# existential-humanistic psychology (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover existential-humanistic psychology. Page: Feed: --- ## [Kirk Schneider on Political Polarization, the Vibrant Center & Existential Therapy](https://proactivemindfulness.com/schneider-vibrant-center/) _2026-08-12 · Proactive Mindfulness_ How can we engage political polarization without falling into passive neutrality or extremism? Dr. Kirk Schneider on presence, openness, and discernment as a path forward. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Schneider-2026.mp3) ## [Procrastination need not be laziness: Jennifer Tantia](https://proactivemindfulness.com/tantia-2026/) _2026-07-29 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Many of us treat procrastination as laziness or a personal failing. But what if it’s your nervous system doing exactly what it’s designed to do? [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Tantia-2026.mp3) ## [Beyond Phone Addiction: Mindfulness In The Attention Economy](https://proactivemindfulness.com/attention-economy/) _2026-07-08 · Proactive Mindfulness_ This episode puts screen addiction within a larger context and draws practical conclusions. The environment in which human attention evolved has changed so dramatically that mindfulness is becoming an essential human capacity rather than an optional spiritual practice. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Attention-Economy.mp3) ## [Practicing meditation as a living process](https://proactivemindfulness.com/meditation/) _2026-06-11 · Proactive Mindfulness_ We invite you to discover meditation as a living process that helps us navigate the pressures of life. We describe how this process involves engaging with our experience in a fundamentally different way. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Pfohlmann-Prengel-Meditation.mp3) ## [Systemic shame & trauma healing — from isolation to connection: Merete Holm Brantbjerg](https://proactivemindfulness.com/brantbjerg-2026/) _2026-05-18 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Merete Holm Brantbjerg talks about trauma, systemic shame, and the body’s hidden survival responses, starting from her own experience of female-to-female sexual perpetration at age 14. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Brantbjerg-2026-05.mp3) ## [Janina Fisher on healing your trauma: Embracing our fragmented selves](https://proactivemindfulness.com/fisher-janina-healing-trauma/) _2026-04-26 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Janina Fisher explains what it means to heal your trauma. She describes her trauma-informed parts approach, where these reactions are understood as parts of ourselves that once helped us survive, not as problems to eliminate. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Fisher-Janina-2026.mp3) ## [Scary Does Not Mean Powerful: Mindfulness & Politics](https://proactivemindfulness.com/scary-powerful/) _2026-04-15 · Proactive Mindfulness_ A mindful reflection on power, vulnerability, and our shared humanity. What happens when we truly pay attention and see the complexity of what is in front of us. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Scary-Powerful.mp3) ## [Gentle presence with John Amodeo: The practice of welcoming what you feel](https://proactivemindfulness.com/amodeo-gentle-presence/) _2026-04-05 · Proactive Mindfulness_ This talk with therapist and mindfulness explorer John Amodeo is about gentle presence. We don't just talk about it, we practice it in real time. The conversation unfolds into a deeper exploration of how noticing anxiety, defensiveness, and shame, without judgment, can shift our inner experience and transform how we relate to others. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Amodeo-2026-04.mp3) ## [Memory reconsolidation: What makes therapy work](https://proactivemindfulness.com/memory-reconsolidation/) _2026-02-27 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Many clients in therapy understand their patterns and still feel stuck. We explore simple ways to foster the corrective emotional experiences that make lasting change possible. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Memory-Reconsolidation.mp3) ## [Meditation & beyond: Mindfulness is not a spectator sport](https://proactivemindfulness.com/meditation-beyond/) _2026-02-14 · Proactive Mindfulness_ This expands our definition of mindfulness as an embodied practice of active engagement in life. I describe how it plays out in my meditation practice, in therapy, and in other activities. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Meditation-Beyond.mp3) ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OrSrhyBTThS0) _2026-02-14 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Where do you feel it in your body? Embodied Therapy When the Body Doesn’t Answer](https://proactivemindfulness.com/embodied-therapy/) _2026-01-28 · Proactive Mindfulness_ How to practice embodied therapy when the body doesn’t answer. A relational approach to somatic psychotherapy for therapists who want a practical way to stay present without forcing awareness. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Where-Body.mp3) ## [Mindful Presence & Embodiment: A Conversation with Andrew Rosenstock](https://proactivemindfulness.com/rosenstock/) _2025-12-09 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Andrew Rosenstock and Serge Prengel explore the themes of mindful presence, embodiment, and the complexities of human interaction. They discuss the importance of self-regulation, the paradox of experience, and the negotiation that occurs in dialogue. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Rosenstock-2025-12.mp3) ## [Stephen Batchelor: Mindfulness, Ethics, Personal Growth & Freedom](https://proactivemindfulness.com/batchelor-2/) _2025-11-12 · Proactive Mindfulness_ [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Batchelor-2025-11.mp3) ## [Embracing mindful connection & its transformational power](https://proactivemindfulness.com/mindful-connection/) _2025-10-24 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Serge Prengel and Bruce Nayowith explore the power of mindful human connections and their vital role in personal growth. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Nayowith-2025.mp3) ## [Andrea Ruhland: Autism & Mindful Parenting](https://proactivemindfulness.com/ruhland/) _2025-10-09 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Andrea's journey as a mother to a daughter on the autism spectrum. This heartfelt conversation conveys a down-to-earth sense of the complexities and rewards of mindful parenting. