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EP13 Point/Counter Point 01 - The Psychology of Purpose - Jean Houston, PhD


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Topic Areas:
Psychology |  Point/Counterpoint Sessions |  Existential Therapy |  Psychotherapy
Categories:
Evolution of Psychotherapy |  Evolution of Psychotherapy 2013
Faculty:
Jean Houston, PhD |  Ernest Rossi, PhD |  Camillo Loriedo, MD, PhD
Duration:
1 Hour 23 Minutes
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Audio Only
Original Program Date:
Dec 11, 2013
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So many books and seminars have emerged over the last decade with discovering one’s “purpose” as their theme. What are the cultural and historic reasons for this, given the unique shifts and challenges of our time? How do we engender the passion for the possible in our human development while discovering what that “possible” is? Is it even possible to become an artist of destiny, capable of decoding the patterns, clues, and relationships that point you to a mystery that cannot be known directly? Ultimately when it comes down to our fascination with purpose, are we fooling ourselves or are we present at the birth of an opportunity that exceeds our imagination.

Educational Objectives:

  1. List some of the socio-cultural shifts that have encouraged the quest for purpose.
  2. List the psychological ploys for avoiding or denying “purpose.”
  3. Name three keys that have proved useful in discovering one’s purpose.

*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*

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Jean Houston, PhD's Profile

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Jean Houston, Ph.D in Psychology, is the author of over 30 books in the fields of human and social development. As a consultant to UN programs and other international agencies she has worked in some 109 countries, and continues to advise globally in social artistry (human development in the light of social challenge and change). Jean is also Chancellor of Meridian University, Co-Founder of Rising Women, Rising World.


Ernest Rossi, PhD's Profile

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Ernest L. Rossi, PhD, is an internationally renowned therapist, teacher and pioneer in the psychobiology of mind-body healing. The author of more than 24 professional books, Dr. Rossi worked with Milton Erickson for eight years and co-authored three classic volumes on therapeutic hypnosis with him. Rossi has also edited four volumes of Erickson's Collected Papers and four volumes of Erickson's Seminars, Workshops and Lectures. He has been conducting research in the psychosocial genomics of ultradian rhythms and their relation to mind-body healing and psychotherapy for over three decades.


Camillo Loriedo, MD, PhD's Profile

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CAMILLO LORIEDO, MD PhD, is professor of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Rome, School of Medicine and the School of Specialization. Since 1998, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Milton Erickson Foundation. He has recently been elected President of the Italian Society of Psychotherapy. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis. Loriedo has been awarded the Milton H. Erickson Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of Psychotherapy. He has authored over 350 scientific papers and 26 books.


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