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When All is Said and Done: Reflections on Healing and Lasting Connections, with Eileen Dunn
Listening – it’s the cornerstone of human connection, yet the intricacies of depth therapy often remain hidden behind closed doors, bound by confidentiality. What if w...
It’s All Feelings: Investigating Consciousness from the Brainstem to the Psyche, with Mark Solms
We often think of our conscious experience as one driven by language. Our thoughts are shaped by words; our emotions processed in conversation. Yet, while language is ...
Freedom to Explore: the Magic of Play in the Therapeutic Setting, with Sarah Abel
The children we once were will always stay with us. And when we drift back to treasured moments from childhood, we find that our play was a great source of growth. Gam...
Unveiling the Inner Canvas: the Neuropsychology of Creativity and Imagination, with Rosa Aurora Chavez
When you think of a familiar memory, colors, images, scents and emotions can come to mind. Our imaginations hold the ability to transform even the simplest of experien...
The Path to Self-Empowerment: Prioritizing Well-Being and Self-Care with Jamie Cromer Grue
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, some words of advice keep coming back around: “Look after yourself”, “self-care first”... Simple, in theory. But how do we...
Cultural Identity within Psychoanalysis: Reframing the Asian American Experience, with Kris Yi
Cultures are dynamic and powerful forces that shape our identities and influence our perspectives on the world. They serve as bridges, effortlessly connecting the dept...
A Moment of Reflection: Learning from your Listening Experience
If you tune into this podcast every week, you know that we often start our episodes with a moment of reflection. We speak about identity, self-expression, faith, under...
Setting a Tone: How Music Connects Us to Our Innermost Being with Paula Kliger
Music is an art form that connects us to others, beyond language and culture. It strikes a chord that moves us both physically and emotionally. In this sense, whether ...
A Leap of Faith: Spirituality in the Therapeutic Encounter with Amelio D’Onofrio
Finding meaning and purpose is an integral part of the human experience, which is why, in psychotherapy, in religion, and in many other areas of our lives, we look for...
From Connection to Everlasting Love: How Listening Cultivates Successful Relationships with Enrico Gnaulati
From the first beat of our hearts to our final moments of connection, love weaves its way through every aspect of our lives, guiding and enriching us. This life force ...
Finding Love in Difference: A Queer Lens on Psychoanalysis with Justin Shubert
Love and belonging are some of the fundamental human needs necessary for survival. But as profound as they are, living with others, resonating with them, and “fitting ...
The Healing Power of Truth: Making Contact Where Suffering Lies with Gloria Myers Beller
The field of psychotherapy and analysis is a dynamic space that constantly evolves, and we are all determined to embrace these changes authentically. Over the past 31 ...
Endings and Beginnings: Retirement as Reinvention with Marti Peck
Among the myriad of beginnings, endings, losses and changes that punctuate our lifetimes, few are as challenging as the act of bidding farewell to a long and rewarding...
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Between Body, Mind, Heart & Soul: Expressing and Connecting with Johanna Arenaza
What does it mean to truly know who you are? How do you represent you to you? As we navigate our lives, we find ourselves constructing an identity through expression; ...
I Could Be You, You Could Be Me: Embracing Our Shared Humanity with Koichi Togashi
Knowing others is a fundamental part of our human experience... But it is also an impossible task. And while empathy brings us closer to understanding this ‘otherness’...
Grief as a Catalyst: The Philosophical Dimensions of Mourning with Jonathan Lear
The weight of grief descends upon us all at some point in life. It arises from loss, whether of people or parts of ourselves we can no longer recognize. When it comes ...
The Call of the Soul: Connection as a gateway with Dan Perlitz
Throughout our lives, in our quest for meaning, we often seek out intellectual pursuits, believing that the more we know, the more we will be able to understand oursel...
Intent to understand: Embracing human limits as our ultimate guide with Nancy McWilliams
Nancy McWilliams is renowned for her immense contributions to the field of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. Her career, which spans six decades, has included roles in...
Knowing and Being: Self-awareness in Psychoanalysis and Fine-tuning Listening with Dhwani Shah
Academia is a critical part of any scientific or medical practice. It provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and research findings that form the foundation of these...
Human to Human: Taking action to bring human connection back to therapy with Linda Michaels
On the surface, today’s communication technology may appear as a utopia for human connection. We can message and video call anyone we want at any time we choose, yet i...
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