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This episode is an exploration of the allegations of racism against Jung and looks at some possible defences of Jung. Since Dalal published Jung: A Racist in 1988 there has been something of an open crisis in Jungian circles regarding the extent of the issue and what is to be done about it. This episode is about laying out the issue in as clear a way as possible. To learn more about the schism in the Jungian community see Samuels 2019 in the Further Reading section below. ____________________

Jung describes Americans as having an “astonishingly feeble resistance to collective influences” which he found “positively terrifying”. His 1931 article on the uniquely American psychology is filled with novel insights into American psychology: its herdlike nature, the Heroic Ideal driving it as well as showcasing some of Jung's more unsavoury Shadow elements — his racism which we'll talk more about in the next episode. ____________________

Description:  On this episode of The Optimistic American, hosts Dr. Emily Bashah and Paul Johnson are accompanied by Dr. John G Horgan, a preeminent psychologist, professor at Georgia State University, and is renowned for his deep insights into the psychology of terrorism. Join us as we explore the complex world of terrorist psychology, the nuances of radicalization, and the intriguing process of recruitment. Topics Discussed in This Video:   What is Terrorism and The Psychology Behind It: Dr. Horgan defines terrorism and discusses the psychological factors that drive individuals towards such extreme behaviors. Additionally, Dr. Emily Bashah discusses specific examples such as incel and jihadist ideologies. How People Get Involved With Terrorist Groups: The conversation explores the roles of recruiters in the radicalization process, revealing how individuals are drawn into terrorist activities and the sophisticated tactics used to lure them. The Contrast of Pessimism and Optimism: Reflecting contrasting viewpoints, Dr. Horgan articulates his pessimism about current counterterrorism strategies, while Paul Johnson discusses his optimism based on the resilience and ideals of American society. Pathways to Disengagement from Terrorism: This segment delves into the possibilities and processes of disengagement from terrorist groups, discussing strategies for confronting and assisting those who are radicalized. The Impact of Politics on American Psychology & Campus Chaos:  This segment explores how political climates affect the psychology of Americans and the increasing tensions on college campuses driven by political and ideological conflicts.

The series explores the book SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION by Dr. George E. Vaillant. The author was a psychiatrist at Harvard and served as a non-alcoholic Trustee for Alcoholics Anonymous. Spirituality can be a hard concept to grasp, and his book helps make it understandable. He defines spirituality as the realization of positive emotions such as love, hope, faith, joy, forgiveness, and compassion – along with awe and mystical illumination. The author argues our brains are hard wired for these and through the 12 Step journey, we're evolving – “sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly” towards realizing them in our lives This episode focuses on Awe and Mystical Illumination –the goal of the 12-Step Journey. Show Notes: Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Advanced A Spiritual Solution to Addiction: How a Venerated Harvard Doctor Inspired the 12 Step Movement Paperback – Mr Paul L Schulte Father Bill W. podcast w guest Paul Schulte AA & William James Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives 1st Editionby William R. Miller Father Bill W. podcast w guest William Miller --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Maintaining a state of positive expectancy is a necessary element within the scope of doing things in a 'Certain Way' to make manifest the desires of your heart, personally and professionally. The frequency you establish by sustaining a state of positive expectancy is extremely attractive to your goals and aspirations.William James, the Founder of American Psychology and author of the book "As a Man Thinketh" said: "The one thing that will guarantee the successful conclusion of a doubtful undertaking is faith in the beginning that you can do it."To make it more personal he also said it this way. I suggest you write this down and carry it with you, keep it with your written goals too: "Your belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture."Positive expectancy is synonymous with faith and belief and it's important to remember its place when it comes to the law of cause and effect. Cause produces an effect. When it comes to expectancy, faith and belief, it's important to remember the polar opposite state of positive expectancy, which is a negative state, may drawn in undesirable results.Ask yourself where you are in all of this. Begin your quest by doing things in a 'Certain Way.' Establish your frequency now as you make a fresh start. Listen in to this episode as I take a deeper dive into all of this in an effort to keep you in alignment with the 'Certain Way.' This will assure you make quantum leaps when it comes to your personal, professional and leadership development and goal achievement.Dr. Koz (and effect!)Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-WORLD

Today on MeSearch we're talking about the growing field of Filipino American Psychology.  Our guest for this episode literally wrote the text book on Filipino American Psychology, "Filipino American Psychology. It's Dr. Kevin Nadal, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at both John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Graduate Center at the City University of New York.  He received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Columbia University in New York City and is one of the leading researchers in understanding the impacts of microaggressions on the mental and physical health of people of color; LGBTQ people; and other marginalized groups.  Connect with Dr. Kevin Nadal: Website: https://www.kevinnadal.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinnadal/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinnadal Stay connected with us at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.mesearchpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠ and via social media (@mesearchpodcast): Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MeSearchPodcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/MeSearchPodcast  ⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mesearchpodcast  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mesearchpodcast/message

Fr. Bill continues a series highlighting the history and practice of Two Way Prayer as contained in his book expected to be published in the spring of 2024. In this episode he explores meaning of a “psychic change,” a “conversion experience or awakening,” as well as “the fourth dimension of existence.” The episode uses the works of Bill Wilson, William James, and Jungian analyst and author Robert Johnson. If you've ever wanted to explore “ego deflation at depth” this episode is for you. Show Notes:  Quotes from Wilson, James, Edinger and Johnson William James Podcast Series Book by Paul S. We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Advanced A Spiritual Solution to Addiction: How a Venerated Harvard Doctor Inspired the 12 Step Movement Transformation by Robert A. Johnson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fatherbillw/support

Henry "Roddy" Roediger is an American Psychology researcher in the area of human learning and memory. He and author of best-selling book about learning Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. 

