Dr. Mark Epstein is an American author and psychotherapist who integrates Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings with Sigmund Freud's approaches to trauma. He often writes about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.
In The Zen of Therapy, Dr. Epstein reflects on a year’s worth of selected sessions with his patients and observes how, in the incidental details of a given hour, his Buddhist background influences the way he works. Meditation and psychotherapy each encourage a willingness to face life's difficulties with courage that can be hard to otherwise muster, and in this cross-section of life in his office, he emphasizes how therapy, an element of Western medicine, can in fact be considered a two-person meditation. Mindfulness, too, much like a good therapist, can “hold” our awareness for us-and allow us to come to our senses and find inner peace.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
2:50 - Buddhism
5:45 - Western therapy and Freud
7:55 - Consciousness
9:40 - Ego
11:52 - Witness mind
13:30 - Effects of meditation
16:00 - Approach as a therapist
19:42 - Breaking the cycle of trauma
22:41 - Combining Buddhism and Western therapy
27:26 - Psychedelics as treatment
31:52 - Trauma
34:30 - Psychological, Spiritual and Emotional intertwined
28:10 - Utilizing different approaches
43:45 - Pandemic’s mental health effects
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