown-phd/

Transpersonal IS: The Way Forward Has Nothing to Do With The Election: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-way-forward-has-nothing-do-election-brown-phd/?published=t

Transpersonal IS: A Credo of Care: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-credo-care-charlene-m-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Unexpected Pause, Healing, and Reflection: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-unexpected-pause-healing-reflection-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Epiphanies of a Bright Girl: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-epiphanies-bright-girl-charlene-m-brown-phd

Transpersonal IS: Excerpts From The Underworld: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transpersonal-excerpts-from-underworld-charlene-m-brown-phd

Photo: Jackie Parker

Photo: Jackie Parker

Community

Here, you will find other resources that we deem useful or helpful., including Dr. Charli’s interviews with others 

Interviews with Dr. Charli:

1 Oct 2022: Pedacitos Travel and Culture Blog: A Pedacito of Dr. Charli Brown and the Practice of Transpersonal Psychology https://www.pedacitosblog.com/post/a-pedacito-of-dr-charli-brown-and-the-practice-of-transpersonal-psychology

24 Jan 2022: (Not an interview) What’s Going On!?: Diving Underneath the BIG Energies of the Moment of Now: https://youtu.be/FVUZqosQePo

11 Nov 2021: I Have SOMETHING To Say!, Episode 115, hosted by Samí Haiman-Marrero: Podcast: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/21029030 Videocast: https://youtu.be/DcIAniOugdk

9 June 2021: Black Doctors Talk Podcast, Episode 42: Dr. Charli Brown and Transformative Transpersonal Training, hosted by Dr. Christopher Holmes of the The Black Doctoral Network: https://youtu.be/as7wKqvrXkA

26 May 2020: Celeste The Therapist Podcast: Practical Tools For Everyday Wellness, Episode 209: https://celestethetherapist.libsyn.com/ep-209-practical-tools-for-everyday-wellness-wdr-charli

22 May 2020: Thrive Global, by Beau Henderson How To Develop Mindfulness and Serenity During Stressful Or Uncertain Times: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/dr-charlene-m-brown-how-to-develop-mindfulness-and-serenity-during-stressful-or-uncertain-times/

21 May 2020: Jeneen C.A.R.E.S. Legacy Leaders, by Jeneen Stewart: https://youtu.be/G2k9qBXMw2M

30 April 2020: Authority Magazine, by Beau Henderson How To Develop Mindfulness And Serenity During Stressful Or Uncertain Times: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/dr-charlene-m-155323311e0b

21 April 2020: Tingey Law Firm, April is Stress Awareness Month: Staying Calm in the Workplace: https://www.tingeylawfirm.com/april-is-stress-awareness-month-any-tips-to-stay-calm-in-the-workplace/

15 April 2020: PureSpark Peer Support, hosted by Nieisha Deed

29 March 2020: BWISE Presents Self Care Sunday, hosted by Erika Jefferson, MBA, with Renee Bourgeois

22 March 2020: In the Community, With Staci Scott WURD Philadelphia

January 2020: New Year Clear Vision Reflection: https://youtu.be/3BV74386HqU

16 October 2019 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; X-Factor: Reciprocity: https://flashblackradio.com/haw-dr-charli-s01ep007/

09 October 2019 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; The Love Below: Moving Towards Forgiveness: https://flashblackradio.com/haw-dr-charli-s01-ep006/

02 October 2019 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; Moving Past Trauma and Victimhood: https://flashblackradio.com/haw-dr-charli-ep005/

24 July 2019 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; Social Norms and Emotional Growth: https://flashblackradio.com/dr-charli-s1ep003/

10 July 2019 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; Duality in Individual And Collective Identity: https://flashblackradio.com/haw-dr-brown-duality-001/

19 September 2018 FlashBlack Radio, hosted by Lee Bennett, III; On The Transpersonal: http://flashblackradio.com/dr-charli-brown-ep-001/

18 April 2018 KPFA The Space Between Us hosted by Jovelyn Richards: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=283380

21 September 2016 Mamas Latinas with Johanna Ferreira: https://quemas.mamaslatinas.com/parenting/144570/how_to_raise_a_spiritual

06 February 2016 Black Love and Intimacy hosted by Jovelyn Richards: https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=225464

Conference Presentations:

Transpersonal Engagement: Why a (W)holistic View is Necessary [Panel Presenter and Moderator, Leveraging the Power of Black Excellence]: Black Doctoral Network, October 29-31, 2020

Strong and Confident: How Black Adolescent Girls Define Their Identities [Panel Presenter and Moderator, Black Women and Girls Panel]: Black Doctoral Network Annual Conference, October 24-26, 2019

Practical Tools For Everyday Wellness: Little Things That Make A Big Difference [Experiential Workshop]: Black Doctoral Network Annual Conference, October 24-26, 2019

Left Out Of The Labyrinth: Sofia University, May 10, 2014: https://youtu.be/26NT1sTYjjA

From Fragmented To Wellness: Sofia University, May 13, 2013: https://youtu.be/RwhCXaneGQM

Other Resources:

BETA Coaching and Consulting: https://betacoachingconsulting.com/

PureSpark: https://yourpurespark.com/

Celeste The Therapist: https://www.celestethetherapist.com/

Urbander: https://urbander.com/