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On today's episode, I talk with Dr. Emin Gharibian, a Los Angeles based forensic psychologist. We talked about:What is a MDO? Who qualifies?PC 2962 & Relevant statues and case law.How Dr. Gharibian approaches such an evaluation.How Dr. Gharibian structures the report.How Dr. Gharibian gets these type of referrals.Relevant/Recommended Training.About Dr. Emin Gharibian Dr. Emin Gharibian is a licensed psychologist (PSY 29643) specializing in neuropsychological and forensic evaluations. He has over 10 years of education and training in clinical psychology and neuropsychology and extensive experience evaluating adults and adolescents for psychological and neuropsychological conditions.Dr. Gharibian completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology through Fielding Graduate University.  His training and experience have been in psychological and neuropsychological assessment in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, outpatient mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, forensic hospitals, and correctional facilities. He specializes in providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of neurological conditions including intellectual disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, complications from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, concussions, learning disabilities, and ADHD. He also specializes in forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for immigration hearings, civil and criminal competency, mental health diversion, NGRI, Franklin hearings, and personal injury.He is appointed to the Los Angeles Adult Court Expert Witness Panel, Juvenile Court Expert Witness and Competency Panels, and is also a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychology and Law Society.Thanks for listening! See you again in two weeks for another amazing episode delving through psychology and the law.  Please Note: The podcast shows, guests, and all linked content is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychiatric, or legal advice. Nor is it intended to replace professional advice from your healthcare or legal professional. Last, it is not a substitute for supervision. Please continue to seek the appropriate guidance form your clinical supervisor. The show content is to be used at listeners' own risk.  I invite you to show your support for the show by:  Telling your friends and colleagues about the show Subscribing (free) and leaving a rating/review Find and connect with Dr. Vienna on Twitter, TT, Fb, or IG to continue the discussion Connect with Dr. Vienna:LinkedIn: Dr. Nicole M. ViennaIG: @drnicoleviennaTikTok @laforensicpsychologistFacebook: Vienna Psychological Group, Inc.Are you an attorney looking for a forensic evaluation? Book a FREE 20-minute consultation with Dr. Vienna here.  

Paul Schulte is a certified drug and alcohol counselor who has also been sober almost 19 years.  He received his degree in Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment from Loyola Marymount University. He completed his clinical hours at the UCLA School of Medicine where he worked on LGBT addiction studies.   He is the author of two books on addiction.  The First is “Paths to Recovery for Gay and Bisexual Addicts: Healing Weary Hearts”.   The second is “We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Inspired the Twelve Step Movement.” Reco12 is an organization with the mission of learning and sharing the similarities of addiction of all kinds and gaining and sharing tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  We come together from all places, faiths and backgrounds to gain tools and hope from others who are walking a similar path.  Speakers from our past meetings have represented many fellowships and identify with addictions with such variety of alcoholism, drugs, food, sex, gambling, theft, co-dependency, and the anon groups, just to name a few.  We invite recovering addicts with at least 1 year sobriety and who are actively working their recovery in their respective fellowships to share their experience, strength and hope on a live Zoom webinar, each Friday at 12:00 pm central time, for 20-25 minutes.  Then, we, the live audience, get the opportunity to ask questions of the speaker for another 20-25 minutes.  Reco12 is a self-supporting service and we appreciate your help in keeping it that way.  We gratefully accept contributions to help cover the costs of the Zoom platform, podcast platform, web hosting, and administrative costs.  To contribute, you can go to https://www.reco12.com/support  or you can click the link to PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/reco12)  in the chat of the live meeting.  When you contribute, please specify the meeting number.  This is meeting number 104.Resources from this meeting:Alcoholics Anonymous12 and 12CS Lewis:  A Grief ObservedOutro music is “Standing Still” by Cory Ellsworth and Randy Kartchner, performed by Mike Eldred and Elizabeth Wolfe.  This song, and/or the entire soundtrack for the future Broadway musical, “Crosses:  A Musical of Hope”, can be purchased here:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosses-musical-hope-by-cory/528476262  This song is used with the  permission of Cory Ellsworth.Support the show

