In this episode of Soul Portals, we are honoured to have a guest steeped in existential psychology who understands that the walls of the therapy room cannot just contain case histoires and ‘evidence based’ clinical interventions. Emmy van Deurzen has helped expand the scope of individual practice by reuniting the therapeutic quest with perennial concerns of humankind. Our current global crises obviously need ‘treatment’ as much as any individual might. Social, political, moral, and spiritual issues are embedded if not embodied in the client’s personhood. Emmy being no exception, shares how she has not kept her personal history and emotional life apart from the professional domain. The paradoxes, dilemmas, and dichotomies of life are common to us all (e.g. solitude/companionship, safety/adventure, stability/change). Our podcast conversation will explore how personal struggles and collective pathfinding on a troubled planet are inextricably woven together in this very human journey we all share.

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