Meet the Founders
Name: Beth Kelley, PCC, LPC
I am a coach, writer, former psychotherapist, maker and Mud Witch (don’t worry, it's a metaphor). I love people and laughter and British Mysteries and good food with good friends.
Influences: Mysteries, magic, and magpies. I like to figure things out, I want to look in all the secret compartments, and at the same time, I believe in things I can’t prove.
Training: LPC (M.A. Counseling Psychology), PCC (ICF Coaching Endorsement), 200 hour Yoga Training, Yoga Nidra Certification
Playlist: All things 70s (Yacht Rock vibes), and 80s hits obviously.
Guilty Pleasure:
If you had a superhero superpower what would it be: Teleporting. Bye……..
How Beth experiences loneliness: to me loneliness feels similar to sadness, definitely like left-out-ness, with a healthy dose of yearning and a splash of that little kid feeling of “no one cares about me”.
My hope for the loneliness lab is: As a community we allow ourselves to laugh and learn about the experience of loneliness without shame or embarrassment, just honoring this normal human and complex human experience.
Name: Brett Kennedy, Psy.D.
I am a clinical psychologist, children’s book author, and proud Pomeranian parent. I approach life with a sense of humor, and when I am not laughing, I am enjoying the outdoors and all the splendors of the Colorado mountains.
Influences: The innumerable interactions of my life
Training: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.), Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)
Playlist: I am forever an 80’s Alternative devotee (The Cure, Smiths, Depeche Mode)
Guilty Pleasure: Ice Cream – but in all honesty, I don’t feel guilty about it–maybe how often I eat it, but ice cream itself is really just pleasure.
If you had a superhero superpower, what would it be? Flying
How Brett experiences loneliness: I feel lonely when my introverted needs and tendencies are misunderstood.
My hope for the loneliness lab is: that the chemistry we create in the lab compounds into meaningful connections for everyone that joins in the experiment.
Other Members of the Lab
Name: Jillian Sitcler, graphic designer of all the internet things
I am a self-employed working mom of 2 boys. I am a Simpsons enthusiast and constant complainer of the Texas heat. I like to intricately decorate cakes, rewatch the same shows over and over and go down Reddit rabbit holes.
Influences: Women who juggle it all
Training: Self-taught over the course of 2 decades
Playlist: Chaos. I hope you like going from Taylor Swift to Weird Al to the Eagles to Metallica.
Guilty Pleasure: Pop culture gossip
If you had a superhero superpower what would it be: Control all plant life
How Jillian experiences loneliness: a relatively pathetic feeling of self-loathing, as if everyone has forgotten about me
My hope for the loneliness lab is: That we may realize that the feeling of loneliness manifests in so many different ways.. and that loneliness is insanely universal; WE. ALL. EXPERIENCE. IT.
