Meaningful Coincidences-The Book: Bernard Beitman, M.D., EP 289

Experience Dr. Beitman describing the content of his recent book Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Synchronicity and Serendipity Happen. Your understanding will expand of the different kinds of coincidences, the potential for misuse and as clues to how reality works. You can purchase Dr. Beitman's new book, "Meaningful Coincidences", here https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences. Bernard Beitman M.D. is Founding Director of The Coincidence Project which encourages people to tell each other their synchronicity and serendipity stories. His book, Meaningful Coincidences: How and Why Serendipity and Synchronicity Happen (September 6, 2022) comprehensively describes their wide range of uses and explanations. The book serves both as a personal guide to using synchronicities and serendipities as well an introduction to the new discipline of Coincidence Studies. It has been featured in articles in the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times. Dr. Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity, and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder. Learn more at ⁠https://coincider.com⁠ Check out the Connecting with Coincidence YouTube channel to see the latest podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Coinciders