Welcome to all things Dr. Charlene (Charli) M. Brown. Dr. Charli will help get you unstuck, showing up fully, and able to move forward.

Welcome to all things Dr. Charlene (Charli) M. Brown. Dr. Charli will help get you unstuck, showing up fully, and able to move forward.
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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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
Transpersonal IS Series
Dr. Charli utilizes a brief interview format to show how the transpersonal shows up in regular people's lives and careers. Click here to find all of the articles on LinkedIn.
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
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/