Podcasts about existential psychotherapy

Dr Natalie Fraser is a counselling psychologist and the Founder of the Global Existential Summit, who has recently completed her doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy. In this conversation, we explore: — How engaging with philosophy can improve your quality of life — The importance of going beyond mainstream existential philosophers like Sartre and Heidegger, and taking a wider view — Why philosophy, and particularly existential philosophy, should come with a warning label — Natalie's HEALINGS acronym for reducing suffering. And more. You can learn more about Natalie's work and get your free ticket for the Existential Summit by going to: https://existentialsummit.com. --- Dr Natalie Fraser is a Counselling Psychologist and writer specialising in trauma and sexual violence. She is committed to decolonizing the landscape of global existential philosophies, and founded Existential Offering and The Global Existential Summits. You can learn more about her work at www.existentialofferings.com and www.drnataliefraser.com --- Interview Links: — Dr Fraser's website - https://drnataliefraser.com

In this episode of the Mind Mate podcast, Tom and Aaron, both experienced psychotherapists, engage in a deep and dynamic discussion about the varying approaches to psychotherapy. Tom and Aaron explore the nuances of existential psychotherapy, highlighting its focus on personal meaning, freedom, and the human condition. They contrast this with clinical and research-based therapies, which emphasise empirical evidence, structured techniques, and measurable outcomes. The conversation delves into the emerging field of psychedelic therapy, examining its potential benefits and the challenges it presents. Aaron, with his extensive experience, shares insights into how psychedelics can facilitate profound therapeutic breakthroughs, while Tom provides a balanced perspective on the need for rigorous clinical research and safety protocols. Additionally, they tackle the crucial topic of relapse prevention, offering strategies and insights from both existential and clinical viewpoints. Through their engaging dialogue, Tom and Aaron provide listeners with a comprehensive understanding of these diverse therapeutic modalities, shedding light on how they can be integrated to support clients' mental health journeys. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of psychotherapy and the innovative approaches that are shaping its future.

Dr Julien Tempone-Wiltshire is a senior lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy, who also works as a psychotherapist specialising in complex trauma. Julien holds a PhD in Philosophy and Literature, a Master of Social Work, a Bachelors of Psychotherapy and a Bachelor of Philosophy and Science (1st Honours, ANU). He has previously worked as a lecturer in social work and integrative psychotherapy. He is also a published author with academic research interests concerning grief, trauma and contemplative studies, indigenous philosophy, psychological practice, philosophy of mind and cognitive science, amongst other subjects. *** The Mind Mate podcast provides listeners with tools and ideas to get to know themselves. Psychology-based with an existential twist, the podcast delves into topics ranging from philosophy, spirituality, creativity, psychedelia and, of course, the meaning of life! Your host Tom is a counsellor and psychotherapist who specialises in existential concerns and relationships. He is also a writer who enjoys exploring the ideas that emerge in therapy to help people live meaningful lives. Find out more here: https://ahern.blog/

