#31 Dr. Kirk Schneider: How can existential insight deepen self-connection?

This week, we welcome Dr. Kirk Schneider on the podcast to talk about how we can utilize existential insight to deepen self-connection. First and foremost, Dr. Schneider is a kind and thoughtful person with a moving story. Above and beyond that, the list of his achievements is long. He is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for contemporary existential-humanistic and existential-integrative psychology, co-founder and current president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute (an award-winning psychotherapy training center), Council Member and Candidate for President of the American Psychological Association (APA), a trained moderator for the conflict mediation group Braver Angels, and has authored or edited 13 books. Together, we dive into the most fundamental wellspring of being: connecting within. Relatedly, we talk about the connection all of us have with ourselves and how it affects the ways in which we connect with others. Dr. Schneider explains what it means to check in with oneself from an existential humanistic psychotherapy standpoint and what deep presence with oneself really entails. We explore the boundary conditions of roaming within, whether it is for everyone and the extent to which shying away from it in today’s day and age is still justifiable. All the while we make sure to embed our thinking in societal and economic contexts. There is heaps of information to take away from this one - we are excited for you to give it a listen.