November/December 2013

Our Habits, Ourselves

Can the Circle Be Broken?
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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

Romantically infatuated with the idea of psychological revelation—aka the therapeutic... Read more

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Extra Feature

Shaking & Dancing in Dharamsala

A Group of Tibetan Refugees Find their Inner Guides

How do you help 200 teenagers who’ve had to flee their country find a path to peace in a new place? A psychiatrist who’s traveled across the world to help... Read more

Hearing the Body’s Truth

Three Steps to Connecting to Felt Sense

The Black Shadow

Facing the Taboo Issue of Race in the Consulting Room

Grief as a Gift

Carrying on the Legacy of Kübler-Ross

Love and Terror

Penetrating the Heart of Evil

Permission to Sleep

Accepting a Long Road to Love