We uncover experiences from past interactions to better understand habits, longings, individual styles of communication, and the embodied (or felt sense) central to current daily interactions. This embodied perception comes from a long history: ancestors, nature/nurture, culture, beliefs, trauma, joy, love, pain; relayed as felt sense that then influences interpersonal communication. -Incite resilience and wholeness making for personal and professional optimization!-Public… Show more We uncover experiences from past interactions to better understand habits, longings, individual styles of communication, and the embodied (or felt sense) central to current daily interactions. This embodied perception comes from a long history: ancestors, nature/nurture, culture, beliefs, trauma, joy, love, pain; relayed as felt sense that then influences interpersonal communication. -Incite resilience and wholeness making for personal and professional optimization!-Public Speaking/Presentation ConsultantEMBODIED INTEGRATIONCurrent studies show the positive potential of psychedelic experiences. Thousands of years can't be wrong and science helps current culture destigmatize use. Embodied Integration is central to wholeness making and reorganizing entire systems affected by trauma and anxiety, as well as, ground healthy, normal people to better understand self and others. Fully embodied after care is an ongoing wholeness making adventure for life!RESEARCHAssociate Co-Director Pacifica Graduate Institute-Body Stories Project: Oppression in the Lived Body; Ethnographic Performance Research; Director: Rae Johnson, Ph.D. PUBLICATION (Harvard Writing Style)Wise, D., (2019), A Memoir on Writing Memoir: Navigating the Past to Find Voice in the Present, In B. Avieson, F. Giles, & S. Joseph (Eds.), Still Here: Memoirs of Trauma, Illness, and Loss, UK: Routledge.Keynotes, Workshops, Retreats, Groups:Danielle will work with your organization to fit your needs and goals with workshops for a night, weekend, ongoing groups, or a retreat. Presentation includes exercises in self-awareness from personal history, choice, physical reactions to thoughts and emotions, and how to authentically communicate with others. Show less

Phronesis (phrónēsis) originated in the Greek Academy as a study of wisdom as practical action and virtue, dedicating oneSelf to good judgment with excellence of character and habits.We seek collaboration and dialogue, where ideas are shared and bias set aside. Publishing conversations and creating alliance for affirming dialogue across systems and in communities.

a psychedelic research nonprofit that uses the power of data to serve the community, educate the public, and inform common-sense practices and policies regarding psychedelic use. The organization is focused on driving psychedelic research forward by capturing observational data in real-world settings and sharing these results with the public, with the goal of mitigating harm and reducing stigma through education.

Student Engagement counseling services team.

Course: Trauma and Resilience; APA Writing Style. A course designed to evaluate embodied stress through understanding trauma experience of individuals and communities. Lecture and discussions organized around two central texts on trauma and resilience: van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score) for a general trauma overview and Kalsched (Trauma and the Soul: A Psycho-spiritual Approach to Human Development and its Interruption) for a depth psychological response. Study of recent… Show more Course: Trauma and Resilience; APA Writing Style. A course designed to evaluate embodied stress through understanding trauma experience of individuals and communities. Lecture and discussions organized around two central texts on trauma and resilience: van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score) for a general trauma overview and Kalsched (Trauma and the Soul: A Psycho-spiritual Approach to Human Development and its Interruption) for a depth psychological response. Study of recent psychedelic research, experiential classroom practices, multicultural experiences, the nature of resilience to consider potential shifts in perspectives for the potential healing of trauma. Show less

Adjunct Faculty: Online and classroom (Turabian/Chicago writing style) -How the Body Talks helps students become more informed readers of physical signs in others, more aware of their own habitual physical and psychological tendencies, and more able to present themselves authentically to others. -Creating Dialogue: how to build and enhance dialogue and repair it when it breaks down. Skills in participation and facilitation as well as strategies for resolving conflict. Goal of… Show more Adjunct Faculty: Online and classroom (Turabian/Chicago writing style) -How the Body Talks helps students become more informed readers of physical signs in others, more aware of their own habitual physical and psychological tendencies, and more able to present themselves authentically to others. -Creating Dialogue: how to build and enhance dialogue and repair it when it breaks down. Skills in participation and facilitation as well as strategies for resolving conflict. Goal of the course: help students develop skills needed for productive and civil conversation in multiple settings in a dialogic theory rather than persuasion or debate. Focus is on learning and understanding personal habits, compassion for others, and neurobiological conditioning. Show less

Personally called upon to stand in for teachers; Especially requested for psychology, mythology, philosophy, Special Education classes and personal growth courses. Successfully completed and passed California Basic Educational Skills Test.