# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join authors Lisa Olivera and Carissa Potter for a conversation on healing and what lingers after loss.About this EventLisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa PotterJoin authors Lisa Olivera and Carissa Potter for a conversation on healing and what lingers after loss, followed by audience Q&A and book signing at Womb House Books.Members receive our book club pick, 15% off online and in shop, free admission to author events and readings, a free subscription to the Womb House Books Review, and a critical reading packet for book clubs.Emotional pain, of all kinds and magnitudes, is part of life. We’ll never be able to find ourselves free of it; no meditation or amount of therapy will cure us of the harder parts of being alive. The practice of turning toward the ache with care—reverence, even—might be one of the most meaningful gifts we can give ourselves. It might even save us.Lisa Olivera has confronted this reality for years as a therapist, weaving her exploration of it throughout her popular newsletter, Human Stuff. She asks questions like, how do we confront and tend to the painful parts of being human without letting that pain entirely overtake us? How do we find joy even when depression visits, even when we lose someone we love, even when the hurt of the world is ever-present? How do we cultivate aliveness in the midst?When the Ache Remains explores these questions for readers in a tender and wise exploration of how ache shapes life, how we can alchemize our pain into medicine, and how presence is accessible even in the midst of difficulty. Blending deeply personal narrative, humanistic psychology, lessons from nature, words of nourishment, and her naturally poetic undertone, Lisa invites readers on a journey alongside her as she explores the impact of depression and the process of learning to tend to it, and all of our aches, in more open, integrative, and loving ways.Lisa Olivera is a writer, author, licensed psychotherapist, mother, and creator of the Human Stuff newsletter. Over the last decade, she has supported thousands of people in remembering their true selves and embracing the multitudes of being human. She has worked in schools, community-based mental health, and private practice, all of which inform her lens of the world. Lisa’s work has been highlighted in publications includingThe New York Times,The Washington Post, Good Morning America, andThe Guardian. She has appeared on many podcasts including Adoptees On,Hurry Slowly, andOff the Grid.Her debut book,Already Enough, was published in 2022. She lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter and two cats. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/lisa-olivera-when-the-ache-remains-in-conversation-with-carissa-potter/100001988519076086 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, meditation, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Womb House Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 14.64, max: 28, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Oakland - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Womb House Books - **lat**: 37.8359349 - **long**: -122.2618578 - **full address**: Womb House Books, Temescal Alley, Oakland, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Lisa+Olivera%3A+When+the+Ache+Remains+in+conversation+with+Carissa+Potter&date=Tue%2C+23+Jun%2C+2026+at+06%3A30+pm&bg=2 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter being held? - **A:** Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter takes place on Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Womb House Books, Temescal Alley, Oakland, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter? - **A:** Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter is organized by Womb House Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Lisa Olivera: When the Ache Remains in conversation with Carissa Potter is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oakland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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