There are human drives that we all have in common, but on a deep level, the most basic one is that we each want to be happy. And for most of us, the biggest obstacle we face is our own mind. For me, the reason I wanted to learn how to expand my inner awareness in the first place was because I believed it would improve my life and make me into a more fulfilled person.              As I began my growth process, one of the first things I realized was that my mind was a real double-edged sword. In one minute, it would make me my own best friend. Then it would stop on a dime and turn me into my own worst enemy. After observing this for quite a while, it made sense to me to get a better understanding of how my mind worked.           So, I started by taking a look at my basic education and I quickly realized that we were never really taught how to think. Although our happiness, as well as our destiny, is a direct result of the clarity of our thought process, our educational system puts no premium on it at all, and just lets our mental chips fall where they may.               Like millions of other kids, I had a standard American education, spending about 14,000 hours sitting in a classroom. And in all that time, I can't recall ever learning one single thing about the basic dynamics of thinking.           Of course, I had tons of classes in math, English, French, science and social studies, among many others. And I'm sure that 90% of what I learned, I would never use or even remember. But there was nothing at all about how to think. Not even one minute of it.           It feels like the Paul Simon song that starts, “When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.” But not only is it a wonder I can think at all, I wonder if what I'm actually doing with my mind really is thinking at all. Probably not. As William James, the father of American Psychology said, “A great many people think they are thinking, when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”           Anyway, at one point, still pretty early in my growth, I got lucky and came across a simple approach to the way the mind thinks that was life-altering for me. It was very basic, but it laid down an accurate roadmap that really helped illuminate my mental territory and smoothed-out my proposed journey to the higher ground.           After all these years, I find it to be more valuable than ever. and I think if you take it in and give it a chance, you may get a lot out of it as well.           There are two parts to it. The first one is about the knowledge and belief. And the second presents the mind's four categories of our ability to know.               So, the first part says that it's critical to understand the difference between what we actually know and what we only believe. They are both very important, but very different.           Knowledge is something you absolutely know to be true and it exists as a truth for you regardless of any discussion, beliefs, explanations or interpretations of it.           As an example, let's say that right now you are either famished with hunger, dying of thirst, so tired that you can hardly stay awake, or you really have to use the bathroom and it's getting to be close to an emergency.           We've all been there to one degree or another. And we know that it doesn't matter what anyone thinks or says about it. They can try to explain the experience away for some reason, or tell us we shouldn't be having it, but it's an absolute truth for us. There are many other examples of this, but the point is that when you know something for sure, you really do know it.            Believing is a completely different story. Beliefs are critical to our lives and we can hold them for many different reasons…practical, psychological, societal, religious and personal, to name just a few. They can be very strong and clear, and you can have total faith in them and believe in them with all your heart.           But the difference between knowing and believing is that we don't really know for sure that our beliefs are actually true. We can't. They're just not in the realm of our knowledge. And because we don't know them for sure, for many different reasons, they can be wrong in some way. And we don't find out that our belief was flawed or wrong until we finally realize it.           Here is a very, mundane example. When I was a kid, we were taught that the planet Saturn had three rings. You could clearly see telescopic pictures of the three rings and the fact was written in stone. Over the years, through our ability to magnify our telescopic vision, it was seen that there really are between seven and nine rings there. Then in 1980, Voyager I flew within 40,000 miles of the rings and sent back pictures invalidating all old beliefs and rendering them obsolete. We now know that in reality, there are thousands of intricate rings around Saturn. So, a solid belief system that had existed for over three hundred years was proven wrong by basic advances in modern instrumentation.           Now, that's just one simple, rather unimportant example of this significant aspect about beliefs: because we don't really know them, they can be deceiving or just plain wrong. And blurring the line between knowledge and belief can lead to major suffering. After all, countless wars have been fought and millions have died due to people's staunch allegiance to conflicting belief systems, many of which were flawed to begin with.           So, understanding the difference between knowledge and belief is the first part of this approach to clarifying our thinking. The second part is a little more detailed. It's about something called the Four Quadrants of Knowledge, which involves both our knowledge and our skillsets. Don't worry, it's much simpler than it sounds. But there's still a lot to it.           Quadrant One is “What we know that we know.” We all have a ton of these. Besides knowing how I feel in the present time, I also have a bunch of things that I know I know how to do. Like I know that I know how to drive my car. And I know that I know how to get to my local supermarket. So, when the time comes for me to do that, I don't have to give it much thought. I know that I know. Again, we all have thousands of these.           Quadrant Two is “What we know that we don't know.” This means exactly what it says – we know that we don't know. Here's an absurd little example that clearly makes the point.           I happen to have a friend who is a heart surgeon. We're old buddies and we'll do anything for each other. But if he called me and said that a sudden scheduling issue had just come up and he had a routine bypass that had to be done, but now he's tied up for the day, and would I mind popping over to the hospital and do the bypass for him? Of course, I'd have to say no because I don't know the first thing about doing heart surgery. And I clearly know that I don't know.           Again, we all have thousands of things that we know we don't know.           So that's the first two quadrants and they're very straight forward because they refer to what we know. The next two quadrants carry some mystery to them because they're about what we don't know.           Quadrant Three is “What we don't know that we do know.” In this case, we actually do know something, but we're out of touch with it for some reason. A lot of the times, we've just forgotten it. The condition resolves itself successfully when we recover our knowledge and happily recognize that we already knew it.              Here's another very mundane example. Let's say that you have a sweater, that you really like.  One day, you put it in the bottom drawer of a dresser you rarely use. Soon, you forgot where you put it, and now you can't find it. At first, you're annoyed, but over time, maybe even a few years, you forget about it completely. Soon you don't even remember that you ever had the sweater at all. Then one day, totally by chance, you open the bottom drawer and there it is. Now that you've regained the knowledge that you lost, you can start wearing the sweater again and you're glad to have it back.             You can take this phenomenon one step deeper and look at taking things for granted, especially important things. This happens a lot because one of the survival-based tendencies of our mind is to focus on fear, threat, and potential danger, but not pay too much attention to things when they're good.           Take, for example, the simple act of breathing, which we take completely for granted. We each breathe about 22,000 times a day, so there's no scarcity to it. And a breath doesn't cost us anything and we don't have to do a thing to get it, so there's no effort involved. So, we barely pay any attention to it.           But we can't function without our breath at all, and we all know that. If we don't breathe for just 300 seconds, we're dead. So, even though we do know how precious it is, we're out of touch with our knowledge because we're taking our breath for granted.           There are many things in our lives that fit this particular mold – our health, the health and well-being of our loved ones, the safety of our home, and on and on. We're out of touch with them because we take them for granted. And we do that until something seems to really threaten them, which automatically brings gratitude back into our hearts. The situation is resolved because we recognize what we forgot.              Now we come to the last quadrant, Quadrant Four – “What we don't know that we don't know.” This is a very tricky category because we are dealing with the complete unknown. We just don't know what we don't know. And the truth is, we haven't even got a clue.           It's beyond our imagination as well because we have no foundation on which to imagine it. What we don't know that we don't know seems like a big category. But how big is it? The answer is we don't know. Because we know absolutely nothing about the unknown. And we never will, until we do know, at which point it will no longer be in the unknown.             For a simple example, the other day I tried to read a short article on nuclear physics, which is a field I know nothing about. Almost all of it was about things I didn't know. But I didn't know that I didn't know them because before I started reading the article, I had never even heard of them before.           And there's one other huge part to this quadrant. It's all the things we think are right, but are actually wrong for one reason or another. We think we're right, but we're actually wrong and we don't know it. And we don't know that we don't know.              Like the rest of the quadrant, it remains in the unknown until we find it out, and of course, it can be the cause of an enormous number of problems. As humorist Will Rogers once said, “It isn't what we know that gives us trouble. It's what we know that ain't so.”           I'm sure there are millions upon millions of all these kinds of things. And the resolution to them all involves learning something new.           So that's the end of this short information I found about some basic components of thought. First, understand the difference between what you know and what you only believe. And second, be clear that there are four categories of knowing - things that you know you know, things that you know you don't know, things that you don't know that you do know, and things that you don't know that you don't know.            From the standpoint of the achievement of human potential, I find this whole thing fascinating, especially the part about knowing and believing and its relationship to what we don't know that we don't know.           The wisdom of the ages, along with countless saints and sages say that we humans have been born with a potential destiny that is far greater than we can imagine.  I've read or heard countless descriptions about what it's like to be fully connected to higher consciousness, and have a direct, living experience of God, heaven, the indwelling God presence, or whatever you want to call it. And living life with a heart filled with gratitude, inspiration, and compassion, and on and on.           Now, over the years I've had a tremendously wonderful experience learning about all this kind of stuff. But to put it in perspective, it like we're talking about quantum mechanics, advanced calculus and rocket science. And I'm only about halfway through memorizing my multiplication tables. And because I don't know what I don't know, I'm lucky if that analogy is anywhere near being right. For all I know, I haven't even been born yet.           I'm sure this holds true for many of us and who knows? Maybe some day we will know. And when it comes to fulfilling our remarkable human destiny, we'll grow from not knowing what we don't know to knowing what we do know.     Maybe it comes down to having the humility to open up to new information that is beyond our current knowledge. Maybe then we'll see the thousand rings instead of just believing in the three. And our knowledge will be based on our direct experience.           Revering personal experience is certainly nothing new. Over five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci, who is still considered to be one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived, once signed his name - Leonardo da Vinci, Disciple of Experience.           Well, that's the end of this episode. As always, keep your eyes, mind and heart opened and let's get together in the next one.