Read the Longform Article on the Blog: https://gettherapybirmingham.com/4777-2/   Navigating Uncertainty, and Finding Meaning in a Fractured World Our era is characterized by the dominance of hyper-rationality and the relentless pursuit of objective truth, production, accomplishment and consumption.  The human psyche finds itself adrift in a sea of fragmented images and disconnected meanings as the previous myths that used to give us purpose are exposed as hollow or erroneous. I see patients everyday that describe this phenomenon but not in these words. It is as if they are saying that they do not know who they are anymore. Not because they have changed but because all of the nodes and references points that used to contextualize their identity are stripped away or have been made foreign and incomprehensible. However the world still looks the same to them, despite its alienating effect. It is not the aesthetics of the world that are different, but the effect that it has on us. Because the world looks the same we feel crazy. Really it is our feelings telling us that the world is crazy even though it looks the same. Effective therapy in the modern world needs to get over its insecurities of feeling or looking crazy. If we don't let ourselves as therapists admit to patients that we also feel in pain, that we also feel crazy from these same forces, then how can therapy do anything but gaslight our patients more. When I see the news I feel like I am on drugs, even though I am stone cold sober. I know that the people on tv do not believe the things they say and are not acting for the reasons that they tell me as a spectator that they are. I am not a politician or a god, I am a therapist. I am as paralyzed against these forces as my patients are and yet I must help them recon with them. I must help them reckon with them even though I do not know how to reckon with them myself. I didn't understand it at first but have come around to the line of W.H. Auden that the Jungian analyst James Hillman liked to quote at the end of his life. “We are lived by forces that we pretend to understand.” -W. H. Auden Auden's line highlights how the frameworks and philosophies we resort to for certainty and order are often little more than self-delusion. The grand meaning-making systems of religion, science, politics, etc. that have risen to such cultural dominance are but feeble attempts to exert control over the ineffable complexities of being. Yet we cling tenaciously to these conceptual constructs, these hyper-real simulations, because the alternative – admitting the primacy of ambiguity, contradiction, and the unfathomable depths propelling our thoughts and actions – is simply too destabilizing. The simulacrum proliferates these hyper-rational facades and simulated realities precisely because they defend against having to confront the “forces we pretend to understand.” The philosopher Jean Baudrillard's concept of the simulacra, or a copy without an original – a realm where simulations and representations have become more “real” than reality itself – aptly captures the sense of alienation and dislocation that pervades contemporary culture. In this world of surfaces and appearances, the depth of human experience is often lost, and the quest for authentic meaning becomes increasingly elusive. Appearance of the Unreal The simulacrum is a conceptual framework proposed by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard in his book “The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact” (2005). It refers to the realm of images and representations that have become detached from reality and taken on a life of their own in contemporary culture. According to Baudrillard, in the postmodern era, images and simulations have become more real than reality itself. Images circulate and multiply, creating a hyper reality that replaces the real world. In this realm, images no longer represent or refer to an external reality but instead become self-referential and self-generating. Some key characteristics of the simulacra as described by Baudrillard: It is a realm of simulacra, where copies and simulations have replaced the original and the authentic. It is a world of appearances and surfaces, where depth and meaning have been lost. It is a realm of fascination and seduction, where images captivate and manipulate the viewer. It is a world of illusion and virtuality, where the boundaries between the real and the imaginary have collapsed. The simulacra describes a semiotic vertigo, a self-referential hall of mirrors in which signifiers endlessly circulate and proliferate, unmoored from any ultimate signified or referent in material reality. It is a world that has become untethered from the symbolic order, that transcendent horizon of meaning and metaphysical grounding which allows a culture to orient human experience within a coherent frame. For Baudrillard, the implications of this unraveling of the symbolic order are profoundly disorienting and alienating. The perpetual bombardment of images and spectacle produces a crisis of meaning and a loss of critical distance. Signs and representations become unhinged from the tangible contexts and embodied human narratives that could imbue them with authenticity and significance. Gilbert Durand's Imaginary Gilbert Durand's concept of the imaginary, as described in his book “The Anthropological Structures of the Imaginary” (1960), can provide valuable insights into the crisis of meaning in the postmodern world. Durand argues that the human imagination is structured by fundamental archetypal patterns that shape our understanding of the world. For Durand, the realm of images, symbols, and myths constitutes the collective imaginary of a culture, providing a symbolic framework through which individuals can navigate the complexities of existence. However, in the postmodern era, the traditional symbols and myths that once anchored the imaginary have been eroded by the forces of secularization, rationalization, and technological change. The result is a fragmentation of the imaginary, a loss of symbolic coherence that leaves individuals adrift in a sea of disconnected images and meanings. Durand suggests that the crisis of meaning in contemporary culture is not merely a matter of intellectual or philosophical confusion, but a profound disruption of the archetypal structures that underpin human experience. The challenge, then, is to reconnect with new symbols and myths that can restore a sense of coherence and purpose. Michel Serres and the Proliferation of Images Michel Serres, in his work, explores the growing influence of images and visual media in contemporary society. He argues that the proliferation of images has created a new kind of environment that shapes our perception, knowledge, and behavior. Serres's perspective highlights the way in which images and simulations have come to dominate contemporary culture. The endless circulation of images creates a sense of information overload and semiotic confusion, making it difficult for individuals to discern what is real and what is illusory. In this context, the task of therapy becomes one of helping patients navigate the world of images, to find ways of grounding their experience in authentic human relationships and chosen, not preprogrammed, narratives. This may involve a critical interrogation of the images and representations that shape our understanding of the world, as well as a renewed emphasis on the importance of symbolic meaning and archetypal structures. The simulacrum is not merely a philosophical or semiotic problem, but a profound existential challenge. It undermines the very foundations of human subjectivity, calling into question the assumptions and beliefs that have traditionally provided a sense of order and purpose to human experience. In this context, the role of therapy becomes one of helping patients to confront the radical uncertainty and ambiguity of the postmodern condition. This may involve a willingness to embrace the inherent contradictions and paradoxes of existence, to find meaning in the midst of chaos and confusion. A Heap of Broken Images in the Waste Land of the Modern The crisis of meaning that haunts the modern age is poignantly evoked in T.S. Eliot's  “The Waste Land.” The poem's fragmented structure and kaleidoscopic imagery reflect the shattered psyche of a post-war generation, struggling to find coherence and purpose in a world that has lost its moral and spiritual bearings. The “heap of broken images” that Eliot describes is a powerful metaphor for the breakdown of the shared cultural narratives and value systems that once provided a sense of unity and direction to human life. This theme is echoed in the work of the Jungian analyst Edward Edinger, who argues that the loss of these collective “containers” of meaning has left individuals increasingly vulnerable to the direct impact of archetypal forces. Cut off from the mediating influence of cultural traditions and communal myths, the modern psyche is exposed to the raw power of the unconscious, leading to a range of psychological disturbances, from neurosis and obsession to psychosis and despair. At the core of the human experience lie archetypal energies, biological drives, unconscious impulses that defy rationalization. The Jungian analyst Edward Edinger highlighted how the breakdown of cultural narratives and societal containers in modernity has left the individual psyche exposed to these primordial currents without adequate symbolic mediation. We are “lived” more by these depths than by the ideological scripts we rehearse on the surface. The totalizing ideological systems and regimes of image-commodification so pervasive in late capitalism can be viewed as anxious attempts to reinstall order and stuff the denied “forces” back into an old and broken symbolic container. But as Auden intuited, and as the desolation of “The Waste Land” gives voice to, such efforts are doomed to fail in reinstating an authentic sense of meaning and rootedness. What is required is a re-enchantment of the world, a resacrilization of existence that can hold the tensions of the rational and irrational, the structured and the chaotic, in productive paradox. Rather than defensive pretense, the goal becomes to live into the mysteries with humility and openness. Only by greeting “the forces we pretend to understand” with vulnerability and courage can we hope to restore the symbolic depths modernity has paved over with hyper-rational simulations and spectacles. The Jungian idea of the tension of the opposites can help us make sense of the dichotomy between the real we we are seeing and the unreal that we are feeling. By trying to pick between these forces we have to pick between either feeling crazy and acting sane or feeling sane and acting crazy. If we are able to feel the truth of both the real an unreal, subjective and objective tension that the cognitive dissonance of the modern era is causing it will become a powerful intuition. This powerful intuition was something harnessed by the theorists and writers mentioned in this essay. It is why their work feels so true even where it might seem on the surface like madness. Such an approach does not abandon logic, analysis and differentiated understanding. Rather, it balances these with an embrace of ambiguity, a readiness to engage the symbolic potencies of the unconscious, myth and the mysteries that exceed rational categorization. The Buddhist notion of the “still point” that so haunts “The Waste Land” evokes this posture of dwelling in the creative spaciousness between conceptual fixities. For Jung, it is only through metabolizing psychic opposition that true depth and wholeness can arise. The reconciliation of conflicts within honors psyche's inexhaustible fertility, rather than defensively walling meaning off within cardboard ideological constructs. Real and Unreal Time Henri Bergson wrote that lived time (durée) is fundamentally different from the spatialized, quantified conception of time in science. He saw duration as a heterogeneous, interpenetrating flow irreducible to discrete instants. Intuition, rather than intellect, is the faculty by which we can grasp this dynamic continuity of consciousness. In Creative Evolution, Bergson proposed that evolution is driven by an élan vital – an immanent, indivisible current of life that flows through all living beings, giving rise to novelty and creative emergence rather than just gradual, continuous adaptation. Totalizing ideologies and the “regimes of image-commodification” in late capitalism are anxious attempts to reinstate a sense of order, but are doomed to fail at providing authentic meaning. What is needed is a re-enchantment and resacralization of the world that can hold the paradoxical tensions between rational and irrational, structured and chaotic. The Jungian notion of the tension of opposites illuminates the dichotomy between the “real” we see and the “unreal” we feel in the modern world. By feeling the truth of both and inhabiting that cognitive dissonance, it can become a powerful intuition – something you argue animates the work of the thinkers and writers you mention. The goal is to dwell in the “creative spaciousness” between conceptual fixities, balancing differentiated understanding with an openness to ambiguity, unconscious symbolism, and mystery. Metabolizing psychic opposition in this way allows for true wholeness to emerge, honoring the psyche's deep generativity. Bergson sits with the same Phenomenon as Eddinger. The modern mind, unmoored from traditional cultural and spiritual structures that once provided symbolic mediation and containment of archetypal energies, is more vulnerable to being overwhelmed by unconscious forces in the wake of traumatic rupture. Rebuilding an authentic relationship to meaning after trauma thus requires recovering a sense of anchoring in the living weave of the world's mystery and hidden coherence beneath the fragmenting onslaught of a hyper-rationalized, dispirited culture. Magic as Real and Unreal Intuition Bergson distinguishes between two forms of religious belief and practice: the “static religion” of closed societies, characterized by conformity to established norms and rituals, and the “dynamic religion” of open societies, driven by the creative impetus of mystical intuition. Within this framework, Bergson sees magic as a primitive form of static religion. He argues that magic arises from an extension of the “logic of solids” – our practical intelligence attuned to manipulating the material world – into the realm of human affairs. Just as we can cause changes in physical objects through our actions, magical thinking assumes that we can influence others and control events through symbolic gestures and incantations. Fabulation, on the other hand, is the human faculty of myth-making and storytelling. For Bergson, fabulation serves a vital social function by creating shared narratives and beliefs that bind communities together. It is a defensive reaction of nature against the dissolving power of intelligence, which, left unchecked, could undermine social cohesion by questioning established norms and practices. While Bergson sees both magic and fabulation as grounded in a kind of “fiction,” he does not dismiss them as mere illusions. Rather, he acknowledges their pragmatic value in structuring human life and experience. However, he also recognizes their limitations and potential dangers, especially when they harden into closed, dogmatic systems that stifle individual creativity and moral progress. In contrast to static religion, Bergson celebrates the dynamic, mystical élan of open religion, which he sees as the highest expression of the creative impulse of life. Mystics, through their intuitive coincidence with the generative source of reality, are able to break through the closed shells of tradition and breathe new vitality into ossified institutions and beliefs.Bergson's perspective on the creative, evolutionary impulse of life (élan vital) and the role of intuition in connecting with this generative force can provide a compelling lens for understanding the impact of trauma on the human psyche. In Bergson's view, intuition is the key to tapping into the dynamic, flowing nature of reality and aligning ourselves with the creative unfolding of life. It allows us to break through the rigid, spatialized categories of the intellect and coincide with the inner durational flux of consciousness and the world. Trauma, however, can be seen as a profound disruption of this intuitive attunement. The overwhelming, often unspeakable nature of traumatic experience can shatter our sense of coherence and continuity, leaving us feeling disconnected from ourselves, others, and the vital currents of life. In this state of fragmentation and dissociation, we may turn to various coping mechanisms and defenses that, while serving a protective function, can also further distract us from the healing power of intuition. For example, we may become rigidly fixated on controlling our environment, engaging in compulsive behaviors, or retreating into numbing addictions – all attempts to manage the chaos and terror of unintegrated traumatic memories. These trauma responses can be seen as a kind of “static religion” writ small – closed, repetitive patterns that provide a sense of familiarity and safety, but at the cost of flexibility, growth, and open engagement with the dynamism of life. They fulfill some of the same functions as the collective myths and rituals Bergson associated with fabulation, but in a constricted, individual way that ultimately keeps us stuck rather than propelling us forward. Moreover, the energy consumed by these trauma adaptations can leave us depleted and less able to access the vitalizing power of intuition. Instead of flowing with the creative impulse of the élan vital, we become caught in stagnant eddies of reactivity and defense. However, just as Bergson saw the potential for dynamic, open religion to renew and transform static, closed systems, healing from trauma involves a return to intuitive attunement and a reintegration with the generative flux of life. This may involve working through and releasing the residual charge of traumatic activation, re-establishing a sense of safety and embodied presence, and cultivating practices that reconnect us with the creative wellsprings of our being. In Jungian psychology, intuition is seen as a function that mediates between the conscious and unconscious realms of the psyche. Conscious intuition involves a deliberate, reflective engagement with the insights and promptings that emerge from our deeper layers of being. It requires an attitude of openness, curiosity, and discernment, as we seek to integrate the wisdom of the unconscious into our conscious understanding and decision-making. Unconscious intuition, on the other hand, operates below the threshold of awareness, influencing our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in ways that we may not fully comprehend. When we are cut off from a conscious relationship with our intuitive function – as is often the case in the wake of trauma – our unconscious intuitions can become distorted, projected, and misused. This might manifest as projections, where we unconsciously attribute our own disowned qualities or experiences onto others, leading to interpersonal conflicts and misunderstandings. It could also take the form of acting out, where unintegrated traumatic experiences drive us to engage in compulsive, self-destructive behaviors. Or it might express itself through somatization, where the body carries the unresolved trauma that the conscious mind cannot bear. As we develop this more conscious relationship with our unconscious intuition, we can begin to discern the difference between reactive, trauma-based projections and genuine intuitive insights. We can learn to trust and follow the deeper wisdom of our psyche, while also maintaining the boundaries and discernment necessary for healthy functioning. Nietzsche saw logic as a form of insecurity In his writing Friedrich Nietzsche saw clearly that the philosophical  and scientific works  of ultra logical men were not dispassionate, rational examinations of truth, but rather deeply personal confessions that reveal the innermost fears, anxieties, and desires of their authors. He saw the most logical minds greatest works as opportunities to psychoanalyze men who could not see the “forces” that lived through them or the ones they had repressed. Science and philosophy for Nietzsche were merely unconsciously projected psychological struggles onto the world, creating elaborate metaphysical systems and grand narratives that serve to assuage their deepest existential terrors. There is much truth in this. When I have a radically existential patient that tells that “hell is other people” I know that that person is really telling me that they, themselves, feel like they are in hell.Nietzsche viewed science and philosophy as unconscious projections of psychological struggles onto the world. Nietzsche argues that the more a philosophical work presents itself as a purely logical, objective analysis, the more it betrays the underlying psychological desperation and spiritual repression of its creator. The grandiose claims to absolute truth and certainty that characterize much of Western philosophy are, for Nietzsche, simply a manifestation of the philosopher's inability to confront the fundamental chaos, uncertainty, and meaninglessness of existence. By constructing abstract, rationalistic systems that promise to explain and control reality, philosophers seek to impose order and stability on a world that is ultimately beyond their comprehension. In this sense, Nietzsche sees the history of philosophy as a series of  opportunities to eavesdrop while thinkers inadvertently disclose their most intimate fears and longings while claiming to have discovered universal truths. The more a philosopher insists on the logical necessity and objective validity of their system, the more they reveal the intensity of their own psychological needs and the depths of their existential anguish. The quest for absolute knowable truth and certainty is fundamentally misguided. The fragmentation and uncertainty that characterize the modern world are not problems to be solved through the application of reason, but rather the inevitable consequence of the collapse of the illusions and defenses that have sustained human beings throughout history. Nietzsche the Therapist Rather than seeking to impose a pre-existing framework of meaning onto the patient's experience, the therapist must work to help the individual confront and embrace the fundamental groundlessness of knowable and quantifiable existence. By learning to let go of the need for certainty and control, and by cultivating a sense of openness and creativity in the face of the unknown, the patient can begin to discover a more authentic and empowering way of being in the world. Just as philosophers have often unconsciously projected their own fears and desires onto the world, so too may therapists be tempted to impose their own beliefs and values onto their patients. When a patient comes in and says, “hell is other people,” they are really telling the therapist that they, themselves, feel like they are in hell. Ultimately, the task of healing the modern soul requires a willingness to embrace the full complexity and ambiguity of the human condition, to grapple with the shadows and uncertainties that haunt the edges of our awareness. It requires a stance of openness, curiosity, and compassion towards the multiplicity of human experience, and a recognition that our deepest truths often lie beyond the reach of any single theory or perspective. “The aim of therapy is to help the patient come to a point where he can live with uncertainty, without props, without the feeling that he must conform in order to belong. He must learn to live by his own resources, to stand on his own two feet.” -Fritz Perls Walter Benjamin is Shocking Walter Benjamin wrote in his essay “On Some Motifs in Baudelaire,” “The shock experience which the passer-by has in the crowd corresponds to what the worker ‘experiences' at his machine.”  In a world where the constant barrage of stimuli, the ceaseless flow of images and information, and the relentless pace of change have become the norm, the human sensorium is subjected to a perpetual onslaught of “shocks” that threaten to overwhelm our capacity for conscious reflection and meaningful engagement with the world. This ubiquitous experience of shock, for Benjamin, is intimately connected to the phenomenon of trauma. In a world where the protective barriers of tradition, ritual, and collective meaning have been eroded, the psyche is left increasingly vulnerable to the impact of events that exceed its capacity for understanding and assimilation. The result is a profound sense of alienation, disorientation, and fragmentation – a kind of pervasive traumatization of the modern soul. Benjamin's insights into the relationship between shock, trauma, and the technologization of experience have  potential implications for the practice of psychotherapy. They suggest that the task of healing in the modern world must involve more than simply addressing the symptoms of individual psychopathology, but must also grapple with the broader cultural and societal forces that shape the context of psychological suffering. In a world where the protective barriers of tradition, ritual, and collective meaning have been eroded, the psyche is left increasingly vulnerable to the impact of events that exceed its capacity for understanding and assimilation. This results in a profound sense of alienation, disorientation, and fragmentation – a kind of pervasive traumatization of the modern soul. It is all too easy for the psychotherapeutic encounter to reproduce the very conditions that contribute to the traumatization of the self. By creating a space of safety, containment, and reflection, the therapist can help the patient to develop the capacity for what Benjamin calls “contemplative immersion” – a mode of engagement with the world that resists the fragmenting and alienating effects of shock that highly logical psychoeducational or cognitive therapy might cause. For Benjamin, this loss of aura is symptomatic of a broader crisis of experience in modernity. In a world where everything is mediated through the filter of technology and mass media, our capacity for direct, unmediated experience is increasingly eroded. We become passive consumers of a never-ending stream of images and sensations, unable to anchor ourselves in the concrete realities of embodied existence. From this perspective everyone becomes a potential producer and distributor of images. We can become mindful of the images and sensations of our inner world and understand what we have internalized. This allows us to reject the empty images and symbols we still have allegiance to and to choose what we absorb from culture and what images we can create internally for ourselves. For Benjamin, the suffering and trauma of individuals cannot be understood in isolation from the broader social, economic, and political forces that we internalize as inner images that effect our experience of an outer world. Therapists who are informed by Benjamin's ideas may seek to help individuals not only heal from their own traumatic experiences but also to develop a critical consciousness and a sense of agency in the face of collective struggles. This agency in the patient can start with simply acknowledging these realities in therapy as forces that still do effect us. All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace In an era where the dominant paradigm asserts that everything can and should be understood through the lens of rigid science and radical logic, we find ourselves grappling with a profound sense of meaninglessness. The emergence of conspiracy theories like Q Anon can be seen as a manifestation of our unconscious collective yearning for a coherent narrative that explains the invisible forces that shape our lives. In a world where the true levers of power often remain hidden from view, these folk mythologies provide a sense of order and purpose, even if they are ultimately illusory. One way to avoid not only destructive conspiracy theories, but also being manipulated by cults and advertisements, is to bring these hidden needs and pains to the surface of the psyche in therapy. If we make them know to ourselves they will not be able to hijack our emotional systems and manipulate our behavior. Viewing ourselves as purely rational and intellectual beings is what leaves these drives for comprehension, stability, inclusion, importance and purpose ripe for exploitation. Overly cognitive or intellectual therapy can leave these forces dormant as well or worse repress them further beneath the surface of the psyche. As Adam Curtis critiqued in the documentary  “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace,” the notion that humans are merely computers that can be programmed and optimized is a seductive but ultimately flawed worldview. If we think that we are computers then will be driven mad by the dreams within us that cannot find expression through a binary choice. In the face of this existential uncertainty, psychotherapy must evolve to help patients cultivate a different kind of knowledge—one that is rooted in intuition and inner wisdom rather than intellectual mastery. This is not to say that we should abandon empiricism altogether, but rather that we must recognize its limitations and embrace a more humble, open-ended approach to understanding ourselves and the world around us. The poem “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” by Richard Brautigan, which inspired Curtis's documentary, envisions a future where humans and nature are harmoniously integrated with technology. While the poem's utopian vision may seem naive in retrospect, it speaks to a deep longing for a world in which we are not alienated from ourselves, each other, and the natural world. In the context of psychotherapy, this means helping patients to cultivate a sense of connection and meaning that transcends the narrow confines of intellectual understanding. All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace I like to think (and the sooner the better!) of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky. I like to think (right now, please!) of a cybernetic forest filled with pines and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were flowers with spinning blossoms. I like to think (it has to be!) of a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, and all watched over by machines of loving grace. -Richard Brautigan Re-visioning Psychology James Hillman, a prominent post-Jungian thinker, presented a radical re-envisioning of psychology in his seminal work, “Re-Visioning Psychology” (1975). His main arguments challenged the prevailing assumptions of modern psychology and proposed a new approach rooted in the imagination, mythology, and the archetypal dimensions of the psyche. The “Soul” as Central: Hillman argues for a psychology centered on the “soul,” which he understands not as a religious or metaphysical entity, but as a perspective that deepens and “pathologizes” our engagement with life. He critiques modern psychology for reducing the psyche to the ego and neglecting the imaginative, poetic, and mythic dimensions of experience. Archetypal Psychology: Drawing on Jung's concept of archetypes, Hillman proposes an “archetypal psychology” that sees the psyche as inherently plural and polytheistic. He argues that psychological experiences and symptoms are best understood as expressions of archetypal patterns and images, rather than as personal pathologies to be cured. The Primacy of Image: For Hillman, the image is the primary mode of psychic reality. He emphasizes the need to attend to the autonomous, living images of the psyche – as expressed in dreams, fantasies, and symptoms – rather than reducing them to concepts or interpreting them in literal, personalistic terms. Pathologizing: Hillman challenges the medical model of psychology, which sees psychological distress as a disorder to be eliminated. Instead, he advocates for a “pathologizing” approach that honors the soul's need for depth, complexity, and engagement with the full range of human experience, including suffering and shadow aspects. Psyche as Story: Hillman sees the psyche as inherently narrative and mythic. He argues that we need to engage with the archetypal stories and patterns that shape our lives, rather than trying to “cure” or “solve” them. This involves cultivating a poetic, imaginative sensibility that can embrace paradox, ambiguity, and the unknown. Ecological Sensibility: Hillman's psychology is deeply ecological, recognizing the interdependence of psyche and world. He argues that psychological healing must involve a reconnection with the anima mundi, the soul of the world, and a re-ensouling of our relationship with nature, culture, and the cosmos. Critique of Individualism: Hillman challenges the modern ideal of the autonomous, self-contained individual. He sees the psyche as inherently relational and context-dependent, shaped by the archetypes, myths, and collective patterns of the culture and the wider world. Throughout “Re-Visioning Psychology,” Hillman argues for a psychology that is poetic, imaginative, and soulful, one that can embrace the full complexity and mystery of the human experience. His work has been influential in the fields of depth psychology, ecopsychology, and the humanities, offering a rich and provocative alternative to the dominant paradigms of modern psychology. The days of psychoanalysis, which sought to dissect every aspect of the psyche in an attempt to achieve total comprehension, are indeed over. Instead, mental health professionals must focus on helping patients to be at peace with uncertainty and to develop the resilience and adaptability needed to navigate an ever-changing world. This requires a shift away from the pursuit of mastery and control and towards a more fluid, dynamic understanding of the self and the world. The Post Secular Sacred: In his book “The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality” (2004), David Tacey, an Australian scholar in the fields of spirituality, religion, and depth psychology, presents a compelling argument about the emergence of a “post-secular sacred” in contemporary culture. Tacey observes that while traditional religious institutions and beliefs have declined in the modern West, there has been a simultaneous resurgence of interest in spirituality, particularly among younger generations. He argues that this “spirituality revolution” represents a shift towards a new, post-secular understanding of the sacred that transcends the dichotomy between religious and secular worldviews. Critique of Secular Materialism: Tacey argues that the dominant paradigm of secular materialism, which reduces reality to the objectively measurable and dismisses the spiritual dimension of life, is inadequate for meeting the deep human need for meaning, purpose, and connection. He sees the rise of contemporary spirituality as a response to the existential emptiness and ecological crisis engendered by a purely materialistic worldview. Re-enchantment of the World: Drawing on the work of thinkers such as Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade, and Thomas Berry, Tacey argues for a re-enchantment of our understanding of the world, one that recognizes the presence of the sacred in nature, the cosmos, and the depths of the psyche. He sees this as a necessary corrective to the modern disenchantment of the world, which has led to a sense of alienation, meaninglessness, and ecological destruction. The Sacredness of the Ordinary: Tacey emphasizes the importance of discovering the sacred in the midst of everyday life, rather than solely in the context of religious institutions or transcendent experiences. He argues for a democratization of the sacred, where individuals can cultivate a sense of the numinous in their relationships, work, creativity, and engagement with the natural world. Spirituality as a Developmental Process: Drawing on the work of psychologists such as Jean Piaget and James Fowler, Tacey presents spirituality as a developmental process, one that unfolds in stages from childhood to adulthood. He argues that the emergence of post-secular spirituality represents a new stage in this process, characterized by a more integrative, pluralistic, and ecologically conscious understanding of the sacred. Engaging with the Shadow: Tacey emphasizes the importance of engaging with the shadow aspects of spirituality, such as the potential for spiritual narcissism, escapism, or the abuse of power. He argues for a grounded, embodied spirituality that integrates the light and dark aspects of the psyche and is committed to ethical action in the world. Ongoing Dialogue between Spirituality and Religion: While affirming the value of post-secular spirituality, Tacey also recognizes the ongoing importance of traditional religious traditions as sources of wisdom, community, and ethical guidance. He advocates for a dialogue between contemporary spirituality and religion, one that can lead to a mutual enrichment and transformation. Post-Jungian thinkers who  have advocated for a “post-secular sacred” have argued for a kind of scientific empiricism that is infused with a sense of humility, wonder, and openness to the unknown. This perspective recognizes that there are limits to what we can know and understand, but it also affirms the value of subjective experience and the power of intuition and imagination. In practice, this could lead to new forms of psychoeducation and therapy that emphasize the cultivation of inner wisdom, self-compassion, and a sense of connection to something larger than oneself. Rather than striving to achieve perfect understanding or control, patients would be encouraged to embrace the inherent uncertainty of life and to find meaning and purpose in the present moment. This is no easy task for therapists. To be truly helpful guides on this path, we must have the honesty to admit that we too are adrift in a sea of uncertainty and fragmented narratives. The solid ground of empirical certitudes and secular meaning systems has receded, leaving us to navigate by situational awareness and intuition. Instead, we must develop a new kind of post-secular faith – not in final truths, but in the intuitive process of sense-making itself. We, as therapists,  must be honest with patients, but in doing so we run the risk of seeming stupid, unqualified or crazy. We don't know how to do this as therapists either. We don't have to know how but we have to develop the, perhaps post secular, faith that we can and the intuition to know in which directions to go. We must do all of this in a culture that gives us nothing but uncertainty and heaps of broken images. New Goals for Therapy The goals of psychoanalysis are now waiting and new goals must be determined for psychotherapy. The cognitive revolution has done so much damage putting all emphasis on changing external behavior and putting no emphasis on internal inside or capacity for reflection and the ability to “hold the energy” of being human. One thing that I try and prepare patients for as a psychotherapist is that when they get what they want out of therapy, when their behavior changes are they accomplished some goal, they won't be happy. People don't believe me they tell me how if they could just do this or just do that everything would be better. I have patients that want to get a job, want to move out from living with their parents, want to learn how to be in a relationship, want to attain friendships, a higher salary, any number of things. When they actually do accomplish these goals they realize that the emotions and the hurt and frustration that made these things seem so unattainable are still there even after those things have been attained. My point is that psychotherapy is a process of growth and that when you get what you want you don't feel better because you've grown and you now have a new goal.  We need to deal with the way that we feel and the restlessness that not having the goal creates. These are the tensions that make us human and the real reason that wee are in therapy. Viewing psychotherapy as a means to accomplish something is not going to get us anywhere good. We do  accomplishing things in therapy, quite a few things, but we have forgotten that was not the point. For the postmodern self is indeed “lived by forces we pretend to understand.” The archaic currents of archetypal life perpetually destabilize our rational narratives and identities. Yet these are not obstacles to be mastered, but the very raw material and creative thermals we must learn to surf upon. Therapy becomes an art of presencing the interplay of potencies – metabolizing their inexorable unfoldings with radical lucidity and compassion. Ultimately, the goal of psychotherapy in a post-secular, post-empirical world is not to eliminate suffering or to achieve some kind of final, absolute truth. Rather, it is to help patients develop the capacity to face the unknown with courage, curiosity, and compassion. By embracing a more humble, intuitive approach to mental health, we can help individuals to find meaning and purpose in a world that is always in flux, and to cultivate the resilience and adaptability needed to thrive in an uncertain future. If you are scratching your head that is fine. I don't know how either but I still know that we can. I have a faith that I feel is more real than what my intellect allows. The future has always been a copy without an original. The past is built on copies of the inner images that others have externalized consciously or not. All we can learn is to recognize the images inside and outside ourselves to discard the unreal and find the more than real. Our lives are an interplay of forces and we cannot prevent or defeat that. We can only learn to build behavior and cultural machinery to handle the dynamics of their flow. We are lived by forces that we pretend to understand. At times these forces seem unbearable or impossible to live with, but we must remember also that these forces exist through us and bring that tension into awareness. When I spent time as a patient in psychotherapy I encountered a lot of drowning and swimming metaphors from my therapists. Perhaps the seas are too rough now to teach patients to swim. Perhaps we need to teach patients to sail a boat. Together we can build a culture than can sail ships again. Freud thought he was a mechanic fixing the boat engine in the patients head but it is time to forget all that reductive scientific positivism. We need to remember to breath and remember how to use the wind. The watchers' eyes now give out light. The light's receiver- flower coiled up behind their nosebones changes place. It crawls out through their pupils. The bundled nervy flowers make a circuit be- tween each other. Bolts the color of limes boil forking through the busy air. Their brains are still inside them. But the sundown's made to simmer with a brain that none of them quite have alone. Each one has something like it. Facets of the brain's shelled diamond. The cage-strumming man strings out his carousel of shapes while catgut thrums out slippery chords. And the people watching him are in the circuit of an ancient battery that sleeps behind their eyes. None of them will know how to tell what's happened. But every one will know that it can happen again. They'll variously say: I was a tree. I was a vine that sucked the brasswork. I was an ivy knot that lived on milk of stones. – Michael S Judge, Lyrics of the Crossing References and Further Reading: Baudrillard, J. (2005). The Intelligence of Evil or the Lucidity Pact. Berg Publishers. Benjamin, W. (1969). The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. In H. Arendt (Ed.), Illuminations. Schocken Books. Brautigan, R. (1967). All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace. In All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace. The Communication Company. Curtis, A. (2011). All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace [Documentary series]. BBC. Edinger, E. F. (1984). The Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man. Inner City Books. Eliot, T. S. (1922). The Waste Land. Horace Liveright. #eikonosphere #eikon Frankl, V. E. (1959). Man's Search for Meaning. Beacon Press. Jung, C. G. (1968). The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (2nd ed.). Princeton University Press. Judge, M. S. (2014). Lyrics of the Crossing. Black Ocean. Nietzsche, F. (1974). The Gay Science (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). Vintage Books. Nietzsche, F. (1989). On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo (W. Kaufmann & R. J. Hollingdale, Trans.). Vintage Books. Romanyshyn, R. D. (2007). The Wounded Researcher: Research with Soul in Mind. Spring Journal Books. Tacey, D. (2004). The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality. Routledge. Taylor, C. (2007). A Secular Age. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Yalom, I. D. (1980). Existential Psychotherapy. Basic Books.  

