#444 – An African Shaman’s Wisdom for The West with Malidoma Somé PhD

by Van Nuys | Feb 26, 2015 | All Shows, Consciousness, Dreams, Personal Growth, Social Issues, Spirituality

Malidoma Patrice Somé Ph.D. is from Burkina Faso, West Africa. In his native language, Malidoma means “be friends with the stranger”. A gifted medicine man of the Dagara tribe, he holds three master’s degrees and two doctorates, from the Sorbonne and Brandeis. He is...

#443 – Reflections on The Mindfulness Boom with Ronald Purser PhD

by Van Nuys | Feb 19, 2015 | All Shows, Consciousness, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Social Issues, Spirituality

Ron Purser, Ph.D. is a professor of management at San Francisco State University where he has taught the last eighteen years in both the MBA and undergraduate business programs. Prior to moving to San Francisco, he taught at Loyola University of Chicago. He received...

#442 – Reclaiming Your Identity After Trauma with Michele Rosenthal

by Van Nuys | Feb 12, 2015 | All Shows, Mind/Body, Neuroscience, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Social Issues

Transcript Michele Rosenthal is an award-winning PTSD blogger, award-nominated author, founder of HealMyPTSD.com, popular keynote speaker, post-trauma coach, host of Changing Direction radio, author of Before the World Intruded: Conquering the Past and Creating the...

#439 – Psychedelics and Their Power to Heal with Journalist/Author Tom Shroder

by Van Nuys | Jan 22, 2015 | All Shows, Consciousness, Mind/Body, Personal Growth, Psychotherapy, Social Issues

Transcript Tom Shroder has been an award-winning journalist, writer and editor for nearly 40 years. He is the author of Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy and the Power to Heal (2014) about the resurgence of research into the medical use of psychedelic drugs, co-author of Fire...

#438 – Exploring A Relational Approach to Autism and Other States of Mind with Dr. Dan L. Edmunds

by Van Nuys | Jan 15, 2015 | All Shows, Developmental, Psychotherapy, Social Issues

Transcript Dan L. Edmunds Ed.D. is an existential psychoanalyst and psychotherapist. He is the founder of the International Center for Humane Psychiatry, an emancipatory movement for human rights in the mental health system. His work has focused on trauma and...

#437 – Embracing Envy in Life and Therapeutic Practice with Josh Gressel PhD

by Van Nuys | Jan 8, 2015 | All Shows, Personal Growth, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Social Issues, Spirituality

Josh Gressel, PhD is a clinical psychologist and certified Imago couples therapist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. He is also the author of the 2014 book, Embracing Envy: Finding the Spiritual Treasure in Our Most Shameful Emotion Check out the...