Monster in the Mirror:How Plot Twists Teach Us to Face Our Hardest Feelings

Join us for an engaging evening where makers, trailblazers, practitioners, and obsessive deep‑dive thinkers share their most captivating stories at your local bar in the Spring Branch neighborhood of Houston!

Hosted by Curiosity Brews.

🗓️ Date: November 11, 2025

🕡 Time: 6:30 PM

📍 Location: A speakeasy in the Spring Branch neighborhood, Houston, TX (exact address provided in confirmation email)

📚 Talk: "The Monster in the Mirror: How Movie Plot Twists Teach Us to Face Our Hardest Feelings"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Angelica Rivera, DPC, LPC, a trauma therapist and professor

👗Dress Code: Smart casual attire. No athletic wear, no shorts, no flip-flops, baseball hats, or overly casual attire, please.

Have you ever watched a movie where the hero discovers they were the monster all along—and felt that electric shock of recognition? That moment when everything clicks into place isn't just good storytelling. It's a mirror held up to something we all do: running from the parts of ourselves we're afraid to face.

Join us as Dr. Angelica Rivera, DPC, LPC, a trauma therapist and professor, weaves together iconic plot twists (think Shutter Island, Memento, and A Monster Calls), cutting-edge neuroscience, and real stories from the therapy room to explore why our most compelling transformations happen when we stop running and start embracing. You'll walk away with practical, body-based tools for processing emotions, a new understanding of why avoidance makes everything worse, and maybe—just maybe—a little more compassion for the "monster" in your own mirror.

Grab a drink, meet curious minds, and explore interesting ideas at Curiosity Brews!

AGENDA

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Talk begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up

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