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Ruhland-2025-10.mp3) ## [Mindful Engagement & Personal Growth: A Practical Example](https://proactivemindfulness.com/mindful-engagement/) _2025-10-02 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Engagement in everyday life involves being present in the moment. Here is a simple, down-to-earth example of how it works in everyday life. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Mindul-Engagement.mp3) ## [Engaging with life involves engaging with our body](https://proactivemindfulness.com/engaging/) _2025-09-03 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Explore why embodied presence improves mindful engagement in everyday life and how to cultivate it. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Present-Engaged.mp3) ## [Eric Wolterstorff: How transference impacts growth & healing in therapy](https://proactivemindfulness.com/wolterstorff-3/) _2025-08-26 · Proactive Mindfulness_ We discuss how transference in the context of trauma therapy. Eric shares an experience that illustrates how this can lead to healing. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Wolterstorff-2025-08.mp3) ## [Julie Nelson: A mindful exploration of power dynamics in spiritual communities](https://proactivemindfulness.com/nelson/) _2025-08-17 · Proactive Mindfulness_ We delve into the importance of recognizing power dynamics and how they affect mindful living and spiritual growth. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Nelson-2025-08.mp3) ## [How to truly engage with your life: A mindfulness experiment](https://proactivemindfulness.com/engage-life/) _2025-08-07 · Proactive Mindfulness_ In this video, people reflect on their inner experience when they have difficulty engaging compared to when they can engage more. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Engaging-Group-2025-08.mp3) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mPG5wcpSqZqW) _2025-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Steven C. Hayes: A process-based approach to therapy](https://proactivemindfulness.com/hayes-2/) _2025-07-21 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Steve Hayes is a developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Here, we talk about going beyond the specifics of any given therapy [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Hayes-2025-07.mp3) ## [Brenda Shoshanna: an experiential conversation about authority](https://proactivemindfulness.com/shoshanna/) _2025-06-22 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Brenda Shoshanna and I are having a conversation informed by Zen, being present with our experience, as we discuss authority. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Shoshanna-2025-06.mp3) ## [Dan Clurman: Feldenkreis & the body as an organizing system](https://proactivemindfulness.com/clurman/) _2025-06-03 · Proactive Mindfulness_ The Feldenkrais method teaches people to be aware of how they move so that they can change ineffective habits. Here, we're using these tools to put the method into practice, live. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Clurman-2025-06.mp3) ## [Active imagination: Leslie Ellis & Serge Prengel](https://proactivemindfulness.com/ellis-prengel-active-imagination/) _2025-06-02 · Proactive Mindfulness_ I invited my friend and colleague Leslie Ellis to have a conversation about Active Imagination in therapy and in life. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Ellis-Prengel-2024-06.mp3) ## [Ven. Gendun: Buddhism & the practice of freedom](https://proactivemindfulness.com/gendun/) _2025-05-24 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Ven. Losang Gendun tells the story of a Buddhist monk who had been put in jail and tortured. The point of the story was how he responded to the situation. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Gendun-Freedom.mp3) ## [Jeff Warren: Coming into presence through connection](https://proactivemindfulness.com/warren-2/) _2025-05-01 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Jeff Warren has an iconoclastic approach to meditation and what it's like to be human. Here, we discuss coming into the present, practicing what we preach. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Warren-2025-05.mp3) ## [Owen Flanagan: What it is like to be an addict](https://proactivemindfulness.com/flanagan/) _2025-04-09 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Owen Flanagan is an expert in the philosophy of mind and ethics. For many years, he was also an addict. Here, we talk about addiction from both perspectives. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Flanagan-2025-04.mp3) ## [Mindfulness journey](https://proactivemindfulness.com/mindfulness-journey/) _2025-03-30 · Proactive Mindfulness_ I share here what has shaped my understanding of what I now call Proactive Mindfulness. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Mindfulness-Journey.mp3) ## [Gregory Kramer: Not knowing, being present in the moment](https://proactivemindfulness.com/kramer-not-knowing/) _2025-02-25 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Gregory Kramer and I set about to embody the attitude of not knowing as we stay present with what happens moment by moment. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Kramer-2025-02.mp3) ## [Shared meditation informed by Focusing](https://proactivemindfulness.com/shared-meditation/) _2025-02-10 · Proactive Mindfulness_ This approach blends moments of meditation and moments of sharing our experiences of meditating. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Relational-Meditation.mp3) ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UXpwRANvBwRq) _2025-02-10 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [A down-to-earth perspective on non-duality](https://proactivemindfulness.com/non-duality/) _2025-01-16 · Proactive Mindfulness_ I want to find a down-to-earth experience that helps me relate to non-duality. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Non-duality.mp3) ## [One-minute mindfulness: Embodied presence](https://proactivemindfulness.com/one-minute/) _2024-11-15 · Proactive Mindfulness_ I am going to describe to you a one-minute practice. Now, when I say one minute, it could be 50 seconds or five minutes. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/ZT-Fingers.mp3) ## [Koshin Paley Ellison: Connection as a spiritual practice](https://proactivemindfulness.com/ellison/) _2024-11-01 · Proactive Mindfulness_ Koshin Paley Ellison and Serge Prengel talk about connecting with others as a healing spiritual practice. [Listen](https://proactivemindfulness.com/zug/podcast/Ellison-2024-11.mp3)