Up Close & Personal with Esther Perel, Jon Kabat-Zinn & More of Today's Therapy Pioneers

Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing
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Livia Kent

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Brave New Conversations on the Heart of Healing

Experience some of the most meaningful moments that happened at Psychotherapy Networker’s annual Symposium in 2025, with some of the premiere thought leaders... Read more

Table of Contents

A Brave New Conversation with Esther Perel

How Do We Fix a Polarized World?

In a 2025 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium keynote on political polarization, Esther Perel explores parallels between intimate relationships and political... Read more

Jon Kabat-Zinn's New Radical Act

Recalibrating Our Relationship with Modern Mindfulness

At 80 years old, Jon Kabat-Zinn—the creator or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction—reminds us that mindfulness is more than a convenient therapeutic tool. Read more

Ken Hardy on Racial Reactivity Today

A Clinical Tool for Navigating Defensiveness, Anger & Hopelessness

Ken Hardy has been presenting workshops on racial reactivity for over 30 years. What's different now? Read more

Dan Siegel's Song

Teachings from the Heart of Interpersonal Neurobiology

Dan Siegel sings in public for the first time to convey what lies at the heart of interpersonal neurobiology. Read more

The Vulnerability Junkie

A Fresh Look at the Pursuer-Distancer Dynamic

We're all familiar with the pursuer-distancer dynamic, but are therapists missing the mark when it comes to helping withdrawers connect? George Faller thinks... Read more

The Choice to Love

A Grief Expert's Own Journey into Unfathomable Loss

David Kessler, a world-renowned grief expert, shares his journey into the pain of unfathomable loss. Read more

Extra Features

Do I Have to Forgive to Heal?

Examining the Role of Forgiveness in Trauma Recovery

What does it mean to forgive, anyway? And do trauma survivors really need to forgive their abusers in order to heal? Read more

IFS and Addictive Processes

Bridging the Gap Between Psychotherapy and Recovery

IFS offers a novel way of working with addiction, one that links the inner focus of trauma treatment with the behavioral focus of addiction treatment. Read more

Departments

Who Said It, Tupac or Brené Brown?

Test Your Knowledge of Therapists' Quips

Supercharging Art Therapy with AI

A Surprising New Tool to Enhance Trauma Healing

When Grief Healing Is a Soft, Grey Animal

Megan Devine & Leanne Campbell Reveal Unlikely Paths to Healing

Embodied Healing in a Disembodied World

Metabolizing Intergenerational Trauma & Collective Grief

4 Top Therapist Recommended Movies

From Lost Connections to a Horse Documentary

A Therapist's 40-Year Learning Curve

Maybe the Hard Way Is How We Learn Best

Sex and the Older Couple

Helping Partners Reimagine Desire

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