Procrastination has been a topic researched for well over a century. William James the ‘Father of American Psychology' stated that ‘nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. Listen to this episode of the Growthwins podcast to learn How To Stomp Out The Number 1 Killer Of Goals. Hit me up on IG @Devonwinz.

This weekend (Saturday April 24th at 4PM ET) we are hosting a screening of the short film Patient Like The Chipmunks, by Drs. Bob Bailey and Miriam Breland-Bailey, followed by a conversation and Q and A session with Dr. Bailey himself. In advance of this event, Annie has recently read aloud some of Dr. Bailey's work. Today, she reads a famous essay written not by him, but by his business partners: the late Keller Breland and Marian Breland (who would later married Dr. Bailey, hence the hyphenated name). This article, The Misbehavior Of Organisms, first appeared in American Psychology in 1961, and was titled in response to BF Skinner's book, The Behavior Of Organisms. The Brelands had worked closely with Skinner as graduate students, and were the first to bring his laboratory work into the commercial realm. There, working with over 100 species of animals, they discovered that it just isn't always possible to operantly condition a behavior. The reason? Sometimes, an animal's baked-in instincts take over and can't easily be overcome. Dr. Bailey's site: http://www.behavior1.com/ Other episodes about Dr. Bailey Training Wisdom From Page 9 of Dr. Bob Bailey's Website https://anchor.fm/dogs/episodes/Bonus-Training-wisdom-from-page-9-of-Dr--Bob-Baileys-website-Plus-Join-Annie-for-a-film-screening-and-Q-and-A-with-Dr--Bailey-on-April-24th-eu9mmo The ABC of Behavior By Marian Breland-Bailey and Bob Bailey https://anchor.fm/dogs/episodes/Bonus-Annie-reads-from-The-ABCs-of-Behavior-by-Marian-Breland-Bailey-and-Bob-Bailey-from-The-Dog-Trainers-Resources-by-The-APDT-Chronicle-Of-The-Dog-euonns

The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://tinyurl.com/4u846cfw The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy By William James Narrated by Cate Barratt American philosopher and psychologist William James was considered one of the late 19th century's leading thinkers and the "Father of American Psychology". His work has influenced such philosophers as Emile Durkheim, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Bertrand Russell. This collection of essays includes four on James' belief that religious faith is an acceptable way of viewing the world, despite the absence of empirical evidence; the remaining papers include a discussion of the important contributions of individuals to society, a criticism of Hegelisms, and his curiosity in the matter of psychical research. 1) "The Will to Believe" 2) "Is Life Worth Living" 3) "The Sentiment of Rationality" 4) "Reflex Action and Theism" 5) "The Dilemma of Determinism" 6) "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" 7) "Great Men and Their Environment" 8) "The Importance of Individuals" 9) "On Some Hegelisms" 10) "What Psychical Research Has Accomplished"

