Greer Riley

Greer Riley has been steeped in the psychology and spirituality of humans her entire life--not professionally, necessarily, but she is one of those people who could have become a therapist to understand and fix herself rather than be a good therapist to others. No, Greer saved the world a lot of pain and anguish by instead becoming an occupational therapist, and then an environmental epidemiologist, pursuing mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing outside of the field of career psychology. She was raised in a violent alcoholic home, and has suicide, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, a wide spectrum of personality disorders, and veins of close-mindedness, racism, bigotry, and misogyny running through her family. She also has creativity, love, pioneering spirit, adaptation, resourcefulness, humor, and an appreciation for beauty given to her by that same family. She married a beautiful composite of her mother and father and was spit out the other end of that marriage a gal who wasn't going to take any crap from anyone. She has two incredible kids, both of whom have strongly held identities about gender and sexuality and many other contemporary issues, who have softened Greer's heart and taught her about people and life in the most hands-on way possible. There are no stupid multiple-choice tests to pass or fail at in parenting, as awesome as that would be. Given this rich history and growth over more than 4 decades, digging around in the depths of her mind, emotion, energy, and breath, Greer feels compelled to share lessons learned and best practices when it comes to matters of life, love, heart, and darkness.