Tune in to the first episode in our new series, Menopause in Focus. In this series, we will discuss the range of menopausal onset and experiences, at different life stages, the missing and missed conversations prior to menopause, and the emerging awareness of the menopause in the workplace, and beyond. We will also delve into postmenopausal experiences, aging, and advocacy, which shares the lived experiences and impact of the symptoms and stages of menopause. We are grateful to have this conversation on the embodied experience of postmenopause, with the vibrant Stella Duffy. Stella is a psychotherapist, currently completing a doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy. Stella has been postmenopausal since chemotherapy for her first cancer in her mid-30s, and has a special interest in life after menopause, as a conversation sadly lacking in the prevalent current discourse. Join us for this in-depth conversation with Stella. She will share her personal and professional experiences, in meaningful and thought-provoking ways, reflective of her vast, diverse background and profound creativity.

Tune in to the first episode in our new series, Menopause in Focus. In this series, we will discuss the range of menopausal onset and experiences, at different life stages, the missing and missed conversations prior to menopause, and the emerging awareness of the menopause in the workplace, and beyond. We will also delve into postmenopausal experiences, aging, and advocacy, which shares the lived experiences and impact of the symptoms and stages of menopause. We are grateful to have this conversation on the embodied experience of postmenopause, with the vibrant Stella Duffy. Stella is a psychotherapist, currently completing a doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy. Stella has been postmenopausal since chemotherapy for her first cancer in her mid-30s, and has a special interest in life after menopause, as a conversation sadly lacking in the prevalent current discourse. Join us for this in-depth conversation with Stella. She will share her personal and professional experiences, in meaningful and thought-provoking ways, reflective of her vast, diverse background and profound creativity.

Join us for an insightful episode as we explore the world of existential therapy with Emmy van Deurzen, a distinguished existential therapist, counseling psychologist, and philosopher. Emmy's profound contributions, including bestsellers like "Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice," have left a lasting impact on the global Existential Movement. Gain valuable insights into Emmy's background, her influential works, and a preview of her upcoming book, "The Art of Freedom: Guide to a Wiser Life," scheduled for release in 2024. Delve into Emmy's philosophy and approach, addressing fundamental questions of human existence. This thought-provoking episode unveils the intersection of philosophy and psychology with Emmy van Deurzen.

We hear from the ridiculously prolific Stella Duffy about loss, endings,  mortality, the value of living with a sense of our ageing instead of denying it, and the exquisite possibilities for being ‘more ourselves' that this brings. Stella is hugely generous with sharing her life experience and there are some beautifully profound moments in this interview. Stella Duffy has completed a doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy and her research is in the embodied experience of postmenopause. As well as her private psychotherapy practice, she has worked in NHS cancer psychological support and hospice bereavement support.  Alongside her therapy work, Stella is the award-winning writer of seventeen novels, over seventy short stories, and fifteen plays, and worked in theatre for over thirty-five years as an actor, director, facilitator, and improvisor. The co-founder and, for eight years, the co-director of Fun Palaces working with communities and inclusion across the UK, Stella has been active in equalities and diversity work in the arts and LGBTQ+ communities for many decades. In 2016 she was awarded the OBE for Services to the Arts. She is also a yoga teacher, leading regular workshops in yoga for writing.  We also talk about the ubiquity with which HRT is prescribed (wrongly) for all menopause ailments, often without evidence, using misogynistic and ageist language that causes immense harm.Stella's linksBlog (writing, cancer, in/fertility, politics, life): https://stelladuffy.blog/Therapy site: https://stelladuffytherapy.co.uk/Insta: @stellduffy & @stelladuffytherapyX/Twitter: @stellduffyThreads: @stellduffyPerimenopause A Call to Love weekend retreat is 27th-28th April 2024 and you can find more about it here https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/perimenopause-a-call-to-love-weekend-retreat/Soaring Child: Thriving with ADHDA place where you will learn how to address your child's ADHD symptoms naturally..Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyPlease support Life An Inside Job by buying me a cuppa here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/katecodringtonMore information about KateFree resource library: https://mailchi.mp/a8a0fa08678a/resource-libraryInstagram @kate_codringtonSecond Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshopPerimenopause Unwrapped online course: https://woman-kind.co.uk/perimenopause-unwrapped-online-course/Perimenopause Starter Kit: https://www.katecodrington.co.uk/perimenopause-starter-kit-online-course/MusicTrust Me (instrumental) by RYYZNArtworkKate's portrait by Lori Fitzdoodles

Tune in to the first episode in our new series, Menopause in Focus. In this series, we will discuss the range of menopausal onset and experiences, at different life stages, the missing and missed conversations prior to menopause, and the emerging awareness of the menopause in the workplace, and beyond. We will also delve into postmenopausal experiences, aging, and advocacy, which shares the lived experiences and impact of the symptoms and stages of menopause. We are grateful to have this conversation on the embodied experience of postmenopause, with the vibrant Stella Duffy. Stella is a psychotherapist, currently completing a doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy. Stella has been postmenopausal since chemotherapy for her first cancer in her mid-30s, and has a special interest in life after menopause, as a conversation sadly lacking in the prevalent current discourse. Join us for this in-depth conversation with Stella. She will share her personal and professional experiences, in meaningful and thought-provoking ways, reflective of her vast, diverse background and profound creativity.

