Episode 428: Mark Epstein, MD. Buddhism, Psychotherapy and Trauma

Today it's about one of the subjects that has always intrigued me on its own--buddhism--but also intrigued me within the context of therapy, and more specifically, trauma. Mark Epstein, M.D. is my guest today. Mark is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.

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Mark's books include Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, Going on Being, Open to Desire, Psychotherapy without the Self and The Trauma of Everyday Life and his latest work, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself (Penguin Press). He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University.

In This Episode

• Mark's website
• Contact Mark 
• Mark’s books:
• Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart
• Going on Being
• Open to Desire
• Psychotherapy without the Self
• The Trauma of Everyday Life
• Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself 
• Trauma and Human Existence (Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series), Robert D. Stolorow
• D. W. Winnicott
• The Challenge of Being Human, Michael Eigen

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