Join me for Therapy of Life as I dive into topics that range from what generates anxiety, depression, pain, and relationship conflicts, all the way to keys to unlocking our capacity for resilience in the face of major obstacles. These episodes build on understanding relevant brain science, ancient wisdom, sources of creativity, forms of connection, healthy aging, and more. Listen in. I trust you’ll come away inspired.

Introduction to Therapy of Life

We are awash in a multitude of diagnoses and favored treatments that promise great results and unique cures to what ails us. Too often, those promises fall short. In this introductory episode to Therapy of Life, I take you beneath or beyond the limitations of cookbook approaches to life's struggles. Tune in. See where a shared journey into the world beyond cookie-cutter therapy.

Episode 1: Beyond Binary Thinking to Create a More Humane World

The events of the last month in Israel and Gaza; the events of the past year in Eastern Ukraine; the events of the world that are too often on cruel display are enough to leave us in despair as to whether we can ever rise to express the better angels of our nature. In this episode of Therapy of Life, I review relevant research about the biases we bring to situations where are basic need for safety, security, and stability is seemingly threatened. I discuss how such threats hijack our attention system and drive us to act in the world not to what is actually there but to what we anticipate or predict is there (a skewed perspective) with often tragic results. This holds true as much for individuals as nation states. Tune in and learn how to harness aspects of our inborn nature to elevate ourselves and those around us to better reflect the better angels of our humanity.