The Living Process is a series of Focusing conversations with Focusing people. In this episode, I talk with Dr Ken Bradford. Ken combines Buddhist psychology & meditation, existentially-robust therapy, and the nondual awareness of Dzogchen.  He began a dedicated practice of insight meditation in 1975, and Dzogchen. After earning a Ph.D. in Psychology at Saybrook University, Ken trained in Focusing with Eugene Gendlin followed by a decade-long apprenticeship in Existential Psychotherapy with James Bugental including co-teaching with him for several years. During this period, Ken developed a contemplative-existential approach to therapy intertwining Buddhist and experience-near psychology, enhanced through training in Nondual Therapy. Ken recently closed his psychotherapy practice and retired as an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and California Institute of Integral Studies, devoting himself to Dharma teaching, personal retreat, writing, and the contemplative life. His teaching is now primarily occurring at Mountain Stream Meditation, in Nevada City, CA, as a member of the Mountain Stream Teachers Council. For more information about Ken's current work, see: www.authenticpresence.net In this episode, Ken and Greg have a far-reaching discussion beginning with his correspondence with Gene Gendlin for about 5 years in the early 80s. In these letters, Ken and Gene wrote about their mutual interest in what they called ‘the openness' having met at a Buddhist retreat where Gene was teaching Focusing. Ken emphasises the meditative quality that focusing offers to the therapist and how Focusing addresses problems and Buddhism addresses the 'whole thing' but that this can cause a spiritual bypass that focusing catches. We discussed how each person has their own capacity to be present. And we practice a bit of what we are talking about during the conversation…. Ken mentions his training with James Bugenthal and how this could be considered an early form of FOT. Ken also discerns the difference between 'Understanding the experience and experiencing the understanding'. We touch on authenticity, Winnicott, and the importance for therapists to have their own experiential practice. About 10 minutes in you can see my dog, Elliott, re-making his bed. Usually, Elliott is an attentive listener but on this occasion, he was distracted...

Sean Harvey, a fellow advocate in men's work. We delved into his new book, Warrior Compassion: Unleashing the Healing Power of Men, which I was fortunate enough to preview. In this special episode of Mojo for the Modern Man, Sean opens up about his impactful work with various sectors, including the police and the military, emphasizing the transformative potential of compassion. Join us as we celebrate the release of Warrior Compassion and explore the profound essence of masculinity through Sean's remarkable insights.Bio:Sean Harvey is Chief Compassion Officer and Founder of the Warrior Compassion Men's Studio and the Sympónia Facilitator Studio.  He is actively involved and contributing to men's work communities around the globe and is passionate about helping men heal their wounds at a soul level to begin to love the truth of who they are.  His work in personal, organizational, and societal transformation is inspired by 20+years of Purpose, Talent, and Organization Development consulting combined with having served on the faculties of Cornell, NYU, and Baruch College CUNY, teaching courses in the areas of Leadership, Management, and Organizational Behavior & Change.  Sean is affiliated with George Washington University's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership in Washington, D.C. His book, Warrior Compassion, Unleashing the Healing Power of Men, will be released in September 2023. Warrior Compassion offers a roadmap for men's soul healing as a catalyst for systems change.He believes men's healing, especially for those in the power centers and in hyper-masculine systems, serves as a conduit for compassionate bridge building across gender, reframing leadership models, shifting power dynamics, and reimagining organizational and societal systems and structures that will transform cultures. Sean co-founded Project Compassion, a national coalition of culture transformation, masculinity, and compassion experts developing a compassion-centered systems change model and consulting approach for police departments, federal law enforcement agencies, military security forces, and defense. Sean most recently served as the head of Personal Transformation and Wellbeing for EILEEN FISHER, co-authoring an article for the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion on Nurturing the Soul of the Company at EILEEN FISHER. Before his experience at EILEEN FISHER, Sean was the Vice President of Talent Consulting for Partners International, where he launched a Socially Conscious Leadership program for emerging leaders on Wall Street. Sean holds an MSOD in Organization Development from Loyola University Chicago, an MSEd in Counseling with a theoretical orientation in Existential Psychotherapy from Fordham University. He is an ordained Interfaith/Inter-spiritual Minister from One Spirit Interfaith Seminary.Website: https://www.warriorcompassion.com/founder

Prof. Alexander Batthyány, PhD, holds the Chair of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. Since 2012, Batthyány is Visiting Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow University Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russia. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute and first editor of the 14-volume edition of the Collected Works of Viktor Frankl. Near the end of life, many people--including those who have suffered brain injuries or strokes, or have been silenced by mental illness or deep dementia--experience what seems a miraculous return. They regain their clarity and energy, are able to talk with families and caregivers, recall their lives and often appear to be aware of their nearing death. In this episode, cognitive scientist and Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute Dr. Alexander Batthyány offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, utilizing hundreds of case studies and his research in the related field of near-death studies to explore the mind, the body, the nature of consciousness, and what the living can learn from those who are crossing the border from life to death. Alexander's book, Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border of Life and Death, is available now. Support the Show - Become a Patron! Help us grow and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/smartpeoplepodcast Sponsors: Babbel - Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/SPP. Hello Fresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/50smartpeople and use code 50smartpeople for 50% off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the I am reading from Steve Aspin's book ''Out of Time: The Intergenerational Abduction Program Explored'. In the second half of the episode I am lucky enough to have been given permission to add an excerpt from the audio book of Alexander Batthyány's book 'Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border of Life and Death' read by Eric Meyers.Steve AspinIn Out of Time, author Steve Aspin attempts to write a crossover work about the enduring worldwide reports of alien abduction. It is intended for both those familiar with the historic published case material and the curious reader unfamiliar with the decades of serious research on this superficially improbable phenomenon.He details his lifelong ET contact experiences and the relationships he built with leading researchers during his years of investigating this phenomenon. He has at all times attempted to approach the subject with critical thoroughness and intellectual rigor.From stumbling upon a cattle mutilation in Ireland in 1970 to witnessing a UFO after a period of missing time at the age of 16 near Chester in 1972, Steve relates a lifetime of anomalous experiences in his new book. But this is only the starting point of the journey the reader of Out of Time will make. Steve then details several years of investigation into the subject and how what he has learned has shaped his thoughts on what is happening to perhaps millions of people worldwide. He had the good fortune to meet with several leading researchers in the field including Budd Hopkins and Dr David Jacobs and read hundreds of published works on the subject of UFOs and Abductions. He has attempted to bring hard evidence to the discussion and to follow that evidence where it may lead.His conclusions will be of interest to anyone attentive to this phenomenon. Whether they are inevitably proved to be right or wrong, they stem from a conscious effort to bring objectivity and honesty to the analysis of his personal interaction with this phenomenon.Although successfully normalised in popular culture to become background noise or a minor comic footnote in otherwise busy lives, this subject has real and serious implications for both the individual experiencer and human society collectively.BioSteve Aspin worked for 35 years in management, marketing and sales. In 1999, he founded a surgical innovations company near London. He subsequently designed, patented, manufactured and exported thousands of innovative medical and surgical products to the global marketplace.Now retired with his wife in a quiet corner of eastern England, he may be found most early mornings walking his dog over the Lincolnshire Wolds.'Out of Time' focuses on the improbable but widely reported subject of alien abduction, following the author's lifetime of coerced entanglement with this phenomenon. Drawing on extensive personal experience and voluminous case literature - both published and unpublished - the book melds together interviews with abductees and face-to-face discussions with researchers, resulting in a crossover work designed to appeal to both the reader familiar with the subject matter and those less acquainted with the classic case material.The book contains a body of hard scientific evidence confirming the reality of the phenomenon: forensic analysis of biological material recovered from abduction events; medical analysis of a 'scoop biopsy'; photographs of typical patterns of bodily scarring; and extensive materials analysis of a micro-implant surgically recovered from an abductee revealing a complex manufactured nano-device composed of non-terrestrial isotopes and emitting radio signals in three separate frequency bands.The author's conclusions about the essential architecture of the abduction program, historical timeframe since its instigation, possible reasons for its confirmed intergenerational component, the number of abductees in the global human population and the probable purposes/goals of the program have been widely praised as radical and groundbreaking.Amazon link http://rb.gy/bvklmhttps://outoftimebook.info/Alexander BatthyányTerminal lucidity is a relatively common but poorly understood phenomenon. Near the end of life, many people--including those who have suffered brain injuries or strokes, or have been silenced by mental illness or deep dementia--experience what seems a miraculous return. They regain their clarity and energy, are able to talk with families and caregivers, recall their lives and often appear to be aware of their nearing death.In this remarkable book, cognitive scientist and Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute Dr. Alexander Batthyány offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, utilizing hundreds of case studies and his research in the related field of near-death studies to explore the mind, the body, the nature of consciousness, and what the living can learn from those who are crossing the border from life to death.Astonishing, authoritative, and deeply moving, Threshold opens a doorway into one of life's--and death's--most provocative mysteries.BioProf. Alexander Batthyány, PhD, holds the Chair of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. Since 2012, Batthyány is Visiting Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow University Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russia. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute and first editor of the 14-volume edition of the Collected Works of Viktor Frankl. Batthyány has published over fifteen books which have been translated into eleven languages. He lectures widely on philosophical and existential psychology and the quest for a meaningful life, theory of cognitive science, and the psychology of death and dying. He has been invited to give lectures around the world.Amazon link http://rb.gy/8ypplhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

This week I'm talking to Alexander Batthyány about his book 'Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border of Life and Death'.Terminal lucidity is a relatively common but poorly understood phenomenon. Near the end of life, many people--including those who have suffered brain injuries or strokes, or have been silenced by mental illness or deep dementia--experience what seems a miraculous return. They regain their clarity and energy, are able to talk with families and caregivers, recall their lives and often appear to be aware of their nearing death.In this remarkable book, cognitive scientist and Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute Dr. Alexander Batthyány offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, utilizing hundreds of case studies and his research in the related field of near-death studies to explore the mind, the body, the nature of consciousness, and what the living can learn from those who are crossing the border from life to death.Astonishing, authoritative, and deeply moving, Threshold opens a doorway into one of life's--and death's--most provocative mysteries.BioProf. Alexander Batthyány, PhD, holds the Chair of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. Since 2012, Batthyány is Visiting Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow University Institute of Psychoanalysis, Russia. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute and first editor of the 14-volume edition of the Collected Works of Viktor Frankl. Batthyány has published over fifteen books which have been translated into eleven languages. He lectures widely on philosophical and existential psychology and the quest for a meaningful life, theory of cognitive science, and the psychology of death and dying. He has been invited to give lectures around the world. Amazon link http://rb.gy/8ypplhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