Jay and Kenna dive deep into the world of Patrick Bateman in this episode of horror and lizard people theory. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Resources Mentioned https://verdugopsych.com/neuropsychological-evaluation-of-traumatic-brain-injury/https://verdugopsych.com/personal-injury-evaluations-the-5-step-model-we-use-to-determine-causation-and-damages/https://verdugopsych.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd-evaluating-trauma-in-personal-injury-litigation/https://aafpforensic.org/https://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/forensic-psychology About Dr. Emin GharibianDr. Emin Gharibian is a licensed psychologist (PSY 29643) specializing in neuropsychological and forensic evaluations. He has over 10 years of education and training in clinical psychology and neuropsychology and extensive experience evaluating adults and adolescents for psychological and neuropsychological conditions.Dr. Gharibian completed a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in Neuropsychology through Fielding Graduate University.  His training and experience have been in psychological and neuropsychological assessment in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, outpatient mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, forensic hospitals, and correctional facilities. He specializes in providing comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for a variety of neurological conditions including dementia, Alzheimer's disease, complications from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, concussions, learning disabilities, and ADHD. He also specializes in forensic psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for immigration hearings, civil and criminal competency, and personal injury.He is appointed to the Los Angeles Juvenile Court Expert Witness Panel and is also a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychology and Law Society.Contact Dr. Gharibianhello@verdugopsych.comwww.verdugopsych.com About the host, Dr. Nicole ViennaCo-founder and Clinical Director of Vienna Psychological Group, Inc., Dr. Vienna is a licensed psychologist (PSY26945) that specializes in forensic and neuropsychological evaluations. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Forensic Psychology at Alliant International University- California School of Forensic Studies. She is in her 2nd year of a two year post-doc neuropsychology specialization program. Additionally, she holds two master's degrees in Forensic Science and Forensic Psychology.  She earned her bachelor's degree at The University of Arizona.Dr. Vienna began her career working with Tarzana Treatment Center in 2006, prior to obtaining her doctorate degree.  During the course of her doctorate training, she completed practicum rotations through College Hospital adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units and The Men's Forensic Outpatient Program at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.  Dr. Vienna received her pre-doctoral resident training at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) with the Jail Mental Health unit at Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF), Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF), and The Women's Community Reintegration Services and Education Center (WCRSEC).  She completed her postdoctoral training through the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), with the Juvenile Justice Program at Challenger Memorial Center – Probation Camp and Barry J. Nirdoff Juvenile Hall.Dr. Vienna has held additional assignments at Twin Towers Correctional Facility and the Inmate Reception Center (IRC) as a staff clinical psychologist where she performed initial psychiatric evaluations, housing determinations, and suicide risk assessments. Dr. Vienna has also worked on countywide psychiatric mobile response teams (PMRT) and mental evaluation teams (MET) with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department where she was partnered with a law enforcement officer in a police vehicle to provide crisis evaluations to individuals in psychiatric or emotional crisis. Dr. Vienna conducted numerous station briefings and behavioral health trainings to law enforcement personnel.Dr. Vienna is appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court Expert Panel of Psychologists and the Los Angeles County Juvenile Delinquency Panel of Experts. She has expertise is areas of neurodevelopmental disorders (intellectual disabilities, autism, etc.), transfer to adult cases, trauma (PTSD and adverse childhood experiences), and substance abuse. She has also met Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) continued professional experience (CPE) to conduct public safety pre-employment psychological evaluations. She is a member with the American Psychological Law Society (APLS), National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), and International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).Contact Dr. Vienna:Office: 626-709-3494 | Email: support@vpg-corp.comwww.viennapsychologicalgroup.com 

If you liked this Bonus Episode, check out: Applying the writings and philosophies of William James to addiction and Alcoholics Anonymous, by Edward Mendelowitz, Ph.D. (from Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter - Oct. 2017) Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, by William James (a series of 20 lectures on 'natural theology' that psychologist/philosopher William James, from Harvard, conducted at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, from 1901-1902) Spiritual, Not Religious Experience BIG BOOK THEOLOGY: “WE AGNOSTICS” and William James, by James R. Cravings for Deliverance: How William James, the Father of American Psychology, Inspired Alcoholics Anonymous, by Paul Schulte --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unboxinggod/support

In October, Fuller's Asian American Center hosted a panel, "The State of Asian American Psychology: Invisibility, Microaggressions, and White Normativity". In the first talk of the evening, Nita Tewari, PhD, co-author of the definitive textbook "Asian American Psychology: Current Perspectives", addressed the question: "What Is Asian American Psychology?"

William James, often cited as the “Father of American Psychology,” brings us today’s Wednesday Wisdom: “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” As a leader seeking to “Aim Higher,” I’d like you to flip that around, and think about it from other people’s point-of-view. What do you do to show appreciation and send it out into the world? Every day, try to start a note or an email with, “Thank you for….” and go from there. Be a person who gives appreciation freely, and it will make a huge difference in the lives of people you interact with, and I promise it will come back to you.

