A Healing Space... reflections on love, meaning, and the aliveness of immediate experience

This space is devoted to the path of embodied healing and spiritual transformation. Drawing from psychotherapy, contemplative practice, and the wisdom of the body, these reflections invite us into a deeper relationship with ourselves and the mystery of being alive.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Many of us were never taught how to stay with ourselves

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Most of us were never taught how to stay with ourselves. Not in the moments when something inside begins to open. Not when the body fills w...

Monday, April 13, 2026

Catharsis is not the same as integration

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Catharsis is not the same as integration. In shadow work and deep emotional–somatic practice, these two are often conflated. But something ...

Thursday, April 2, 2026

The Quiet Work: A Six-Week Online Journey with Matt Licata

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The Quiet Work: Learning to Stay With Ourselves When Things Feel Hard A Six-Week Online Journey with Matt Licata Starting Wednesday, April 8...

Friday, March 20, 2026

Free live gathering with Matt - Wednesday, April 1

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There comes a moment for many of us when the language of self-improvement begins to feel thin. We’ve done the work. Read the books. Tried t...

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Grief is love reorganizing itself through the body

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There are times in our lives when the ground gives way beneath us. A relationship ends. A dream collapses. Something we believed would carry...

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Matt Licata: I'm a psychotherapist, writer, teacher, and author of A Healing Space: Befriending Ourselves in Difficult Times (Sounds True, 2020) and The Path is Everywhere: Uncovering the Jewels Hidden Within You (Wandering Yogi Press, 2017). To learn more about me and my work, please visit http://www.mattlicataphd.com. For free videos and information about my online courses, please visit linktr.ee/MattLicata.

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