EPISODE 1709: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dr Alexander Batthyany, the author of THRESHOLD, about terminal lucidity and our final journey when we cross over the border from life to death Prof. Dr. Alexander Batthyány is Director of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter University, Budapest and is faculty Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis. He is Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna. He is author or editor of more than 15 books. His academic work has been translated into 10 languages. He has been invited to give lectures around the world. Batthyány divides his time between Vienna and the Hungarian countryside, where he and his wife and daughters are developing an alternative intentional community. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, and Calm. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Alexander Batthyány to discuss terminal lucidity, a phenomenon that happens to some people at the end of their life, and how we can apply the experience to topics that hug the border of life and death. Dr. Batthyány shares stories of family members who have suffered from dementia, stroke, or serious injury entering a lucid state preceding death where their memory returns. Dhru and Dr. Batthyány share what we can learn from these mystical experiences, how we can apply them to our lives, take better care of our loved ones, and have more open conversations about life and death. Dr. Alexander Batthyány is an Austrian philosopher, cognitive scientist, and psychotherapy researcher. He's the Director of the Research Institute for Theoretical Psychology and Personalist Studies at Pázmány Péter University, Budapest, a faculty Professor for Existential Psychotherapy at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, and the Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna. He is the author or editor of more than 15 books, including his latest book, Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border of Life and Death, which is set to be released on September 12, 2023.In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Batthyány dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):-Terminal lucidity: what it is and how it defies what we know about the brain (2:11 / 2:11)-Stories of people experiencing terminal lucidity (5:00 / 5:00)-Top questions around terminal lucidity (10:42 / 8:31)-The earliest documented history of terminal lucidity (17:59 / 15:35)-Practical implications of terminal lucidity and how it can help people become better caregivers (44:00 / 40:51)-Embracing mercy and grace in the last moments of life (54:22 / 51:05)-Having conversations about death and caretaking before reaching old age (1:06:20 / 1:02:02)-Life lessons we can learn about death and terminal lucidity (1:19:28 / 1:17:14)-The parallels between terminal lucidity and psilocybin (1:24:27 / 1:20)Also mentioned in this episode:-Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border of Life and Death-What Near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond with Dr. Bruce GreysonFor more on Dr. Batthyány, follow him on Facebook @alexander.batthyany.Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.BiOptimizers is offering 10% off plus a special gift with purchase, just head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10.Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription. Head over to CALM.COM/DHRU today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, ““Why Me?”, a Question of Opportunity,” by Simon Wein, head of Palliative Care Service at the Davidoff Cancer Centre. The essay is followed by an interview with Wein and host Dr. Lidia Schapira. Wein considers if patients are able to make rational decisions about their health when they are able to accept the reality of illness. TRANSCRIPT  Narrator: “Why Me?”, a Question of Opportunity, by Simon Wein, MD  “Why me?” A question is an opportunity. It is also an invitation and a revelation. A question by its nature reveals something about the asker. When a patient or family member asks the doctor a question, the challenge for the doctor is to follow up the question diagnostically, then therapeutically, be the therapy medication, or talking. Some questions appear mechanical, such as “Will I be able to drive again?” while others are more obviously self reflective, such as “Why did I get sick?” However, even the most mechanically minded question may be fraught with emotional significance. A recent Art of Oncology poem entitled “Questions for the Oncologist” listed a litany of questions the doctor encouraged his patient to ask. All, except one: “But please, don't ask me that one thing./Don't ask, ‘why me?'/You wouldn't like the answer. I don't.” Later, the doctor-poet provided the answer: “Bad luck is a second-rate explanation, I know.” The poem was sensitively, empathically, and thoughtfully written, apparently recalling an emotionally intense case. The poem reminded me of a patient I looked after some time ago and of a mentor past. An obese 60-year-old man came in. He was miserable and in pain. Ten months after definitive surgery and radiotherapy for lung cancer, the disease had returned with pain in his right chest wall. While awaiting full biopsy results, we irradiated the lesion and started nonsteroidal analgesics and duloxetine for the neuropathic pain (with the hope it might also improve his mood). Within 3 weeks, the pain had been significantly relieved although his misery was unchanged. We talked. He had been divorced for many years, worked in hi-tech, lived alone, and had lost contact with his two adult children. His parents had migrated in middle age, and he was an only child born in a new country. His parents struggled, and the family dynamic could be described as sullen. The family did little together and was silent a lot of the time. He recalls his parents, especially his father, as emotionally distant, involved in their own lives. Growing up he spent a lot of time alone. At university, he studied engineering and married his first girlfriend; however, the marriage fell apart as, in his words, “I did not know how to live together with someone else.” In his sullen home life, he had not acquired the skills of building a family nor had he developed a coherent world view. Despite good pain relief, his sense of brooding and demoralized loneliness persisted. Underneath was a seething anger. He kept asking “why me?” I assumed at first that he was referring to the cancer. He was, but not only. I consulted with a mentor, and he said he often answered that question with: “Why not you?” I tried it. The patient was flummoxed. It pushed him to reflect. With further probing, over time, his thinking changed from a closed loop of “Why me,” to “What is life asking of me?” And further afield he reflected on his childhood, his failed marriage, and estrangement from his children. Why did this happen to me? He shook off some of his depressed mood as he began to piece together his life's trajectory. In an insightful moment of acceptance he noted: “Indeed, why not me … What makes me special that I should not have the disease?” Sadly, there was no fairy-tale ending. He died alone. When a patient asks a difficult question such as “Why me?” or “How long have I got doc?” the psychologically astute analysis is, “Why and what does the patient want to know?” and “Why now?” Responding with the question “Why not you?” may sound harsh, even confrontational. “Why not you?” is designed to be challenging to shift the locus and focus of thinking from a passive and often ineffectual cry, “Why me?” Nevertheless might such a response appear insensitive and lacking empathy? Over the years, I have learnt that practically any question can be asked of a patient so long as it is asked for the sake of the patient, in an appropriate manner and in the right circumstance. In short, the questions must be empathic. Wiseman suggested the empathic response has four characteristics: to see the world as others see it, to be nonjudgmental, to understand another person's feelings, and to communicate your understanding of that person's feelings. Avoiding difficult and embarrassing questions may provide short-term relief but possibly sets the stage for later unresolved angst. I recently did a sabbatical in palliative care in Australia, a fair distance from the Middle East both physically and culturally. The openness and tempo of questions asked of patients and family in Australia might be considered brusque (or confrontational) and hope depriving in the Middle East. Although the influence of culture is pervasive, it is the individual who needs our help and who ultimately determines the conversation. Sometimes the individual is not open to talking therapy. It is an important communication skill to know when not to probe. “Why me” is both a deeply philosophical and a naive question. “Why me” addresses the question of justice and seeks an explanation on the assumption that ours is a rational world. However if a person thinks the world is inherently random, then such a question is naive and without intellectual value since everything is bad luck, like a random genetic mutation. “Why me” can be a profound philosophical question as the doctor-poet implied when he concluded: “Search for a better answer within, as I have. Unsuccessfully, so far.”1 The “answer within” bypasses the issue of whether it is a meaningless world or a god-driven world. The “answer within” locates the responsibility within ourselves to try to make sense of what is happening with my life. An answer within suggests a philosophy that we can make sense and meaning of my life, despite the world's apparent carelessness or bad luck. Alternatively many people, especially here in the Middle East, hold a theological belief, and the question “Why me?” is resolved within the theology of their religious beliefs. The believers are, in a way, lucky. Patients who ask the existential question “Why me?” can be challenged to reflect on themselves. “Why not you?” is a probing question that, with skill and some luck, may enable a measure of acceptance: “Indeed, why not me” (Fig 1). Dr. Lidia Schapira: Hello, and welcome to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology, which features essays and personal reflections from authors exploring their experience in the field of oncology. I'm your host, Dr. Lidia Schapira, Associate Editor for Art of Oncology and a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. Today we're joined by Dr. Simon Wein, head of Palliative Care Service at the Davidoff Cancer Centre in Petah Tikva, Israel. In this episode, we will be discussing his Art of Oncology article, "Why Me? A Question of Opportunity."  At the time of this recording, our guest has no disclosures.  Simon, welcome to our podcast and thank you for joining us. Dr. Simon Wein: Thank you very much, Lidia. It's a pleasure to be speaking with you. Dr. Lidia Schapira: It is our pleasure as well. I'd like to start this conversation by asking our contributing authors to tell us what they're currently reading or if they have a book they've just read they want to recommend to colleagues and listeners. Dr. Simon Wein: So I recently picked up and reread The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I don't know if you've read it. It's a very long production because in those days they used to have a weekly chapter, weekly several chapters, and they didn't have WhatsApp and television and cinemas. And it's very long, but it's a wonderful read. I enjoyed it very much. The other book I'm reading now, more slowly, is The Nature of Natural History by Marston Bates. He is an American zoologist, and it's a wonderful read about his overall view of life, animals and plants, and I'm enjoying it very much. I have a great interest in gardening, and I think his views are very interesting. Dr. Lidia Schapira: That's wonderful. So let's turn now to your essay, "Why Me?" This essay starts as a conversation with an author who has published a prior work, a prose poem of sorts, in Art of Oncology. Tell us what it was about that read that sort of triggered you to want to respond and then clearly elaborate into what's turned into a beautiful manuscript. Dr. Simon Wein: I think what really grabbed me was the sensitivity of the oncologist as he was writing it, and the pain, it's a little bit strong, that word, but the difficulty he had in dealing with this fear that the patient would ask him, "Why me?" He wrote it so beautifully with such empathic sensitivity, that it really grabbed me, that question, "Why me?" that he was scared of. And it recalled for me, my mentor from many, many years ago, Dr. Wally Moon. And I remember as clear as yesterday, he'd say, "Patient asked me the question, 'Why me?' I'd ask him back, 'Why not me?'" So that's what it triggered off for me reading that essay, those two things. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Simon, you also make an interesting point that I want the listeners also to think about, and that is that a cultural context influences whether or not we feel comfortable even asking these questions, right? And you contrast your experience in a recent setting in Australia with your typical practice in Israel and the Middle East. Can you talk a little bit about that? Dr. Simon Wein: The older I get in this profession, the more I'm impressed by the importance of culture and yet how much we have to honor the individual and that ongoing tension between those two points of the compass. And I was brought up in Australia and sort of rather Anglo-Saxon and reserved in that way, and in Australia much less likely, in a sense, to be forthcoming and outgoing in what we want to say. And in Israel, people are much more open. And yet when we come to the consulting room in Israel as in other parts of the Middle East, indeed in Eastern Europe, a lot of the literature has demonstrated that we don't want to tell the truth straight out directly.  And in Australia, on the other hand, even though it's a reserved society, people are straight out in the consulting room. Bang. They'll say, "This is the prognosis and this is what it is." So I've developed this model for my own thinking, is that in the West, the individual is the final moral arbiter of deciding ethical behavior, whereas in the Middle East it's more the family or, in a broader context, the culture. And so in Israel, you're much more likely to speak with the family, involve the family, or they'll come in and ask you not to say this to Grandma, and you have to make up your mind where the individual stands and where the cultural family influences. But from my point of view, I still think that the individual has to be honored and respected ultimately in the final decision. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Simon, I want to also ask a little bit about your style and your communication style with patients. You are so clear in your descriptions to address not only physical pain but emotional pain and suffering and misery, as you call it. How do you sit with a patient and try to draw them out in a way that is empathetic and respectful, but also to help them understand that you actually care? Dr. Simon Wein: I'll take you back to another mentor I had. That was Bill Breitbart at Memorial. I did a two-year fellowship in psychiatry psych-oncology there many years ago. As I said, I came from Australia. I was rather green in psychological terms, and I used to do rounds with Bill. And I remember this one patient I had with Bill, and it was a middle-aged man. He was a working blue-collar man. And Bill went up to him, we were asked to see him for depression, and Bill went up to him and started talking with him, and within 30 seconds he'd started asking about the tattoos on his arms. And I thought, wow, that's fairly personal to get into that. You only just met the bloke and you're already talking about that.  And of course, from that I learned and with other experiences, that you can ask any patient any question so long as three conditions are fulfilled, and this is what I teach to the residents. The first condition is that it has to be at the right time. Sometimes you have to ask the patient privately and you ask the patient, the family, then to leave. It has to be the right you can't ask questions like this in the corridor, so the timing has to be right. The second thing, and this is I learned a lot from Bill and from my previous mentor, Wally Moon, you have to ask it in the right way. You have to ask with the right intonation. You could have said to that guy with the tattoos, "Wow, look at those tats. I mean, where did you get them from?" You know, that might have then made him shirk a little bit and stand back. Or you could have said, "Hello, Mr. Jones, goodness gracious, look at those tattoos you've got. They look very interesting. Do you mind telling me about them?" And so the way you ask. But I think the third condition for asking any question to any patient is that it has to be for the sake of the patient. It's not for me, it's not for anybody else. It has to be that in some way, this question will benefit the patient. The patient will respect that, they'll see that.  And so I remember once I wanted to go and take a photograph of this guy who had these enormous hemangioma tumors on his leg. And I went in and I felt uncomfortable. And I realized the reason I felt uncomfortable was I was taking these photographs for myself, not for his sake. Eventually, I spoke to him and he agreed. He was agreeable for education and so forth. But I think those three conditions, the right time, asking it in the right way, in an empathic way, that's a key word, empathic or sensitive or charming or pleasant way. And for the third condition, for the sake of the patient, and I think that's really, really critical in being able to ask a patient any question. Dr. Lidia Schapira: That is such a thoughtful, beautiful answer. And I'm going to switch to another topic just because I want to pick your brain and I'm curious to know how you would handle this. And that is, I know you do palliative care and you've clearly trained in the psychological aspect of serious illness, but do you think, wearing your palliative care hat, that cancer is special and that cancer patients are a special population when they ask, "Why me?" Dr. Simon Wein: That's a really good question, isn't it? In our hospital now, I started off in palliative care about 15 years ago. For the first 10 years, we only did cancer patients. I'm an oncologist by training. But now we're opening up to non-cancer patients. I think that in society there's little doubt that the myth of cancer being the same as a death sentence is very strong. There are many patients with advanced New York Heart Association IV heart failure whose prognosis that is much worse than many of our cancer patients. But cancer has gotten this flavor of death, of Damocles' Sword hanging over your head and that's that, and it raises- immediately goes to all the existential questions of meaninglessness and emptiness and death and fear and loneliness and all that, much more than these other ones. And it's not true. Cancer patients today may live much much longer than we once knew and much longer than many other non-cancer patients. So I think there is something very special about that.  And cancer has got this other horrific aspect about it which is that the body is eating itself up. Your own cells have turned against you. And I think psychologically, emotionally– Well, auto-immune diseases are not dissimilar in the sense of the body turning against itself. But cancer, it's a sense of the cells dividing and coming on and eating you up. It's got that mythical aspect to it.  Dr. Lidia Schapira: And if I may add one more thing, in my mind, it's also that cancer treatment is so grueling and awful and sometimes actually exacerbates the suffering. So I think that it's cancer and the fear of consequences and exposure to cancer treatments, would you agree? Dr. Simon Wein: A lot of our patients come to us, but they won't say to the oncologist how tough the treatment has been. They don't want to sort of feel weak in front of the oncologist they don't want to give up on that chance of getting out of the cancer. Because if they say that to the oncologist, the oncologist might say, “Oh, you don't want to miss this chance, but you're not good. But maybe we take a break from the cancer treatment.” But many of them are absolutely exhausted. Absolutely exhausted.  And then the other aspect of that, not just the fear of the oncologist, but also with the family. The family are egging them on, and I often say to the family, “Listen, guys. Mom is very, very tired. You haven't got the treatment. You're young, you're well, you don't feel sick, you want to fight.” The patient doesn't want to disappoint the family. The family don't want to disappoint mom. Nobody talks to each other and they have this dance of the macabre where nobody's talking to each other and the patient just keeps getting this treatment. I mean that's one of the things why I think it's worth confronting patients with the question, “Why not you?” If only to have some sense of acceptance of what it is. Now often in palliative care oncology, when you say acceptance, it means “Right, I accept I am going to die.” But I don't see it like that. I think if you have a measure of acceptance, then it will enable you to make more rational decisions about your cancer care. I mean how rational can you be in deciding about the cancer? We don't know. The oncologist gives you 30%. Well, how can you interpret 30%? I don't know. So the rationality is limited. But if you're understanding of what's going on, I think it helps you make more rational- to have treatment and continue or not. So I think that's why it's a useful thing to try and do that. But some patients don't want to, and I just don't push it. And many is the time that I've said to a patient, “You know, this is very bad. You've got cancer.” It's like they come back next week, “How's my virus going?” It's like ‘It'll just pass and that's it,” and so you realize that and you just continue on.  Dr. Lidia Schapira: And so my last question to you, Simon, is this: as an oncologist, as a palliative care physician, as an expert in communication and psycho-oncology, what do you say to your oncology colleagues who have trouble responding to the question that patients frequently ask, ‘Why me?' Dr. Simon Wein: Lidia, it's a good question because not often do I get a chance to speak to oncologists in this way. We're often kept out of the room, and when the decisions are made, it's very difficult to backtrack a decision about treatment. Very difficult. One, because you can destroy any trust that the patient will have built up in the system, and two, it's not really collegial then afterward to go and undermine. And so that's why I write lots of articles on these subjects, Lidia, and I hope that the oncologists will read them and I hope that they get published. I distribute them at work and sometimes the young ones will come and say, “You know, that's quite good.” What we're trying to do, what I think is very, very important, is to have the multidisciplinary meeting. We're trying to develop that now.  When I was in Australia, Peter Mac, we used to have them. And I think it's by a process of diffusion, by repeating the messages, the philosophy, the idea that we should ask the patient, get a picture from the patient of what's going on. Do they really want it? What's going on? What's important to them in life? Maybe they're satisfied with their lives. And then to have the balance between the side effects and the challenge of the treatment. The other thing that really gets me, got me on a bit of a hobby horse now, Lidia, is how much time in the last three months of their life patients spend on the road, coming to the hospital, doing blood tests, going home, another PET CT, another scan, and those are the last percentage of their life. It's substantial. So more and more we're actually doing telemedicine, as I'm sure you are. And at first, I was a bit skeptical about that, being an old-fashioned physician, where I think you should talk, touch them, see them, but you actually save a lot of their time and a lot of their difficulty and so forth. I think that's very good. Dr. Lidia Schapira: Yeah, both for us and for our patients, time is the greatest gift, right? And if we begin to think about it in those terms, time saved, time freed from hanging on to a test result, or needing to go and get another scan, can be an enormous gift for them as well. Dr. Simon Wein: Or an opportunity to live and enjoy life. And I say to every patient that every day you've got to find something to make yourself happy. I had this one patient the other day, the oncologist was mad. This poor guy's got a metastatic disease, his liver is not as good as it might be, and he was desperate to have a smoke of a cigar and a whiskey. And the oncologist said, “No, you can't do that because it could interact with your chemotherapy.” And so I broke my rule and I said, “Look, the oncologist doesn't really know what he's talking about,” and the guy promised to bring me in a cigar, which I haven't yet got. But anyway, I thought that was very sweet of him.  Now I just like to say one more thing. If we're talking about therapeutic relationships, I think that the best lesson I ever learned and heard was from Irvin Yalom, from his book Existential Psychotherapy. And it's like 40 years since he wrote it, and a lot of paper has been printed, articles have been printed since then. But he really was very good. He said we have to relate to the patient like ourselves. We've got the same existential problems that the patient has, you know, empathy and all that, but we've got the same problems. Theirs are a little bit more contracted in time. And what I like to do with my patients is relate to them in an authentic, real way, a genuine way, and they'll learn from that relationship how to live their lives when they go home. And I thought that was a really, really beautiful thing. And so he's got a quote there, which I love to share. And it's that “The relationship with the patient is that which heals.” It's the relationship that heals. And I think we shouldn't underestimate, and I think we do sometimes, the importance of the interaction and the relationship between the patient and the doctor. Dr. Lidia Schapira: It's a lovely way to end our conversation. Dr. Yalom is a colleague here at Stanford. He's in his 90s now, and he recently widowed. So that's a lovely thought and a wonderful teacher and mentor. So thank you, and until next time, thank you for listening to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. Don't forget to give us a rating or review, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. You can find all of ASCO's shows at asco.org/podcasts. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions.  Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. Show Notes:  Like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a rating or review. Guest Bio:  Dr. Simon Wein is head of Palliative Care Service at the Davidoff Cancer Centre in Petah Tikva, Israel. Additional Reading and Podcast Questions for the Oncologist, by Barry Meisenberg Podcast Interview with Drs Meisenberg and Schapira on Questions for the Oncologist.