Self-talk is probably one of the most intimate and important things we can master for our own good. The way we talk to ourselves links to the way we see ourselves, and the way we interact with the world. It’s an aspect of our communication skills that we never get enough time on in school. This week I talk to the marvellous Johanna Lyon about self-talk, within a special context. In this bumper special, you get to listen to the first ever recording of Stumble Through. A recording I held back on releasing because of my own self-talk around it. I am really excited to show it to you, and of course to introduce Jo (that will be funny after you’ve listened). Jo is a young artist passionate about laughing with others. Jo is most interested in discussing and unpacking why humans do what we do in areas of life regarding love, childhood and discrimination, among other things. She aims to achieve connection between strangers within her work. She is a truly marvellous human being that I am so lucky to call my friend. I am really glad I get to share this, and her, with you this week. Don’t forget to get tickets to her Short and Sweet show this weekend! They’re pretty cheap, and it’s an excellent excuse to take a trip to the Gold Coast.Keep well,-PaulaEPISODE NOTES:Things We Mentioned.....Here are those definitions again, courtesy of Merriam-WebsterSelf-talktalk or thoughts directed at oneselfSelf-esteem a confidence and satisfaction in oneself: SELF-RESPECT Synonyms: ego, pride, pridefulness, self-regard, self-respectSelf confidenceconfidence in oneself and in one's powers and abilities Synonyms: aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-esteem, self-trustSelf-wortha sense of one's own value as a human being: SELF-ESTEEMSelf-efficacy (this one came from the Cambridge Dictionary)a person's belief that they can be successful when carrying out a particular task: Perceived self-efficacy refers to people's beliefs about their capabilities to exercise control over their own activities. .....Immersion therapy, also known as exposure therapy, is cognitive behavioural therapy technique usually used to treat anxiety disorders. The American Psychology association defines it as “Exposure therapy is a psychological treatment that was developed to help people confront their fears… a psychologist might recommend a program of exposure therapy in order to help break the pattern of avoidance and fear. In this form of therapy, psychologists create a safe environment in which to “expose” individuals to the things they fear and avoid. The exposure to the feared objects, activities or situations in a safe environment helps reduce fear and decrease avoidance.“Read more about it here: https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/exposure-therapyAnd recently, immersion therapy has taken on a new meaning. Immersion therapy is now also a technique in which people with some disabilities (mostly movement related) and injury can gain access to movement by being immersed in water. Read all about it here:https://mycarespace.com.au/resources/immersion-therapy-what-is-it-and-how-can-it-help .....Self-perception theory So I got this one totally wrong. I said it was this thing where people believed that they were good by default, nuh uh. Self-perception theory was developed by Dr Daryl Bem, and “describes the process in which people, lacking initial attitudes or emotional responses, develop them by observing their own behavior and coming to conclusions as to what attitudes must have driven that behavior.” For more info, have a little read of this quick summary here: https://www.learning-theories.com/self-perception-theory-bem.html I don’t know what I was thinking of, but let me know if you do! .....Our brilliant friend Peta Berghofer is a ceramic artist with really beautiful and tender work which is SOLD OUT. Keep an eye on her website here https://www.petaberghofer.com/aboutand her Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/petaberghofer/to make sure you don’t miss out when she gets new stock up......Robogals is a student run NFP which runs engineering and technology workshops in local communities. This is an amazing initiative which focuses on primary and secondary school students, check out their website here:https://robogals.org/Steph Piper is probably the coolest and smartest person I know. She is a scientist, 3D printing engineer, and an amazing human being. Check out her amazing 3D printing skills, teacher resources, and learn more about her here: http://www.piper3dp.com/Check out her amazing start up Spark Girlz which is a Toowoomba based company getting girls involved and excited about STEM. Learn more about them here: https://sparkgirlz.com/about-spark-girlz/ .....Cluedo! Has closed unfortunately, but mark your calendars for next year! This is a night where you can dress up, eat good food and have excellent drink, while solving a murder with none of the nasty bits. The show is run by Brisbane Immersive Ensemble, who create amazing experience that you can hire out for corporate functions. Find them here: https://www.brisbaneimmersive.com/ .....You can find Jo here:Catch Jo in the brilliantly funny show The Coco Clan at Short and Sweet Festival this weekend at HOTA! Book your tickets here: https://hota.com.au/theatre/short-sweet-theatre/Or at Sydney fringe here: https://sydneyfringe.com/browse-the-guide-2019You can find her serving looks and lols on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/johannamate/Had a chuckle? Feeling less alone? Don’t forget to rate and review the podcast! 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Dr. Philip Zimbardo is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and has since authored various psychology books, textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure. He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project. “We started a shyness clinic to help people who were shy or inhibited. We are almost 100% effective because we know how to treat shyness and that clinic is still continuing to this day in Palo Alto University.” For more episodes of Life, Leadership, and Legacy please visit pray.com/podcast. Call (323)521-9791 to leave a voice message about how this podcast has impacted your life. Links mentioned in this episode of Life, Leadership, and Legacy: Pray app for iOS Pray app for Android Music by Alexander Mark Pray.com

Dr. Philip Zimbardo is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and has since authored various psychology books, textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure. He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project. “There was always a few kids who were the leaders. They set the agenda, they told us what things that we should do and things that we could do. And most people ended up agreeing. I guess I was 12 and at that time I figured out that the world was filled with a few leaders and many followers.” For more episodes of Life, Leadership, and Legacy please visit pray.com/podcast. Call (323)521-9791 to leave a voice message about how this podcast has impacted your life. Links mentioned in this episode of Life, Leadership, and Legacy: Pray app for iOS Pray app for Android Music by Alexander Mark Pray.com

Dr. Philip Zimbardo is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment and has since authored various psychology books, textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including The Lucifer Effect, The Time Paradox, and The Time Cure. He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project. “My hope came mostly from praying. I was 5 and a half years old and I began to pray every morning when I work up. I’d pray to Jesus Christ to make me strong and brave and healthy and be able to go home as soon as possible.” For more episodes of Life, Leadership, and Legacy please visit pray.com/podcast. Call (323)521-9791 to leave a voice message about how this podcast has impacted your life. Links mentioned in this episode of Life, Leadership, and Legacy: Pray app for iOS Pray app for Android Music by Alexander Mark Pray.com

Last time we chatted to Ivan about his Thesis, but there was just too much to cover. Luckily, Ivan is a dude and agreed to chat to us again. Hope you enjoy Ivan’s Dissertation “Discipline through method: Recent history and philosophy of scientific psychology (1950-2018)” https://www.dropbox.com/s/amjv3oyu8u09nw2/2018%20thesis%20Ivan%20Flis%20final%20version.pdf?dl=0 Hornstein, G. A. (1988). Quantifying Psychological Phenomena: Debates, Dilemmas, and Implications. In J. G. Morawski (Ed.), The Rise of Experimentation in American Psychology (pp. 1–34). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. (this whole book is a classic on the history of experimental psychology, if a bit dated. This chapter is where Hornstein coins the term ignored oppositions) Araujo, S. (2016). Wundt and the Philosophical Foundations of Psychology : A Reappraisal. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. (the book on Wundt mentioned) Smith, L. D. (1986). Behaviorism and Logical Positivism: A Reassessment of the Alliance. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. (the book where Smith used and elaborated the concept of indigenous epistemology. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on epistemology, as a crash course in it (very good source for all things philosophical, in general): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology/ Also, an intro to a special section on crises in psychology: Sturm, T., & Mülberger, A. (2012). Crisis discussions in psychology—New historical and philosophical perspectives. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 43(2), 425–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2011.11.001 Open Science Collaboration Paper: https://www.google.com/search?q=open+science+collaboration+paper&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB766GB766&oq=open+science+collaboration+paper&aqs=chrome..69i57.3286j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Fiona Fidler on Black Goat Pod https://blackgoat.podbean.com/e/this-time-could-be-different-with-fiona-fidler/ Music credit: Kevin MacLeod - Funkeriffic freepd.com/misc.php

