Podcast appearances and mentions of Andrea F Polard

Andrea F. Polard, Psy.D., founded and teaches Zen Psychology and Zen Psychology Therapy. She derived the approach from her book, A Unified Theory of Happiness. Her work is rooted in science and Western thought as well as in Eastern thought, especially Zen Buddhism, reflecting her multicultural background. After having started with humanistic approaches, she subsequently trained in self-psychology, system-oriented therapy, cognitive-behavioral psychology and mind-body work. Polard studied at the Freie University Berlin, focusing on creativity and non-verbal expressions, using the Facial Action Coding System to analyze the smile. Her dissertation examined the phenomenon of emigration: Leaving the Circle. She is now an independent researcher and scholar of wisdom traditions, aspiring to revitalize Zen Buddhism in form of Zen Psychology.  You can visit her website here. Clint Sabom is Creative Director of Contemplative Light. He lived in Budapest, Hungary in 2003 as a Gilman Scholar. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In 2007, he lived for six months in a silent monastery. He holds bachelor's degrees in Religious Studies and one in Spanish literature. He has traveled extensively through Europe and South America. He has spoken and/or performed at Amnesty International, Health Conferences, High Schools, and art galleries across the US. He has studied and done in his own work in Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism, Shamanism, NLP, and hypnosis. The Sanity Sessions is an ongoing podcast on mental health and psychology.  It features both interviews with mental health professionals and lessons from Clint.   Clint offers a class on Overcoming Learned Helplessness that is a 6 week class to employ research-proven methods that have helped thousands.  https://contemplativelight.teachable.com/p/overcoming-learned-helplessness/

Content provided by: https://psychologytoday.com Andrea F. Polard Psy.D. “10 Tips That Can Help You Get Past Loneliness...and accept that you need people.” posted 04.08.2016 Reviewed by Ekua Hagan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Please join Melissa Studdard and Tiferet Journal on 10/2/13, from 7-7:30 PM EST, for a conversation with author, psychologist, and Zen practitioner, Dr. Andrea F. Polard. Studdard and Polard will discuss Polard’s book, A Unified Theory of Happiness: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life, a groundbreaking synthesis of Western thinking and Eastern philosophy. Polard started her meditation practice and interest in psychology at age sixteen. Having endured childhood trauma, happiness was on her mind early on, as she wondered whether she and her fellow-sufferers could really be happy. In pursuit of answers, Polard earned two master's degrees in clinical psychology, one from Freie University and another from Ryokan College, where she also earned a doctorate in psychology. When Dr. Polard discovered that happiness was indeed possible for all, she decided to share the necessary, consciousness-building skills for it. As writing had long been a passion, she soon started on A Unified Theory of Happiness -- a project that took her twelve devoted years to complete. It is a book that is not only to inform, but delight the reader. Dr. Polard is also the founder of the Los Angeles Center for Zen Psychology, which offers Zen psychotherapy, consultations, workshops, training, and meditation groups, based on both Western and Eastern thought. To buy TheTiferet Talk Interviews book, a collection from our first year, Click Here.

Andrea Polard/A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESSHappiness is a good relationship with the WHOLE of life ... the good and the bad, the fragility and the strength.Julie Ann's ConsciousSHIFT guest Andrea Polard, author of A UNIFIED THEORY OF HAPPINESS: An East-Meets-West Approach to Fully Loving Your Life, encourages we blend the best of both Western and Eastern modes of consciousness - using the "twin wings" of full life participation."Happiness seen as full life participation is fulfilling," Andrea explains. "Our Western culture makes us actively part of life, and our Eastern culture fosters awareness of our participation in life. These are the two modes of consciousness: the Basic Mode, wherein one actively relate[s] to the so-called objective world; and Supreme Mode, wherein one focus[es] on Being."On this show, we will explore how weaving both the Active/Basic mode of consciousness - expressed as ambition, competence, connection and confidence - and the Awareness/Supreme mode of consciousness - experienced as receptivity, tranquility, reliance and lightheartedness - enables a balanced happiness to take flight.We can combine the can-do drive to achieve with the simple presence of mindful awareness to usher in a new evolution in the way each of us approaches happiness.A Unified Theory of Happiness beautifully synthesizes a 20-year study of Eastern contemplative wisdom and the latest from Western science to illuminate an understanding of happiness that honors the full spectrum of life’s offerings even as it broadens our experience of its inherent joy.Andrea F. Polard, PsyD, is a German-born author and clinical psychologist with an extensive background in psychodynamic therapies, meditation, and Ericksonian mind-body work. Join Julie Ann and Andrea for a dynamic dialogue designed to dramatically boost your happiness and wholeness!