Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is in private practice in West Los Angeles and is author of the 2012 book The Now Effect (Simon and Schuster, 2012) and co-author of, A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn. He synthesizes the pearls of traditional psychotherapy with a progressive integration of mindfulness to achieve mental and [...]
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#305 – The Dangers of Diagnosing Children as Bipolar with Stuart Kaplan, MD
May 19, 2012
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#304 Tragic Beauty: The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite with Jungian Analyst, Arlene Diane Landau
May 11, 2012
Arlene Diane Landau, Ph.D., is a Diplomate Senior Jungian Analyst. She is a member of the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles, the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and the International Association for Analytical Psychology. Dr. Landau has been a certified Jungian analyst for 16 years and a psychotherapist for 25 years. As a [...]
#298 The Relationship Between Positive Psychology and Health Outcomes with Lisa Aspinwall, PhD
March 23, 2012
Lisa G. Aspinwall Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at the University of Utah, US, and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her research program examines self-regulatory processes and future-oriented thinking (proactive coping, optimism, prevention) as people seek to anticipate, prevent, understand, and manage important negative outcomes, especially in the domain of health. She [...]
#296 Critiquing Positive Psychology as Cancer Treatment with James Coyne, PhD
March 8, 2012
link to a CBS news television story in which he appears along with Barbara Erenreich and Lance Armstrong. Dr. Coyne and his behavioral science research team work on understanding the coping process in cancer patients and testing the effectiveness of interventions in enhancing the patient’s well being. Major depression and anxiety disorders tend to be [...]
#294 – The Dark Side of Seligman’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness with Stephen Soldz PhD
February 16, 2012
Stephen Soldz, Ph.D. is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, professor, and anti-war activist. In this interview we discuss
#287 – ePsychotherapy with Ofer Zur, PhD
November 20, 2011
Ofer Zur, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and forensic consultant practicing in Sebastopol, California. He is the director of the Zur Institute, which offers over 100 online courses and is one of the most extensive online CE programs for psychologists, counselors, LPC, social workers, MFTs and nurses. His teaching, consulting with therapists, and writing focus [...]
#284 – A Jungian Vision to Save The Planet with Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD
October 22, 2011
Jean Shinoda Bolen, M. D, is a psychiatrist, Jungian analyst, and an internationally known author and speaker who draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of Like A Tree: How Trees, Women, and Tree People Can Save the Planet (2011), The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, [...]
#279 – Grief, Ritual, and The Soul of The World with Francis Weller, M.A.
September 18, 2011
Francis Weller, M.A., MFT is a psychotherapist and author of the 2011 book, Entering The Healing Ground: Grief, Ritual and The Soul of The world. He has been in private practice since 1983. During that time, he developed a style of working with people called Soul-Centered Psychotherapy. Weller says his approach to working with the [...]
#277 – At The 2nd World Congress on Positive Psychology: Part 2 with Dr. Ed Diener & Others
September 3, 2011
click here). You’ll definitely get more out of this by viewing those as you listen. Also, included in this episode, are a few of the interviews I conducted with other presenters and attendees. I hope these will help convey the diversity and excitement of the event.
#276 – At The Second World Congress on Positive Psychology: Part 1 with Dr. Martin Seligman & Others
August 27, 2011
#273 – Victimization Nation with Ofer Zur, PhD
August 5, 2011
ZurInstitute.com provides dozens of free articles and guidelines for psychotherapists and the public.
#271 –“Happy,” The Movie, with Roko Belic
July 21, 2011
HAPPY. HAPPY combines powerful human stories from around the world with cutting edge science to give us a deeper understanding of our most valued emotion.
#264 – Beyond Forgiveness, Reflections on Atonement with Phil Cousineau
May 19, 2011
Phil Cousineau is editor of the 2011 book Beyond Forgiveness: Reflections on Atonement. Phil is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, teacher and editor, lecturer and travel leader, storyteller and TV host. His fascination with the art, literature, and history of culture has taken him from Michigan to Marrakesh, Iceland to the Amazon, in a worldwide [...]
#258 – Revolution and The Quest for Happiness in The Middle East with Doug Davis, PhD
February 21, 2011
Here is the link to Doug’s Blog which he references in the interview.
#257 – The Slippery Slope of Reality (1) with Jerry Trumbule
February 12, 2011
Jerry Tumbule, M.S, ABD and I have another one of our wide ranging conversations. As usual, it is both personal and psychological. Among the topics we discuss in this first episode of a three-part series is an article that appeared in the December 13, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, titled
#247 – The Myth of American Innocence with Barry Spector
September 25, 2010
Barry Spector is a Harvard grauduate who writes about American history and politics from the perspectives of myth, indigenous traditions and archetypal psychology. He has published three articles in Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche and is the author of the 2010 book, Madness At The Gates Of The City: The Myth Of American Innocence. (
#243 – Exploring Behavioral Economics with Dan Ariely
August 6, 2010
Dan Ariely, Ph.D. is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, where he holds appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, the School of Medicine, and the department of Economics. He is also a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. In addition, [...]
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