How to Live

In conversation with Mark D. Usher. M. D. Usher is a professor of Classics at the University of Vermont. In addition to scholarly books in the field of classics, he is the author of books for children and an opera libertto in Latin based on the poetry of Virgil

In conversation with Roger Duncan. Roger, M.Sc., UKCP is a registered Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic supervisor, and author. He originally studied biology and later trained as a Waldorf teacher, and Wilderness rites of passage guide with The School of Lost Borders before becoming a Systemic Family Therapist. He was one of the pioneer tutors of the Ruskin Mill Education Trust where he was involved in the development of innovative therapeutic education programs for adolescents with complex and challenging behaviour in the woodlands and wilderness settings and had a leadership role in senior management.

In conversation with Julia Bueno. Julia is a psychotherapist, counsellor and author of The Brink of Being: Talking About Miscarriage. She specialises in helping women come to terms with loss and grief around fertility.

In conversation with Linda Buzzell, LMFT. Linda has been a psychotherapist for more than 40 years and has specialized in ecopsychology and ecotherapy since 2000. 

In conversation with Harvey Max Chochinov, a distinguished professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and Senior Scientist, CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute.

In this episode will be discussing collective trauma and shame - with Prof. Gilad Hirschberger. 

Sabine Vermeire is a trainer, systemic and narrative psychotherapist and supervisor at the Interactie-Academie VZW, a training and therapy centre in Antwerp, Belgium. For more than 30 years she has worked with children, youngsters and families in multi-stress contexts and trauma. She prefers to leave the beaten tracks and work in creative ways when speaking becomes difficult.

Prof. Hannah Sherbersky is an accredited Couple and Family Psychotherapist and Co-Director of Systemic Programmes at the University of Exeter, where she lecturers and is programme lead on various post graduate courses. Hannah is passionate about teaching and research; her recent doctoral research focused on notions of ‘home’ within an inpatient context, and she has co-developed and manualised a unique model of couple therapy, known as ‘The Exeter Model’, that has been rolled out nationally.Hannah is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Family Therapy and additionally works with couples in private practice. She has a background in child and adolescent mental health, and has also worked on TV talking about couple and family therapy, most recently in a BBC documentary called 'I Blame My Parents'.

In conversation with dr. Arlene Vetere, British systemic psychotherapist and supervisor

Our second season starts with a conversation with Mark Leonard on social mindfulness.

Kirsten McEwan. Associate Professor of Health and Well-being at the University of Derby. She is happiest spending time in nature and was pleased to be able to bring together her passion for the outdoors and health and well-being research by becoming a Forest Bathing researcher and practitioner. Most of her current research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of Forest Bathing and making it accessible to wider audiences.

Isabelle Leboeuf, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in Lille, France. She is an expert in social joy and compassion. In her private practice, she integrates hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy.

Russell Kolts is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at Eastern Washington University, USA. He has many years' experience in treating anger problems and has pioneered the use of CFT in working with anger, which he has applied in numerous settings.

Dr Hannah Gilbert has a BA (Hons) in Anthropology, and a PhD in Sociology. Her doctoral research explored narratives of spiritual experience in the British spirit mediumship community. She spent three years as a psychiatric support worker during her undergraduate degree, and has recently returned to working in mental health having qualified with an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy in 2018, and is now working for the Compassionate Mind Foundation. Hannah founded Compassionate Wellbeing in 2012, and in 2017 she started a small publishing company called Annwyn House.

Stan Steindl is a clinical psychologist, adjunct professor at UQ Psychology, author of The Gifts of Compassion.Once again we'll be focusing on compassion, compassion-focused therapy, its research and various applications.

Dr. Wendy Wood on compassion, its importance and challenges to compassion. For ten years, Wendy contributed to the development and programme leadership of the Postgraduate Certificate in Compassion Focused Therapy, the world's first academic programme in Compassion Focused Therapy. She continues to provide training, therapy, and clinical supervision in CFT/CMT.She has also contributed to the research on Compassion in Schools and compassion and forest bathing.Wendy retired from the University of Derby in 2017 to focus on her PhD and other projects, including Compassion in Schools research. She has recently completed her PhD, which was concerned with the experience of counsellors and psychotherapists who employ the principles and practices of Compassion Focused Therapy in their personal and professional lives.Wendy now works for the Compassionate Mind Foundation as Programme Leader/Training Advisor and contributes to research in CMT/CFT as well as working as an Associate Lecturer at the University of Derby and in private practice as a therapist and supervisor.

Anthrozoology, anthrozooalgia, human and animal coexistence, free-ranging dogs, somating experiencing, and animals! In conversation with Marco Adda.

Robert G. Jones, PhD is a professor emeritus of psychology at Missouri State University. His research and professional interests are in industrial and organizational psychology, and relate to management, prejudice, and ethical decision making. He is author of many books, including the textbook Psychology of Sustainability: An Applied Perspective (Routledge, 2015; second edition in progress).Will be discussing sustainability, social change, and what psychology needs to be doing about these issues.

In conversation with Paul Gilbert - on compassion, compassion-focused therapy (CFT), psychological misconceptions, what compassion does to us therapists, and trainers, and many other topics raised in the following episode...

In conversation with Buddhist scholar, David Loy - on ecodharma, current ecological crisis, the need for Buddhism to be renewed.

In conversation with Bernard Guerin, discussing how we can rethink mental health, psychology, psychotherapy by the means of contextual social analysis.

What is this podcast all about? A brief introduction to the main premise, my guests, and myself :). Welcome to this space!

In conversation with Anke Richter, NZ based journalist who has recently published her book "Cult trip". What is a cult? What are the warning signs? Is there such a thing as a good cult? These are some of topics will be discussing with Anke.