228: Mark Epstein on the Intersection of Buddhism and Psychotherapy

<p><a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Please Support The Show with a Donation</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Mark Epstein is a psychiatrist in private practice&nbsp;in NYC and the author of many books about the intersection of Buddhism and psychotherapy. He's currently the clinical assistant professor in the postdoctoral program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis at New York University. His most recent book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2rdItJ5" target="_blank">Advice Not Given; A Guide to Getting Over Yourself</a> is what he talks about in this episode. His wisdom is so incredibly practical, applicable, and helpful. Ideas like whether or not naming your feelings would be a helpful strategy for you and how to work with clinging in its many forms - even the clinging to inner peace - abound in this discussion. Take a listen and enrich your inner life.&nbsp;</p><p>Visit <a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/transform" target="_blank">oneyoufeed.net/transform</a> to learn more about our personal transformation program.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In This Interview,&nbsp;Mark Epstein and I Discuss...</p><ul><li>The Wolf Parable</li><li>His book,<a href="https://amzn.to/2rdItJ5" target="_blank"> Advice Not Given; A Guide to Getting Over Yourself</a></li><li>The duality that we all struggle with</li><li>Freud and the Buddha's nearly&nbsp;identical conclusion</li><li>What it means to take personal responsibility for our selfish concerns</li><li>The clinging&nbsp;to that which gives us a sense of control over life</li><li>The clinging to that which nurtures our ego</li><li>The eightfold path of the Buddha</li><li>The conversation with his terminally ill father that inspired this book</li><li>Right View - being realistic about one's self and the nature of things</li><li>How change and death is happening all of the time, moment to moment</li><li>Trying not to try as it relates to meditation</li><li>"Take the backward&nbsp;step" in meditation</li><li>FInding balance in "right effort"</li><li>Exploring the fe