Tranquility DeJure, June 10th, 2012.

Bonjour and welcome to the 245th edition of Tranquility DeJure.

Today's show features upcoming happenings and a beautiful ripple effect with Carolyn Rubinstein. Our featured Tranquilista is a psychology graduate students and a writer published author

who believes in sharing inspiration towards constructing an authentic life amidst imperfect and challenging circumstances.

Her blog, A Beautiful R ripple effect, celebrates the essential journey we're on,

encourages questions, and fosters understanding.

Welcome, Carolyn.

Hello.

How are you?

I'm wonderful, thank you, and it's a treat to have you on the show and to be chatting about your beautiful blog, a beautiful ripple effect and your book and all sorts of fun things.

I know. I'm just so excited to chat. Yay. Well, it's a treat. And, you know, what I'm just

curious about, of course, I've read your bio and all this great stuff. But, you know, for our listeners,

tell us a little bit about your journey and your path that's led you to be doing the work you're

doing, particularly with cancer,

with, you know, the blog, titling a beautiful ripple effect.

It's kind of like, what has driven you and into your PhD program?

You know, it's kind of strange because it's been a very long journey,

and it started, it really started when I was six years old.

I went to a camp with my parents.

Their best friends were running a camp for children with cancer, and we just went there

for my summer vacation.

That was just a family trip that we took.

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