Original Air Date: February 3rd, 2023

Joining me on this episode is my guest Davina S. Kotulski, Ph.D. Davina is a licensed clinical psychologist, sought after speaker, and award-winning, best-selling author with a thriving private therapy practice in California and Washington and an international life coaching practice. Dr. Davina facilitates workshops and webinars on resilience, self-empowerment, authentic self-expression, past life regression, spiritual growth, and mysticism. Dr. Davina has appeared on Good Morning La La Land, The Sky Life, OK Tested in India, and Wake Up to the Sound of Transformation on KPFK with Michael Bernard Beckwith. She was also the guest therapist in Episode 3 of Sarah Silverman’s Please Understand Me series on Amazon Prime.

Her newest self-help book The Manna Paradigm Shift: Creating the Consciousness of Abundance was released in 2021. Her first self-help book It’s Never Too Late to Be Your Self: Follow Your Inner Compass and Take Back Your Life is now an award-winning audiobook, ebook and paperback.

She’s also the author of Why You Should Give a Damn About Gay Marriage , Love Warriors: The rise of the marriage equality movement and why it will prevail and Behind Barbed Eyes. She created the How to Come Out Of the Closet and Into Your Power audio programs addressing coming out and living an authentic life.

Davina Kotulski was at the forefront of the LGBTQ marriage equality movement and appeared in dozens of documentaries, Newsweek magazine, USA Today, CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle, L.A. Times, and international news channels. Davina shared the stage with comedian Margaret Cho, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, and celebrities Cloris Leachman, Dustin Lance Black, and Armistead Maupin. Dr. Davina received numerous awards for marriage equality leadership including; the Saints Alive Award and San Francisco LGBT Pride Community Grand Marshal.

Dr. Davina began her career as a psychologist in a federal prison, leading empowerment workshops with female inmates, introducing them to the teachings of Thich (tick) Nhat Hahn, Napoleon Hill, and Tony Robbins. She is passionate about helping people feel empowered, grow spiritually and live their authentic lives. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Heterosuperiority
• Coming out and how it’s a lifelong process and it shows up in different ways in different parts of your life
• Being out and proud
• Fearless queerness

Davina's Website: https://www.davinakotulski.com/

Davina's Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DrDavinaKotulski

Davina's Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/drkotulski

Davina's Instagram – http://www.instagram.com/drkotulski

Davina's YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/Drkotulski

Listen the interview with Davina about her book The Manna Paradigm Shift: https://www.booksbetweensessions.com/episodes/54qs87zxasntzjcxqvq6680nz9858j

Listen the interview with Davina about her book It’s Never Too Late to be Yourself: https://www.booksbetweensessions.com/episodes/vp6fv8ll635o1swrsmx1f90zp5a0a7

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