
What is possible when we look for the stories behind the story?
What is possible when we look for the stories behind the story?

Karlyn Pleasants, PsyD

I offer hope to individuals and organizations ready to look beyond their current narrative and forge a new path of purpose, freedom, and health.

Melissa Stevenson, LMFT
Speaking and Facilitation

I enjoy speaking to audiences ready to explore a new paradigm of mental health and facilitating some of the deeper work required to embody it.

Kayla Karesh, M.A.T., M.A.
Now Available
Now Available


It started with smoke.
It only took a moment for the Driscoll family’s quiet life to catch fire. Disappearances into churches, murmurs of mental illness, and secrets long buried threaten to destroy their once-happy home.
Feathers from the Fire is the soul-stirring tale of one family’s daring attempt to transcend the trappings of fear, stigma, and generational pain by following the signs, leaning on allies, digging for the truth, and holding onto the hope that there is more than meets the eye.
Dr. Karlyn Pleasants has alchemized the wisdom of her twenty- five years of developing therapeutic community programs for individuals with complex mental illnesses and her love of legend and synchronicity into an unforgettable journey that demonstrates the power of curiosity, truth-telling, and love.
What is possible when we look for the stories behind the story?
What is possible when we look for the stories behind the story?
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