Jill Mellick, PhD, a Jungian psychologist in private practice in Palo Alto, California, is the author of many publications ; An English Honours graduate of the University of Queensland ; Now Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, California ; She is also an exhibiting multimedia artist and photographer and travels widely, often with a special focus on the role of Indigenous arts in individual and community healing, development, and creative expression ; Stradbroke Island, which she visits annually, was part of her childhood and remains an important place for her.