The number one book Hunter is getting recommended right now is Tribe by Sebastian Junger. It's an amazing book. Mostly, it's about why US soldiers often have such a hard time reintegrating back into US society. It's pretty easy to understand. You go off to war and you have a group of people who will die for you, who look out for you and who are engaged in a great mission together. And then you come back and there's no sense of shared purpose. In war, people have tribe. In the modern world, most of us don't. And when people don't have tribe, they go looking for it; they try and create it and that's a big part of why you have ISIS. What is it that tribes provide? They help provide food and defense against violent death. Modern societies do that incredibly well. Way better than hunter-gatherer tribes ever did. But tribes also provide belonging, shared purpose, community and a magical thing called dignity. When you bring back food, the tribe (your family) recognizes what you have done and they're grateful for it. You feel appreciated and that is no small thing. In fact, William James, the Founder of American Psychology, said "The deepest principle of human nature is a craving to be appreciated." Do you feel appreciated in your life? A lot of people don't. A lot of people feel like they get no respect. And that can make them very angry and resentful. And that's when they start or join groups like ISIS. ISIS provides its followers with many things: sex slaves, treasure and the chance to get shot at. However, besides the real life video game aspects, it also provides its followers (if not the women unfortunate enough to live in the region) with dignity and purpose. ISIS succeeds as a movement because the societies its followers have come from have failed to satisfy that deepest principle in human nature: the desire to be appreciated. One of Bryan's favorite quotes is from Amos Oz. It's about how the key to beating a bad idea is to provide a better idea. However, the full quote is instructive: "But Hamas is not just a terrorist organization. Hamas is an idea, a desperate and fanatical idea that grew out of the desolation and frustration of many Palestinians. No idea has ever been defeated by force — not by siege, not by bombardment, not by being flattened with tank treads and not by marine commandos. To defeat an idea, you have to offer a better idea, a more attractive and acceptable one." No idea has ever been defeated by force. It might be appealing to think that you can just make ISIS' ideas go away by bombing them out of existence but nothing makes ideas fascinating and intriguing like trying to kill the people who have them. Making martyrs doesn't destroy ideas; it gives them power. Boko Haram, for example, was a nothing movement until its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, died in police custody in 2009. At the time, Alhaji Boguma, a government official in the region, said that the "wave of fundamentalism" had been "crushed." In practice, Mohammed Yusuf was like Obi Wan Kenobi. He was struck down and became more powerful than Ahlaji Boguma could possibly imagine. An angry, ranting cleric with a crappy world view was transformed into a perfect symbol. And so, if we really want to defeat ISIS or Boko Haram, we need to "offer a better idea, a more attractive and acceptable one." The problem is no one is really doing that. Imagine being born in Libya. You now have a Libyan passport which pretty much means your only opportunities are in Libya…where there are pretty much no opportunities. In order to get married–which in the Muslim world is your only real path to sex–you have to provide a lot of stuff. Depending on what kind of Libyan you are that might mean a house, a car and a washing machine or it might mean a bunch of camels. Either way, it's not something you're likely to be able to afford because the wealth of the country is controlled by a tiny number of families who use their power to prevent others from outcompeting them. Basically, you're screwed and with no chance of getting laid. What you want is an awesome house, a beautiful wife and maybe most importantly dignity. You want to contribute to society and be recognized for that contribution. Except, the international community constantly tells you your country is a sh*thole and your people suck. No dignity there. The success of ISIS isn't that it is a good idea. It's that it's basically the only idea that is being targeted at people that our global society values so little that we don't even bother to think about them until they create problems for us all. This problem isn't just a Libyan or a Nigerian problem. It's not even just a problem among marginalized Muslim communities in the West. It is a problem for an increasing number of people all over the world. People whose culture is geared towards Industrial Age factory work are finding that they can't make a living in an Information Age economy. They can't get dignity. And so, they want to do the only thing that makes any sense to them. They want to turn back the clock. They want to return to a time before the EU. They want to send back all the immigrants. They want to build a wall and bring back all the jobs to America that went overseas. The problem is that to go back to the time when coal mines provided as many jobs as they did in the 1950s you'd have to go back to the technology of the 1950s. It takes far fewer people to extract coal from the earth than it ever did before. The question is now "What do all those people do?" You can't simply give them busy work because humans want dignity. We want respect and we get respect when we really contribute something the group values. Fortunately, Mixed Mental Arts allows us to see what that is. The basis of progress is not from individuals. It emerges from between as many minds as possible. Progress comes from ideas having sex. And how do you have as much idea sex as possible? By putting together as many heads as possible. You have an idea orgy. Bryan Callen loves orgies. And that is the cornerstone of the better idea we're offering to the world. If you're a person who feels the current system isn't satisfying, there's an alternative to joining ISIS and that is to come and help figure out a better system with us. Come join our idea orgy. Because why build the Caliphate when you can build the Callenphate? Of course, we know that you're not going to join just because Bryan is incredibly charismatic. Though he is. You need an idea that is as Amos Oz says "a better idea, a more attractive and acceptable one." And who are we? Just two guys in a garage in California trying to change the world. Kind of like Sergey Brin and Larry Page…or Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak…or the much larger number of whack jobs who thought they were making something great and failed. Ultimately, the success of the Caliphate or Apple Computer or the Callenphate rests on how much value it delivers to others. Our strength is not that we have all the answers; it's that we recognize that no individual ever has but that by combining our heads we can develop something better than the world has ever seen. The tribes are warring. They need a new vision to unite them in a greater historical purpose. Yes, Bryan will be the figurehead, because all movements need that symbol. Will the Nigerian government martyr him too? Tune in next week to find out more and tweet us with what you would want from The Callenphate. The Callenphate is a product and it's going to get better and better with customer feedback.