Stella Duffy is completing a doctorate training in Existential Psychotherapy and her research is in the embodied experience of postmenopause.  Alongside her therapy work, Stella is an award-winning writer of seventeen novels, over seventy short stories and fifteen plays and worked in theatre for over thirty-five years as an actor, director, facilitator and improvisor. She has been active in equalities and inclusion work in the arts, LGBTQ+ and feminist communities for many decades, and was the co-founder and co-director of the UK-wide Fun Palaces campaign for cultural democracy. She is also a yoga teacher, leading regular workshops in yoga for writing and offers creative mentoring support.    Stella has been postmenopausal since chemotherapy for her first cancer in her mid-30s, and has a special interest in life after menopause – a conversation sadly lacking in the prevalent current discourse.   In this episode we talk about Stella's journey to the PhD from a working-class background in South East London as the youngest of seven children.   Stella also talks about her experience of cancer and the therapeutic intervention that changed her perspective.   We reflect on the embodied nature of the PhD that Stella is engaged with both as a researcher and through her own lived experience of her body.   We finish with encouragement to check-in with your senses.   You can find out more about Stella's work here: stelladuffytherapy.co.uk If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for ‘Notes from the Life Raft' here:  https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 71: But are you alive? Existential Psychotherapy with Eloise Skinner Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. One of my favourite things about the podcast is being able to introduce you to areas of psychology you may not have heard of before or may not know much about. Today is exactly that! I am joined by my guest, Eloise Skinner, a Trainee Existential Therapist. We hope you find it useful. I'd of course love any feedback you might have! The Highlights:(00:28): Welcome and intro to today's episode (01:25): Welcome to Eloise Skinner(01:57): Eloise's role and history (03:07): Eloise's training (04:47): What does existential mean?(08:00): An element of presence(10:45):How to cope as an aspiring psychologist (13:19): Giving yourself permission to take up space(14:59): The frustration of therapy (16:17): The freedom and choices in life (19:00): How do you know when the time is right for existential psychotherapy?(21:10): The practical arrangements for training in psychotherapy(25:53): Eloise's books including the brand new one (27:30):Connecting with Eloise(28:01):Summary and close Links: Check out Eloise's brand-new book: But are you alive? Here: https://amzn.to/3mxEUgG  Connect with Eloise: https://www.eloiseskinner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/eloiseallexia/ To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0  To check out The Aspiring Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Get £40 off a remarkable tablet here: remarkable.com/referral/4LJU-DJD8  Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision Grab your copy of the new book: The Aspiring Psychologist Collective: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the upcoming Aspiring Psychologist Book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunityLike, Comment, Subscribe & get involved:If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Hashtags: #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers...

Ken Bradford, Ph.D., has been a practitioner in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions since 1975, and engaged in introducing meditative sensibilities and nondual wisdom streams into the experience-near practice of psychotherapy since 1988. Formerly, he was in private psychotherapy practice for 25 years, an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS, Co-Director of Maitri Psychotherapy Institute, and a teaching associate with Jim Bugental. Bradford is a clinical psychologist, currently offering advanced training, workshops, and lectures in the United States and Europe in Contemplative-Existential oriented psychotherapy and consultation. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation, The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis and the Question of Sanity; Listening from the heart of silence: Nondual wisdom and psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (with John Prendergast); and articles addressing “Therapeutic Courage” & “The Play of Unconditioned Presence in Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy,” among other topics at the interface between Existential-phenomenological and Buddhist thought & practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Ken Bradford, Ph.D., has been a practitioner in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions since 1975, and engaged in introducing meditative sensibilities and nondual wisdom streams into the experience-near practice of psychotherapy since 1988. Formerly, he was in private psychotherapy practice for 25 years, an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS, Co-Director of Maitri Psychotherapy Institute, and a teaching associate with Jim Bugental. Bradford is a clinical psychologist, currently offering advanced training, workshops, and lectures in the United States and Europe in Contemplative-Existential oriented psychotherapy and consultation. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation, The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis and the Question of Sanity; Listening from the heart of silence: Nondual wisdom and psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (with John Prendergast); and articles addressing “Therapeutic Courage” & “The Play of Unconditioned Presence in Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy,” among other topics at the interface between Existential-phenomenological and Buddhist thought & practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

Ken Bradford, Ph.D., has been a practitioner in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions since 1975, and engaged in introducing meditative sensibilities and nondual wisdom streams into the experience-near practice of psychotherapy since 1988. Formerly, he was in private psychotherapy practice for 25 years, an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS, Co-Director of Maitri Psychotherapy Institute, and a teaching associate with Jim Bugental. Bradford is a clinical psychologist, currently offering advanced training, workshops, and lectures in the United States and Europe in Contemplative-Existential oriented psychotherapy and consultation. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation, The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis and the Question of Sanity; Listening from the heart of silence: Nondual wisdom and psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (with John Prendergast); and articles addressing “Therapeutic Courage” & “The Play of Unconditioned Presence in Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy,” among other topics at the interface between Existential-phenomenological and Buddhist thought & practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Ken Bradford, Ph.D., has been a practitioner in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions since 1975, and engaged in introducing meditative sensibilities and nondual wisdom streams into the experience-near practice of psychotherapy since 1988. Formerly, he was in private psychotherapy practice for 25 years, an Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS, Co-Director of Maitri Psychotherapy Institute, and a teaching associate with Jim Bugental. Bradford is a clinical psychologist, currently offering advanced training, workshops, and lectures in the United States and Europe in Contemplative-Existential oriented psychotherapy and consultation. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation, The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis and the Question of Sanity; Listening from the heart of silence: Nondual wisdom and psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (with John Prendergast); and articles addressing “Therapeutic Courage” & “The Play of Unconditioned Presence in Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy,” among other topics at the interface between Existential-phenomenological and Buddhist thought & practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're still in a years-long pandemic. Humanity feels like it's crumbling. How do we deal with the inevitable feelings of existentialism? It's common for neurodivergent people to experience it more intensely, and at an earlier age. They question life, worry about death, and generally ask, “what's it all about?” Our guest is Leon Garber, author of a blog called Leon's Existential Cafe, and we're diving deep on episode 157. It's an encore presentation of a chat from 2020, but is very pertinent today. Today's episode is sponsored by The Council for Exceptional Children. For more information, go to exceptionalchildren.org. ABOUT THE GUEST - Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy. He's also the author of Leon's Existential Cafe, a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. His practice is based in Brooklyn, NY.

The Movies That Made Me… Episode 4: Want To Change The World Luke Sorba wrote and directed his first movie on Super 8 when he was 18 years old. "The Mirror Within" won in the Novice Category at Streatham and Norwood Amateur Film Club's Annual Awards. He only made one more (apart from some YouTube sketches) but he has since watched 6000 movies made by other people and owns 1600 on DVD. He spent more teenage hours at the National Film Theatre and the Electric Cinema than anywhere else, and is currently on first name terms with staff at Peckhamplex. Over two hundred books on cinema fill his shelves and he has a complete collection of Monthly Film Bulletin magazines (incorporated in Sight and Sound since 1990) going back to 1964. As an actor and writer, as well as a teacher of story telling Luke brings professional experience to his observations but it his status as a super-fan that sets him apart. He is rare among enthusiasts in that there is no period nor genre nor country whose movies he is not curious about. From Intolerance to Inception, The St Valentine's Day Massacre to The Belles of St Trinian's, Do the Right Thing to Dr Dolittle, Zombieland to Nomadland, Superfly to Superman, Tod Browning to Todd Haynes, Federico Fellini to The Fast and Furious, Monika Treut to Monica Bellucci, there is a place for everyone in The Movies That Made Me. Luke Sorba and Andrew Paine previously collaborated on the online improvised comedy show "Unmute". Together they make up Picard Productions. Episode 4 features… Stella Duffy is a writer and psychotherapist. She is an award-winning writer of seventeen novels, over seventy short stories and fourteen plays. Stella worked in theatre for over thirty-five years as an actor, director, facilitator and improvisor and received the OBE for Services to the Arts in 2016. She is also a yoga teacher and runs yoga-for-writing workshops. Alongside her private psychotherapy practice, Stella works for a low-cost community mental health service. She is in the third year of a doctorate training in Existential Psychotherapy and her research is in the embodied experience of postmenopause. Twitter: @stellduffy Web: https://stelladuffytherapy.co.uk/ Anshu Srivastava spent twenty-five years training and working as an architect, before changing direction and becoming a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. Web www.mra.co.uk Web www.srivastavatherapy.co.uk The Movies That Made Them Want To Change The World GREGORY'S GIRL (d Bill Forsyth) 1981 A film that is sweet without being sentimental, hopeful without being naïve, with an object of desire that subtly takes control. A remarkable portrait of an unremarkable teenager. Contrast - The Inbetweeners Movie BOY (d Taika Waititi) 2012 A father and son re-unite, two cultures join across an ocean, and innocence is on the line in 1980's Aotearoa / New Zealand. Waititi's blend of humour and pathos, of optimism and discovery is already laid out in his most autobiographical movie. The end credits sequence is outstanding! Contrast - Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol.2 THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (d Gillo Pontecorvo) 1966 So realistic some audiences thought they were watching a documentary. Banned in France for being to honest about its colonial past. Proudly political it is simultaneously gripping as a human drama, thriller and war movie. Contrast – The Wind that Shakes the Barley DESERT HEARTS (d Donna Deitch) 1985 A landmark movie as Queer Cinema meets the mainstream, putting Jane Rule's 1964 romantic novel on screen – stunning landscapes, honest performances with actors and director putting their careers on the line. It was viciously attacked by the New York Times but is now a deserved cult classic. Contrast – Lianna THE FLORIDA PROJECT (d Sean Baker) 2017 The most sublime final sequence I have witnessed this century. And the movie before that is pretty darn great too! It excels across more than one genre and is one of the best movies centred on a single building, in cinema. Contrast – Les Quatre Cents Coups FIVE EASY PIECES (d Bob Rafelson) 1970 Full of sound and fury signifying… a great deal. My favourite performance by Jack Nicholson in my favourite film from the Easy Rider / Raging Bull era. Karen Black is a revelation in a classic “going home” movie. Contrast – The Royal Tenenbaums The Movies That Made Me… credits Luke Sorba: Host Twitter: LukeSorbaLabour Andrew Paine: Producer & Audio Engineer Twitter: ItPainesMe  

In this episode of Frankly Speaking with Lynne Franks and Friends, Lynne is joined by her friend Stella Duffy, discussing her multi-faceted career, from actor to director to author to practicing psychotherapist. They also discuss their close family connection and Stella's journey to health and personal happiness.The two share their experiences in their practise of Buddhism, how Stella created spaces for community storytelling and take a close look at post menopause - shifting the conversation from it being just purely a medical experience but also a societal, cultural, psychological and emotional experience.Stella Duffy is an award-winning writer of seventeen novels, over seventy short stories and fourteen plays. She worked in theatre for over thirty-five years as an actor, director and facilitator. She is the co-founder and until January 2021 was co-director of the Fun Palaces campaign supporting community-led connection, with over 750,000 local participants across the UK. She received the OBE for Services to the Arts in 2016. She is also a yoga teacher and runs yoga-for-writing workshops.Stella is in the third year of a doctorate training in Existential Psychotherapy, her research is in the embodied experience of postmenopausal. Alongside her private psychotherapy practice, she works in an NHS cancer support service and a low-cost community mental health service. As a campaigner Stella was on the founding steering committee of the Women's Equality Party, has worked for LGBTQ+ equalities for many decades, and is a member of Gateway Women'sChildless Elderwomen, the #NoMoCrones.Links Stella Duffy's website Follow @stellduffy on Instagram Follow @stellduffy on Twitter If you like what you hear, and want to find out more about our community of like-minded women who believe in living and working in alignment with the feminine values of collaboration, authenticity and most of all, love, you can learn more at seednetwork.com and join the community in the SEED Hub Club by visiting theseedhub.club.You can find Lynne on Instagram @lynnejfranks, Facebook @lynnefranksobe, Twitter @Lynne_Franks, and LinkedIn @Lynne Franks OBE.Music by Joolz Barker

