Dr. Angelina Today
Media, Published Work, Upcoming Events
Watch the Documentary
LISTENING TO WHAT LIES BELOW THE SURFACE
What if grief could be met not with avoidance, but with marigolds, candlelight, and the slow, sacred work of building an altar?
The Ofrenda Ritual: Bridging Art and Death is a documentary that explores that question. It represents a depth-psychology research study conducted as part of my doctoral research at Pacifica Graduate Institute. It explores how the Mexican ofrenda ritual of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) becomes a living vessel for healing complicated grief.
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate"
- Carl Jung
The documentary captures the arc of this process, from the workshop's first anxious moments to its quiet relief and acceptance. Through footage of participants building their altars and excerpts from their interviews, the film makes visible the embodied, imaginal dimensions of grief that written research alone cannot convey.
This work speaks to art therapists, depth psychologists, expressive arts practitioners, and anyone navigating loss who senses that healing asks to be made, not merely talked through.
Watch the documentary and explore the full research study below to see how ritual artmaking opens a path into the deeper, ancestral dimensions of grief and healing.
Things Nobody Says Out Loud: The Psyche Is Always Speaking
By Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez |
Things Nobody Says Out Loud About Healing: Healing May Cost You Your Old Identity
By Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez |
Things Nobody Says Out Loud About Dreams: The Dream Knows Before You Do
By Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez |
Things Nobody Says Out Loud About Art: The Image Understands You First
By Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez |
Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez
Ph.D., LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC
Speaker, Presenter, Media Guest
Media, Speaking & Collaborations
Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez is available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, workshops, panel discussions, retreats, and media appearances exploring topics related to Jungian depth psychology, grief, symbolism, addiction, relationships, creativity, and emotional transformation.
Known for bringing warmth, insight, and accessibility to complex psychological themes, Dr. Angelina offers depth-oriented perspectives that connect emotional healing with dreams, archetypes, ritual, art, and the unconscious.
Her speaking and media topics include:
- Grief, loss, and ritual practices
- Addiction and the unconscious
- Jungian-informed art therapy and creativity
- Dream work and symbolic meaning
- The mother-daughter relationship and inherited emotional patterns
- Healing through nature, symbolism, and archetypes
- Individuation and the search for meaning
- Dia de los Muertos ofrenda-making traditions and grief integration
Dr. Angelina’s work has been featured through workshops, experiential gatherings, documentary film, podcast conversations, television interviews, and public speaking engagements throughout the United States.
Media & Speaking Inquiries
For speaking opportunities, collaborations, workshops, podcast appearances, or media interviews, please inquire here.
ABC 13 Viva Houston
Art therapy and the healing process
The Ofrenda Ritual Trailer
Bridging Art and Death
Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez
Speaker | Author | Artist
Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez is available for speaking engagements, podcast interviews, workshops, panel discussions, retreats, and media appearances exploring topics related to Jungian depth psychology, grief, symbolism, addiction, relationships, creativity, and emotional transformation.
Known for bringing warmth, insight, and accessibility to complex psychological themes, Dr. Angelina offers depth-oriented perspectives that connect emotional healing with dreams, archetypes, ritual, art, and the unconscious.
Her speaking and media topics include:
- Grief, loss, and ritual practices
- Addiction and the unconscious
- Jungian-informed art therapy and creativity
- Dream work and symbolic meaning
- The mother-daughter relationship and inherited emotional patterns
- Healing through nature, symbolism, and archetypes
- Individuation and the search for meaning
- Dia de los Muertos ofrenda-making traditions and grief integration
Dr. Angelina’s work has been featured through workshops, experiential gatherings, documentary film, podcast conversations, television interviews, and public speaking engagements throughout the United States.
Media & Speaking Inquiries
For speaking opportunities, collaborations, workshops, podcast appearances, or media interviews, please inquire here.
Upcoming Events
June 12, 2026
Inner Landscape-A Jungian Art & Mindfulness Workshop
Registration
Location: The Jung Center Houston
July 30, 2026
Jungian Active Imagination & the Ofrenda Ritual
Registration
Location: Creativity and Madness Conference — Virtual
August 13, 2026
Recognizing Marianismo - Clinical Applications and Therapeutic Approaches
Registration
Location: Pacifica Graduate Institute — Virtual
October 16, 2026
Honoring the Dead- An Art-Making Ritual for Día de los Muertos
Location: Houston Group Psychotherapy Society
Meet Dr. Angelina
Dr. Angelina H. Rodriguez is a Houston-based Jungian psychotherapist, speaker, and artist whose work explores the deeper emotional and symbolic patterns shaping human experience. Read more...
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