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The Science of Consciousness and the Future of Psychotherapy
Dan Siegel on Rising Above the Brain's Limitations
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. Read More
Psychotherapy of the Heart
Seeing the Therapy Relationship as "Soul to Soul" Rather Than Role to Role
In this selection from her 2017 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium Keynote address, Joan Borysenko, a pioneer in the integrated healthcare movement, emphasized the importance of therapist self-care and the fundamental principle that “we can’t give to another that which we don’t have ourselves.” Read More
Training the Heart and Mind
A Message from Jack Kornfield
Clinical psychologist and author Jack Kornfield has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness to Western audiences. With candor and humor, he shares a moving story about how mindfulness can make us more patient, compassionate human beings, and explains what it means for therapists to be "heart-holders" in today's society. Read More
Living with Life's Uncertainties
Wisdom from Rick Hanson's Networker Symposium Keynote
VIDEO: Love in Lockdown
Esther Perel Shares the Trends She's Been Seeing with Her Clients
Tara Brach on Finding Possibility in Tough Times
Awakening Radical Loving and Compassion
During the 2020 Networker Virtual Symposium, renowned Buddhist teacher and psychologist Tara Brach explained how, even in the midst of the stress, anxiety, and trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we can use mindfulness and compassion to undo our primitive, fear-based reactivity, reveal our mutual belonging, and awaken our hearts. Read More