In this episode we take a side trip with Dr. Mark Jackson, our colleague from the psychology department, to explore the historical view of instinct behaviors in humans. The next chapter of Darwin's Origin of Species deals specifically with instinct behavior in non-human animals and it stimulated us to question what the thought of the time was considering human instinct behavior. Dr. Jackson brings his sly wit to the conversation and tells us how the early field of psychology dealt with or explained innate behaviors in humans.Mark introduced us to noted historical psychologist William James who is known as offering the first psychology class in the United States and considered the "father of American Psychology".Dr. "Will.i.am" JamesOne of the interesting ideas that we discussed concerning instinctual behaviors in humans is how many of our emotions are frequently intertwined with physical aspects of our bodies. Mark recounted the example of you seeing a bear and how your body may initiate the flight response before your mind can consciously evaluate the situation and determine you are afraid.Unknown man having his legs decide how to deal with the situation before his rationale thought process begins.

William James The Father of American Psychology  "The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. -- William James. I'd like to thank Brandon Clay for the 5 Star Rating on iTunes and his nice review - Brandon says: Get your mind playing for your team" - love the line. It is so true that measuring is the first step to doing. Keep up the Great work, Tony!" Thanks Brandon. Brandon is referring to the episode where I talked about how we have to Stop Letting our mind play goalie  for the other team. You know how when you are getting ready to start or achieve a goal, you mind comes up and starts that negative, stinkin' Thinkin' and like the goalie for the other team, Slaps down your goal! BAM! So, Don't Let Your Mind Play Goalie for The other Team. That's not our quote for today, we did that one a few days ago. Today's quote is one that my friend Beau Henderson of The RichLife recommended on the podcast the other day. If you haven't listened to Beau, you can find his Podcast by CLICKING HERE and listen to his interview where he talks about the 10 Investments for True Wealth and helps you learn to live the RichLife. Beau's quote is from William James, an American Philosopher and the Father of American Psychology. [bctt tweet=""The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." -- William James"]  Isn't that what we want to be able to do? Leave a legacy, whether it be for our children, our family, or just the world in general. We have had a couple of great guests lately that talk about living the RichLife and Living on Purpose. And I think that is something that many of us strive for. It is something that has been resonating with me lately. And as one of my mentors and friend, Aaron Walker talks about, we should strive to grow from Success to Significance. Are you using your life to spend it for something that will outlast it? Thank you again for listening to Goal Getting Podcast where every Wednesday we provide guests or information that will  help you get the goals you set. One of the things that Brandon Clay was talking about in his review on iTunes was that it is true that measuring is the first step to doing. That's one of the major steps we teach on Goal Getting Podcast. Measuring your goals.  Setting up your action plan and then doing daily measurements of them to ensure that you do them. Part of that measurement includes paying yourself / rewarding yourself for achieving those steps. If you would like a copy of our Goal Getting Measurement Worksheet, go to GoalGettingPodcast.com/measure let us know your email address so we can email you your copy. Thanks for listening and Make it a Great Day.   I would love to know what you think of the show. Do you enjoy these Quote of the Day segments? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Make Today a Great Day!   Subscribe to us on iTunes   Like our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/GoalGettingPodcast Follow us on Twitter: Podcast at @GoalsPodcast Tony Woodall, Your Host at @TonyWCMB Follow us on Instagram at @GoalGettingPodcast    

On today's episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Paul Schulte, the author of We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Advanced A Spiritual Solution to Addiction: How a Venerated Harvard Doctor Inspired the 12 Step Movement. Paul is going to talk about Williams James's philosophy, what he brought to addiction treatment and addiction care, and how his work strongly influenced the work of Bill Wilson, founder of the 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous.He talks about how William James was able to articulate the theme he saw in human change – something that has been talked about in religious circles and spirituality for over 3,000 years. It's the theme of a person who is lost, feels broken, and ultimately is able to find serenity and calmness. With a degree in drug and alcohol addiction counseling, Paul did an internship at the UCLA School of Medicine. There, he was drawn into what was going on with the different types of treatment and the influences of the 12-step movement. He came across William James' Book, The Varieties of Religious Experience, which has had a tremendous influence on American life. Paul very much resonated with William's experiences, how he had developed all of his ideas about the unconscious, and where these urges to suddenly stop what seems like a chronic behavior comes from in humans.William questions what causes these transformations in humans. Way before Freud developed his idea of the subconscious, William was one of the early pioneers of the subconscious and the desire to move towards a new form of regeneration of the human spirit coming from the subconscious.In this episode, you will hear:How Paul resonated with William JamesThe universality of the human conditionThe 3 marks of the soul-sickThe two-fold mark of a spiritual experienceWhy William James says we are all agnosticHow Bill W. adopted the idea of William JamesBeautiful analogies in William's book that describes the human experience and its similarities to the 12-step movementDealing with chaotic emotions and purging fear Not excusing the behavior but forgiving itThe sense of regenerationKey Quotes:[06:19] - “William James was on to something about the obsession of the mind. But certainly, the spiritual element of trying to get cleaned up. That was a very big quantum leap in the understanding of addiction.”[10:09] - “I had this thing in me, this weird soul-sickness in the way before I picked up my first drink."[14:20] - “That feeling of self-loathing, and alienation and fear, which are basically the three marks of that soul sick.”[14:39] - “The mark of a spiritual experience is twofold. One, life gets bigger. And number two, we feel like we belong and that there's a union with other people.”[23:26] - “We're not falling apart, when we think we're falling apart, we're actually falling together.”[27:05] - “It's from this sense of destitution, that we rebuild ourselves, and when all the shams and all the lies of dishonesty are peeled away."[30:50] - "We don't go around excusing behavior. We forgive the behavior."[33:57] - “The fundamental point of helping others is self-forgetfulness, and the more that we engage in self-forgetfulness, the better off we are going to be because we get away from that oppressive ego, which wants to reassert itself.”Subscribe and ReviewHave you subscribed to our podcast? We'd love for you to subscribe if you haven't yet. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.If you really enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at www.theaddictedmind.com  to download it.Supporting Resources:We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Advanced A Spiritual Solution to Addiction: How a Venerated Harvard Doctor Inspired the 12 Step MovementThe Varieties Of Religious Experience: A Study In Human NatureThe Big BookEpisode CreditsIf you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-addicted-mind-podcast/donations