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Society for Humanistic Psychology Student Ambassador Meeting

Recently the Existential-Humanistic Institute’s Clinical Co Directors, Nance Reynolds, PhD, LCSW and Kirk Schneider, PhD were invited to introduce the Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI) to the Student Ambassadors of The Society for Humanistic Psychology (Div. 32 of the APA).  EHI’s Clinical Co Directors Meet with Div 32 Student Ambassadors The Society for Humanistic PsychologyFall, 2024 The Student Ambassador group, founded and

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October 30, 2024
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The Existential Moment: Accepting Fear and Anxiety

It was a dark, windless night in upstate New York in 1790; the only sound was the pounding of hooves on the narrow path. A schoolteacher, heart racing, galloped through the dense forest as shadows closed in and branches clawed at him. He urged his horse faster, but the sound of another rider continued to grow closer, louder with each

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October 1, 2024
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The Existential Moment: Presence and Transformation

Just as the Pullman workers faced their harsh reality, we are often called to ask ourselves: “How am I presently living?” Often, this question arises from feelings of despair. In existential-humanistic therapy, awareness is the first step toward transformation . Presence means coming into contact with uncomfortable truths and recognizing patterns or conditions that no longer serve us. This awareness reveals what holds us back and opens the door to change. One key role as therapists is helping our clients come into this presence.

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September 1, 2024
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The Existential Moment: Presence

In Flanders FieldsBy John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields What do you notice? August marks

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August 1, 2024

New Article on Polarization by Kirk Schneider

The Real Problem of Our Civil and Electoral Strife A Personal Perspective: Our main adversary is the polarized mind. Kirk Schneider has just published a new article on political polarization and the “perilous instability in our country that goes well beyond Biden and Trump” on his PsychologyToday blog, Awakening to Awe. KEY POINTS Read the full article on Kirk’s blog

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July 5, 2024

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