A Reflection on Bipolar Disorder and Suicide
Dan Siegel • 12/18/2020
Dan Siegel, author and cofounder of the Mindsight Institute, was a close friend of Networker editor Rich Simon for over two decades. Rich's family has asked Dan to share his reflections on bipolar disorder, and Rich's courage in facing a decades-long struggle with an illness many still don't understand well. As Dan writes, "He will always be a hero to me."
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Dan Siegel Shares a Life-Changing Therapeutic Moment
Dan Siegel • 10/23/2020
By Daniel Siegel - A therapist’s skill base and experience are vital to good therapy. But they’re rarely enough. The following story, taken from Daniel Siegel's 2017 Networker Symposium Dinner Storytelling piece, highlights the need to bring vulnerability and some measure of risk into the treatment room, letting go of any secret ambition to become a Master of the Therapeutic Universe. There’s no such person.
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…And How Brain Science Can Help Us Create a Kinder World
Dan Siegel • 9/11/2019
According to neuropsychiatrist Dan Siegel, we've spent much of modern history thinking that physiological brain activity determines everything, and ignoring what goes on in the mind. In the following video clip from his Networker Symposium keynote, Siegel challenges us to help the mind rise above the brain's inborn, evolutionary vulnerabilities.
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Why Adolescent Behavior is More Than Just Raging Hormones
Dan Siegel • 10/31/2018
In his Symposium address, Dan Siegel challenged some common myths about adolescence and suggested that the aspects of adolescence that can drive us crazy—novelty seeking, social engagement, emotional intensity, and creative exploration—are exactly what we need to cultivate to maintain vitality in our own adult lives.
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They're More Interested in Brain Science Than You Think
Dan Siegel • 10/3/2018
Dan Siegel knows that nobody—especially an angst-filled teenager—likes being told what to do. That’s why he takes a more roundabout approach to connecting with younger clients. By taking the emphasis off of "talking about feelings" and placing it on science, he creates a space that can lead to action-oriented solutions and positive growth. See how it's done.
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The Distinctions between Neuroscience and Psychotherapy
Dan Siegel • 1/3/2018
With all the buzz about brain science, is it possible to lose sight of the mind? Dan Siegel, a pioneer in the applications of brain science to psychotherapy, says that the mind is much bigger than the brain. In the following video clip, he explains what this means for psychotherapy.
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Attending to How We Relate to Each Other and the Planet
Dan Siegel • 10/11/2017
In this video clip from his 2015 Networker Symposium Keynote address, "Healing and Hope in the Human Age," psychiatrist and bestselling author Dan Siegel explores how human consciousness can evolve to meet the unprecedented challenges we face on a planet we're altering in ways never before contemplated.
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Dan Siegel on Rising Above the Brain's Limitations
Dan Siegel • 6/15/2017
By Daniel Siegel - In his 2017 Networker Symposium keynote address, neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel challenged the audience to move beyond the limiting concept of the “separate self” and apply the science of consciousness to get the mind to rise above the brain’s inborn, evolutionary vulnerabilities. Here's how we can make it happen.
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Here's What a Healthy Mind Looks Like
Dan Siegel • 2/15/2017
According to Dan Siegel, understanding the connection between the brain and the miraculously various operations of the human mind and body is the first step in applying the findings of brain science in clinical practice. In the following video clip, he explains why integration is the critical brain function for supporting that healing connection.
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Dan Siegel on the Craft of Rewiring the Brain
Dan Siegel • 2/3/2017
By Daniel Siegel - The past 40 years have given us a view of the mind that encompasses an emergent, self-organizing, embodied, and relational process that regulates the flow of energy and information. We now know that where attention goes, neural firing flows, and neural connection grows. Helping people develop more neural integration goes beyond reducing symptoms: it helps them thrive.
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