Discussing anxiety, our own mortality, the choices and meanings we give to our life with Claire Arnold Baker. Claire Arnold Baker (www.clairearnoldbaker.co.uk) is an existential psychotherapist with 15 years' experience working in private practice, with a GP surgery and with MIND. She is the Academic Director at  the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and the Course Leader for the Doctorate in Counselling and Psychotherapy Programme.Claire specialises in working with mothers, having completed her own doctoral research on the transition to motherhood for first-time mothers.Follow her on Instagram on: DrClaireABRecent publications include:·       The Existential Crisis of Motherhoodhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Existential-Crisis-Motherhood-Claire-Arnold-Baker/dp/3030564983/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=3OMT9NAYUU6PB&keywords=The+Existential+Crisis+of+Motherhood%2C+edited+book%2C+Palgrave&qid=1653572920&sprefix=the+existential+crisis+of+motherhood+edited+book+palgrave%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-1-fkmr0  ·      Existential Therapy: Distinctive Features'  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Existential-Psychotherapy-Counselling-Distinctive-Features/dp/1138687103/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=1W5TWFCJ2G8VJ&keywords=Existential+Therapy%3A+Distinctive+Features'+co-authored+with+Emmy+van+Deurzen%2C+Routledge&qid=1653572950&sprefix=existential+therapy+distinctive+features+co-authored+with+emmy+van+deurzen+routledge%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-1-fkmr0·       Existential Perspectives on Human Issueshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Existential-Perspectives-Human-Issues-Therapeutic/dp/0333986997/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?crid=GE2HKM1VCA6O&keywords=Existential+Perspectives+on+Human+Issues%2C+co-edited+with+Emmy+van+Deurzen%2C+Palgrave&qid=1653573011&sprefix=existential+perspectives+on+human+issues+co-edited+with+emmy+van+deurzen+palgrave%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1-fkmr2Follow Finding Psychotherapy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/finding_psychotherapySign up for updates, blog articles and resources on https://www.findingpsychotherapy.com

The Therapeutic Alliance: its importance, components, and how to build it.References:Art Therapy Resources (n.d.). How to establish a therapeutic alliance with your client. https://arttherapyresources.com.au/therapeutic-alliance/Building the Therapeutic Alliance. (2016).[Video/DVD] Microtraining Associates. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/building-the-therapeutic-allianceCampbell, B. K., Guydish, J., Le, T., Wells, E. A., & McCarty, D. (2015). The relationship of therapeutic alliance and treatment delivery fidelity with treatment retention in a multisite trial of twelve-step facilitation. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 29(1), 106–113. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000008Chang, J. G., Roh, D., & Kim, C. H. (2019). Association between Therapeutic Alliance and Adherence in Outpatient Schizophrenia Patients. Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 17(2), 273–278. https://doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2019.17.2.273DeAngelis, T. (2019, Nov. 1). Better relationships with patients lead to better outcomes. APA.org. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/11/ce-corner-relationshipsFlückiger, C., Del Re, A. C., Wampold, B. E., & Horvath, A. O. (2018). The alliance in adult psychotherapy: A meta-analytic synthesis. Psychotherapy, 55(4), 316-340. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pst0000172Luborsky, L. (1976). Helping alliances in psychotherapy. In J. L. Clegh-horn (Ed.),Successful psychotherapy(pp. 92–116). New York, NY:Brunner/Mazel.Meyers, L. (2014, Aug. 2014). Connecting with clients. Counseling Today. https://ct.counseling.org/2014/08/connecting-with-clients/Miciak, Gross, D. P., & Joyce, A. (2012). A review of the psychotherapeutic ‘common factors' model and its application in physical therapy: the need to consider general effects in physical therapy practice. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 26(2), 394–403. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00923.xStratford, T., Lal, S., and Meara, A. (2012). Neuroanalysis of therapeutic alliance in the symptomatically anxious: the physiological connection revealed between therapist and client. Am. J. Psychother. 66, 1–21. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2012.66.1.1Yalom, I. (1980) Existential Psychotherapy. Basic Books.

Adam is a doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Communications at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Catalonia, focusing on Medical Anthropology and Cultural Psychiatry. He is an active member of the Medical Anthropology Research Center (MARC) and has spent close to 5 years living and working in the Peruvian Amazon, facilitating workshops and retreats while conducting extensive fieldwork and qualitative research in collaboration with ICEERS, the Beckley Foundation, and, more recently, the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College, where he is currently a visiting student.  Adam is currently the Director of Therapy and Integration for Rē Precision Health, a retreat centre on the pacific coast of Mexico. When he is not facilitating workshops, Adam conducts preparation and integration sessions for individual clients and online groups, offering a unique approach to mental and emotional health that blends insights from Medical Anthropology and Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Art, Integrative and Existential Psychotherapy, Gabor Mate's Compassionate Inquiry (CI) psychotherapeutic approach and Traditional Plant Medicine, all rooted in a grounded relational framework that highlights the reciprocal and interdependent nature of our wellbeing. Adam is the co-founder and COO of Hidden Hand Media, a creative agency in the space of transformation and technology and a staff member and media associate of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. Adam has lectured, spoken and presented work at many academic and professional conferences and congresses around the world and had his work has been featured in various media platforms and podcasts. Adam is also a good friend of mine, and I always enjoy chatting with him. In this episode we talk about Adam's newest project Healing From Healing. Healing from Healing is a generative space for healing and transformation that casts a critical, skeptical, humorous and compassionate gaze at Healing Culture and its ideological and political underpinnings while highlighting the relational, cultural and contextual aspects of what it means to be healthy and happy.    LISTEN: APPLE  | SPOTIFY | STITCHER | YOUTUBE If You Enjoy This Show Please Subscribe and Give Us a 5-Star Rating ★★★★★ and Review on Apple Podcasts |and also on Spotify. Become a Patron and get access to ad free, intro free unedited bonus episodes, early access releases, full video pods, the Dosadelic comedy show archives, merch, the inner sanctum discord, group zoom calls, + one on one time with me, and other rewards and goodies, and mush mush more. Only on Patreon.   Mikeadelic is Sponsored by: Waveblock: Enter Code MIKEADELIC for 20% off! https://bit.ly/3FGf6TA innovative WaveBlock™ Protect Stickers are laboratory-tested to deflect EMF waves away from the brain, reducing the harmful effects of radiation exposure up to 87%   Connect With Adam/ Healing From Healing:  Website: healingfromhealing.com Instagram: @healingfromhealing  Facebook: https://bit.ly/3DvLwAw Email: info@healingfromhealing.com   Connect With Mike: Website: https://bit.ly/2GqH7kX Men's group Experiences: website coming soon - for now email me Mikeadelicpod@gmail.com to stay in the loop for some epic brotherhood connection. (we also have a private mighty networks app) Book a free complimentary 1 on 1 Session w/me - http://bit.ly/3aJ0Yv6 Instagram: @mikeadelic_podcast The Inner Sanctum Substack: https://bit.ly/3K1u8Ge Email/ContactMe: https://bit.ly/2Dsv2v4 Facebook: https://bit.ly/2XCchg7 All My Links: https://linktr.ee/Mikeadelic

Welcome to another episode of the Blackdog Cast..   For most people, their first stop on the road to getting help for a mental health issue is some form of behavioural therapy.. but until we've done it, most of us know very little about the subject of therapy and how it works.   So to answer this question I thought the best person to ask would be my own therapist.. Dr Douglas Col. I'm not sure we really crack the question of how therapy works in an hour's podcast, but we do cover a wide range of topics in this interview from different modalities of therapy including Doug's specialities of psychodynamic/existential psychotherapy, how to get the most out of your therapy sessions, and why being a good therapist is a bit like being a jazz musician.   Find out more about Doug's story here. https://ashland.oregon.localsguide.com/douglas-col-ph-d 

I review Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The Gift of Therapy and Existential Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom, The Development of Personality: Papers on Child Psychology, Education, and Related Subjects by Carl Jung, and Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

Viktor Kagan - D.M.Sc. (Russia), M.D., Ph.D. (USA). A well-known psychiatrist and psychologist, author of more than 30 books in Russia and abroad, among them the book "The Meanings of Psychotherapy" is the winner of the national competition "Golden Psyche" (2019). Member of the Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia, honorary member of the East European Association for Existential Psychotherapy. Member of the Academic Council of the Institute of Existential Psychology and Life Creativity (Moscow). Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Existential and Humanistic Psychology (Lithuania), Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis. Author of 11 books of poetry and poetry translations (Russia, USA, Germany). Diploma-recipient of the Voloshin International Literary Competition (2005, 2008), laureate of the Silver Age Prize (based on the results of the Non-Fiction Book Fair, 2009). Member of the editorial board of the international magazine "Seven Arts". FIND VIKTOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn | Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Viktor Kagan - D.M.Sc. (Russia), M.D., Ph.D. (USA). A well-known psychiatrist and psychologist, author of more than 30 books in Russia and abroad, among them the book "The Meanings of Psychotherapy" is the winner of the national competition "Golden Psyche" (2019). Member of the Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia, honorary member of the East European Association for Existential Psychotherapy. Member of the Academic Council of the Institute of Existential Psychology and Life Creativity (Moscow). Visiting lecturer at the Institute of Existential and Humanistic Psychology (Lithuania), Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis. Author of 11 books of poetry and poetry translations (Russia, USA, Germany). Diploma-recipient of the Voloshin International Literary Competition (2005, 2008), laureate of the Silver Age Prize (based on the results of the Non-Fiction Book Fair, 2009). Member of the editorial board of the international magazine "Seven Arts".FIND VIKTOR ON SOCIAL MEDIALinkedIn | Facebook================================PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.uhnwidata.com/podcastApple podcast: https://apple.co/3kqOA7QSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2UOtE1AGoogle podcast: https://bit.ly/3jmA7ulSUPPORT & CONNECT:Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrichTwitter: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich

Today it's great to have Irvin Yalom on the podcast. Yalom is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University's School of Medicine and author of many internationally bestselling books including Love's Executioner, The Gift of Therapy, Becoming Myself, and When Nietzsche Wept. He was the recipient of the 1974 Edward Strecker Award and the 1979 Foundations' Fund Prize in Psychiatry. His textbooks Inpatient Group Psychotherapy and Existential Psychotherapy are classics and have influenced me personally, deeply. Dr. Yalom lives in Palo Alto, California. Topics · Dr. Yalom's childhood and upbringing · Dr. Yalom's interest in existential psychology · Group therapy and death anxiety · Rollo May's influence on Dr. Yalom · Dr. Yalom's books · Death anxiety and regret · Coping with his wife's death · Meeting Viktor Frankl, Carl Rogers, and other legends in psychology · Last moments with Rollo May · A Matter of Death and Life with the Yaloms · Dr. Yalom's advice to therapists · Overcoming the terror of death · Serene acceptance of death --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/support

Mindful eating is a journey into exploring what works for you and what doesn't, what feels nourishing and what doesn't, and what are the best ways you can honor yourself and your body. Speaker: Tara Mahadevan counseling psychologist, Wellness Coach and Weight Counsellor Clinical Pediatric Obesity Counsellor Mindful Eating Facilitator In conversation with Mrunal Pawar, Director-Sakal Media Group. Tara Mahadevan is a Mumbai-based counseling psychologist who works with clients to help them get more clarity on a variety of life issues, effectively understand and manage their emotions and live more authentic, enriched lives. Besides general counseling, she also specializes in the area of food and eating psychology. She helps clients adopt a holistic approach to eating, emotions, and wellbeing not just through diet but through mindfulness and self-compassion therapy. In her work with clients, Tara incorporates a range of therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness-Based interventions, and Existential psychotherapy. Register Now: Link in Bio Tara Mahadevan has a Post Graduate Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy from Middlesex University and the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UK. She also has a Master's in Psychology from SNDT University, Mumbai, and a Bachelor's in Psychology from Vassar College, USA. She is also an internationally certified Wellness Coach and Weight Counsellor from Wellcoaches Corporation, USA; a certified Clinical Pediatric Obesity Counsellor from the University of San Francisco, USA, and a certified Mindful Eating Facilitator from the Am I Hungry® Mindful Eating program, USA #sakalsobatboluya #happyvalentinesday #DomesticViolence #dontbesilent #stoptheabuse #coupletherapy #marriagetherapy #mentalhealthmatters #letstalkoneonone #1on1 #letstalk #itsokaynottobeokay #stayconnected #helpsavealife #suicideprevention #connectingngopune #helpline #reachout #weareinthistogether #youarenotalone #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthisimportant --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sakalweareinthistogether/message

Yema Ferreira is an Angolan-born psychotherapist living in Denmark where she uses her healing gifts for 'Facilitating Black Girl Magic'. She knew from early on in life that she wanted to work with people therapeutically to resolve trauma. And so she studied psychology at Temple University and later trained in Existential Psychotherapy at the Psykoterapeutisk Institut in Denmark. She now has her own practice in Copenhagen where she consults local and international clients. This wide-ranging conversation with Yema encompasses how she approaches her work with women of African descent, how she helps them re-frame their own narratives and use different tools for self-healing. She also shares how she goes about the business of healing herself.

