The Heart of Ecopsychology | Dr. Jeanine M. Canty | Chung Huong Institute Podcast

Dr. Canty shares with us the countless teachings of nature, ecopsychology, and transpersonal psychology with us. She bridges Indigenous wisdom with mindfulness and awareness. Dr. Canty just published a new book that is pivotal for our modern age, and has a lot to say. If you need some greater healing or are curious about how our psychological health is deeply entwined with the health of our environment, this is a must-listen! Who is Dr. Jeanine M. Canty? Jeanine M. Canty, PhD, is a professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, telecommuting from Boulder, CO. Formerly the chair of environmental studies at Naropa University, she continues to teach at Naropa and at Pacifica Graduate Institute’s ecopsychology certificate program. A lover of nature, justice, and contemplative practice, her teaching intersects issues of social and ecological justice, ecopsychology, and the process of worldview expansion and change. She is author of Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing our Collective Narcissism and Healing our Planet (Shambhala Publications, 2022) and her most recent edited book is an expanded, second edition of Ecological and Social Healing: Multicultural Women’s Voices (Routledge, April 2025).