Dr. Aaron James Smith is a United States Marine and Associate Professor at Western Washington University. His focus is on military veterans and Existential Psychotherapy. IN THIS PARTICULAR EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Aaron's journey from the Marines to Veteran Mental Health Lack of conversation about purpose and meaning in veteran mental health Logotherapy and Viktor Frankl Identifying the future in order to deal with the past Three tenets of logotherapy: Freedom of Will, Will to Meaning, and Meaning of Life Veterans already have the knowledge to heal, they just need help to become aware of it Posttraumatic Growth Veterans and awareness of their own mortality --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/changeyourpov/support

Anne Marie Morello, presented by Ian Lynch       https://www.annemariemorello.com/       Anne Marie describes herself as a ‘free-range human'. Her passion is to share kindness, compassion and love in her interactions with others in the hope that it will inspire others to do the same too.She is a Master NLP Therapist, an EFT Practitioner and a qualified coach, delivering 1:1 coaching and therapy in person in Gibraltar (subject to current Covid rules) and online. She is also trained in Reiki and Rahanni Celestial Healing with a keen interest in astrology.With over a decade of experience as an educator in her native and a background in teaching Yoga, she is about to complete a Master's degree in Existential Psychotherapy.Although no fan of spiders or parallel parking, she's even less of a fan of the injustice she sees in the world. She understands the importance of seeing the Divine Feminine and the Sacred Masculine within humanity.You can contact Anne Marie about 1-1 sessions or enquire about her upcoming programme ‘The Quantum Manifestation Mastermind' via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/a.m.morello.wellbeing.coach or Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/anne.marie.morello/ or visit her website https://www.annemariemorello.com/

ชีวิตนักเรียนปริญญาเอกด้าน Existential Psychotherapy ของ เขื่อน-ภัทรดนัย เสตสุวรรณ วัย 28 ปี อดีตสมาชิกวง K-OTIC ได้เรียนรู้วิชาจิตบำบัดด้วยปรัชญา เขื่อนค้นพบปมในจิตใจตัวเอง และเรียนรู้ที่จะยอมรับตัวเองในแบบที่เป็น แม้การเดินออกจากเส้นทางบันเทิง การออกจากกรอบทางเพศของสมาชิกบอยแบนด์ทั่วไป อาจทำให้เขาดูแปลกแตกต่างจากคนดังในสังคม เขื่อนเจอทั้งผู้คนที่ชื่นชมและเกลียดชัง แต่นักจิตบำบัดฝึกหัดเชื่อว่าความปกติของคนเราไม่เท่ากัน แถมเขายังมีเคล็ดลับการดูแลสุขภาพจิตมาแบ่งปันให้ฟังอีกด้วย ดำเนินรายการ : ภัทรียา พัวพงศกร

ชีวิตนักเรียนปริญญาเอกด้าน Existential Psychotherapy ของ เขื่อน-ภัทรดนัย เสตสุวรรณ วัย 28 ปี อดีตสมาชิกวง K-OTIC ได้เรียนรู้วิชาจิตบำบัดด้วยปรัชญา เขื่อนค้นพบปมในจิตใจตัวเอง และเรียนรู้ที่จะยอมรับตัวเองในแบบที่เป็น แม้การเดินออกจากเส้นทางบันเทิง การออกจากกรอบทางเพศของสมาชิกบอยแบนด์ทั่วไป อาจทำให้เขาดูแปลกแตกต่างจากคนดังในสังคม เขื่อนเจอทั้งผู้คนที่ชื่นชมและเกลียดชัง แต่นักจิตบำบัดฝึกหัดเชื่อว่าความปกติของคนเราไม่เท่ากัน แถมเขายังมีเคล็ดลับการดูแลสุขภาพจิตมาแบ่งปันให้ฟังอีกด้วยดำเนินรายการ : ภัทรียา พัวพงศกร

David is a psychiatrist, executive coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, and public philosopher living and working in Boston, Massachusetts.  On episode 70, we welcome Dr. David Brendel to discuss the significance of slowing down your thinking process to make better choices, how your mindset can prevent you from being an effective leader and why changing it can improve your managerial skills, embracing new models of thought and consequently improving your relationships, why we’re afraid of examining our prior life decisions and the cognitive distortion behind our fear, building rapport in order to help you help others improve their lives, the thought patterns of narcissistic individuals, why coaches and therapists should keep an open mind when asking questions about another’s experience, and how to create critical behavioral changes for success. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethe...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemom...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMome...  We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where you can follow Dr. David Brendel's Work: Website: www.DavidBrendel.com                  www.DrDavidBrendel.com                  www.LeadingMindsExecutiveCoaching.com                  www.StrategyofMind.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/drdavidbrendel                                      -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #DavidBrendel #ExecutiveCoaching #WithMe #Psychiatry #LeadershipCoaching #PhilosophicalCounseling #ExecutiveCoach #Entrepreneur#StrategyofMind

On episode 69 Alen and Leon talk about the new Netflix series The Playbook: A Coach’s Rules for Life, exploring the elements of success, including believing in your decisions and sticking to them in difficult periods, developing empathy and compassion for others in order to foster team morale, viewing your work as something to be enjoyed instead of something forced, embracing pressure and stress as opposed to getting trapped in comfort, Ubuntu and the importance of relying on your teammates, self-sabotage and the fear of losing your positive self-image, and why emotions can be our worst advisors. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethe...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemom...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMome...  We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #ThePlayBook #RulesForSuccess #Psychology #Philosophy

With the death toll still rising from the coronavirus pandemic, it’s especially easy for neurodivergent people to wax existential. They question life, worry about death, and generally ask, “what’s it all about?” Our guest is Leon Garber, author of a blog called Leon’s Existential Cafe, and we’re diving deep on episode 68. ABOUT THE GUEST - Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist, specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy. He’s also the author of Leon’s Existential Cafe, a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. His practice is based in Brooklyn, NY. You can support the podcast and receive subscriber-only benefits at www.patreon.com/mindmatters. The Mind Matters podcast is available on Facebook and Instagram at Mind Matters Podcast, and on Twitter @MindMattersPod. For more information go to www.MindMattersPodcast.com. Thank you for caring about kids. Copyright © 2019 Morris Creative Services LLC. All rights reserved.

On episode 67, we welcome back philosopher Samir Chopra to discuss the recent research on the mental health benefits of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, the history of psychedelic use, the potential harm, our personal psychedelic experiences, how empathy may be the mechanism behind their medicinal effects, ego-dissolution and its potential to distance one from their negative core beliefs, and how psychadelics, if legalized, can impact society at large. Samir Chopra is professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents (2011). Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethe...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemom...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMome...  We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where you can follow Samir Chopra Work: Website: https://samirchopra.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EyeOnThePitch                                                   https://twitter.com/chopracounselor -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #SamirChopra #Philosophy #Psychedelics 

On episode 66, we welcome back Liz Dorval to discuss the Dunning-Kruger Effect; social and psychological strategies to mitigate its harm such as fostering the growth mindset, eliminating echo chambers, and teaching how to accept feedback; appealing to authority because of our general inability to be specialists in a multitude of areas; why self-diagnosing is often counter-productive; Jordan Peterson’s fear of tyranny and why his reasoning is biased; how con-men use sophistry to deceive the public; and why Dunning-Kruger doesn’t exist on the intellectual extremes. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast/ We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where you can follow Liz Dorval: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizissentient -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #Dunning-KrugerEffect #IllusionofCompetence #NYC

On episode 63, we welcome author Alan Levinovitz to discuss the ways in which the words natural and unnatural have been used in popular culture, science, and religious ideologies; the importance of admitting and learning from mistakes; demagogy and how people fall for confidence; fostering healthier dialogue on social media; being right vs being kind; system one and system two thinking; our general susceptibility to cognitive distortions; how charlatans prey on our hopes and fears; and how to become better food consumers. Dr. Alan Levinovitz is an author and Associate Professor of Religion at James Madison University. His latest book Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science is available now: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Nature... Also look for his podcast SHIFT available at http://shiftpodcast.co/ Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast/ We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where To Follow  Alan Levinowitz:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanlevinovitz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanLevinovitz Website: https://www.alanlevinovitz.com/ Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science is available now: https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Nature... Also look for his podcast SHIFT available at http://shiftpodcast.co/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #AlanLevinovitz #Natural #NuancedThinking #ShiftPodcast

On episode 62, we welcome back author Sulaiman Jenkins to discuss his new book, Life is Raw: The Story of a Reformed Outlaw, 2Pac’s transition from loving everyone to becoming wary, Napoleon's journey from rags to riches, alcoholism and why people remain addicts, how trauma makes it difficult to accept and trust love, Islam’s influence on Napleon’s beliefs about the world and his relationships, and why the book is meant to be a blueprint for those who feel hopeless and lost. Sulaiman Jenkins earned his MA in TESOL from NYU’s Steinhardt School of Education. He has been in the field of ELT, most notably in Saudi Arabia, for more than 14 years. Sulaiman does research in sociolinguistics, contrastive rhetoric, language and culture. He has contributed to academia by way of publishing numerous articles in top peer reviewed journals and he helped ghost write Mutah Beale’s new book, Life is Raw. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethemoment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast/ We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where To Follow  Suleiman Jenkins and Mutah "Napoleon" Beale:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sulaimanjenkins/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sulaimanjenkins Twitter: https://twitter.com/MutahNapoleon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mutahbeale/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifeofanoutlaw/ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #2Pac #Napoleon #Outlawz #LifeisRaw #SulaimanJenkins

On episode 61, we welcome philosopher Armand D’Angour to discuss the human side of Socrates, his love life and the ancient Greek conception of love, how patriarchal dominance precluded heterosexual romance, our persistent need to idealize great, historical figures, the benefits of Socratic dialogue in philosophy and psychotherapy, and why wisdom equates with the maintenance of an open mind. Armand D'Angour is a British classical scholar and classical musician, Associate Professor of Classics at Oxford University and Fellow and Tutor in Classics at Jesus College, Oxford. His books include The Greeks and the New: Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Experience (2011) and Music, Text, and Culture in Ancient Greece (2018), co-edited with Tom Phillips. His latest book is Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher (2019). Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints. Alen D. Ulman is a content creator and life long auto-didact. Alen manages the page Ego Ends Now which is a growing community for expanding consciousness with vital information about science, medicine, self actualization, philosophy, psychology and methods to overcome identification with compulsive thought. The purpose of Ego Ends Now is to make sure to give everyone in it's community every tool available to add levity in their own lives, making it a very real possibility for them to create a life of their own design, and help impact the world and our global community positively. Find us on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  O4L: https://o4lonlinenetwork.com/seizethe...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seizethemom...  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMome...  We are also everywhere podcasts are available!  Where you can follow Arman D’Angours Work: Website: https://www.armand-dangour.com/ Twitter:https://twitter.com/armanddangour                                                                     -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Support the show on Patreon if you like us!  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666 -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #ArmandD’angour #Socrates #Love #Philosophy

In this episode we discuss existential psychotherapy and what it is like to be an existential therapist. We also explore living an existentially attuned life and openness towards the fundamental conditions of our human existence.  

Welcome to Part Two: Reflections on Ten years of Providing Psychotherapy by Paul Krauss MA LPC. Subtitle: Reflections on my experiences with different modalities of therapy and their implications. I would posit that this is my most focused summary of my experience in the field of counseling psychology. I also discuss how the current state of counseling connects to the current cultural and economic situation that we find ourselves in. I begin with a large overview of the field of counseling, and then systematically move through different modalities of psychotherapy and counseling practices; eventually waxing poetic on the human condition and discussing methods to seek deep meaning in life. This episode is as much for clinicians (counselors or therapists) as it is for anyone interested in the fields of psychology or philosophy. Discussed in this Episode: Symptom reduction versus healing, the dominant medical model versus creativity, the influence of third party payers and money on counseling treatment, empirically validated treatments, managed care, how the economy and stress affects levels of empathy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, ACRA, CBT, EMDR, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, the research on the efficacy of counseling, Scott Miller PhD., Bruce Wampold PhD., The Alliance Effect, The Allegiance Effect, and the importance of an agreed upon counseling model, psycho-pharmaceuticals, medications, vitamin D, statin medications, side effects, the root cause, existentialism, PTSD, EMDR, Levels of Care, ASAM criteria, Psychoeducation, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Developmental Stages of a Human, Reduction-ism, Holistic thinking, living between the opposites, Stages of Change, The Transtheoretical Model of Change, the Parable of the Hole, “Resistance”, Motivational Interviewing, Coping Skills, Rituals for Health, Tai Chi, Cross Fit, Yoga, Psyche, Soul, Group Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, the importance of the story, the importance of relationships, Systems Therapy, Couples Therapy, bearing witness to suffering, Bio Psycho Social (Sexual and Spiritual) model, Mindfulness, Existential Psychotherapy, Death and Meaning, Trauma, the nervous system, Somatic Experiencing Therapy, Art Therapy, Nature Therapy, Greenhouse Gasses, Joseph Campbell, Depth Psychology, Transpersonal Therapy, Jungian Analysis, Thomas Moore, Wisdom versus Knowledge, Imagination, Carl Jung, Adaptation, the shadow, Quantum Physics, Focusing techniques, Eugene Gendlin, Postmodernism, the breakdown of old patterns and grand narratives, human evolution, The People's History of the United States, Doing one's “inner work”, James Hillman. Episode 21 is considered part two of a solo series. In part one Paul Krauss MA LPC discussed his own journey from beginner therapist to experienced therapist with 10 years of clinical experience and learning from the leaders in the field. (Part 1 was released as Episode 20). Paul Krauss MA LPC is the Clinical Director of Health for Life Grand Rapids, home of The Trauma-Informed Counseling Center of Grand Rapids. Paul is also a Private Practice Psychotherapist, EMDRIA Consultant in Training (CIT), host of the Intentional Clinician podcast, Behavioral Health Consultant, Clinical Trainer, and Counseling Supervisor. Paul is now offering consulting for a few individuals and organizations. Paul is the creator of the National Violence Prevention Hotline (in progress)  as well as the Intentional Clinician Training Program for Counselors. Questions? Call the office at 616-200-4433.  If you are looking for EMDRIA consulting groups, Paul Krauss MA LPC is now hosting weekly online and in-person groups.  For details, click here. Follow Health for Life Grand Rapids: Instagram   |   Facebook     |     Youtube Original music: "Shades of Currency" [Instrumental] from Archetypes by PAWL "Metropolis" [Unreleased] from Modified Demos by PAWL (coming in 2019) "May You Be Born On Anarres" from Music for Public Access Television by ttypes Music available here: https://pawl.bandcamp.com/ https://ttttypes.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-public-access-television-2