Noah Manne Psychotherapy

11/15/2022

and affect are resistance to what is. They are us saying, “No! I cannot tolerate this! I will not tolerate this!” It is not the thing itself that makes us or . It is our resistant relationship to it. Simply put, it is our resistance to accepting that it is. It is this fight that gets somaticized as depression and anxiety, as and .

https://noahmanne.com/negative-mood-and-affect-are-resistance-to-what-is/

Negative mood and affect are resistance to what is Negative mood and affect are resistance to what is. They are us saying, “No! I cannot tolerate this! I will not tolerate this!” It is not the thing itself that makes us depressed or anxious. It is our resistant relationship to it. Simply put, it...

10/19/2022

Here is an interesting account of a psychotherapist's own journey to insight and healing. This is a person who is steeped in the neuroscience body of knowledge and is a successful practitioner of scientific modalities. Her book shows that, while it can be profoundly impactful, psychotherapy is not the only tool in one's kit and not the only path to take.

https://spiritnature.com/pages/happysillywise

The Journey to Heart Mind Consciousness Spirit Nature is a step by step belief system for shifting patterns of effort, problem and pain into ones of moment by moment affinity vibration.

10/12/2022

There appears to be a dialectic in the relationship between the tenets of Buddhism and the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy experience. But is there really?

https://noahmanne.com/east-meets-west/

East Meets West There appears to be a dialectic in the relationship between the tenets of Buddhism and the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy experience. But is there really? Fundamental to Buddhist philosophy is the concept of non-self, that is, there is no permanent, unchanging entity that constitutes a....

09/24/2022

Here's an interesting training for mental health professionals who have their own Buddhist practice that inevitably gets integrated into their clinical work.

https://www.spiritrock.org/buddhist-psychology-training?utm_source=Spirit+Rock+Email+List&utm_campaign=d595c8c62b-2022-09-24-training-programs&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_15c7af9ed4-d595c8c62b-18086221

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Buddhist Psychology Training Program

09/10/2022

All couple therapists encounter couples for whom there is not a consensus going into the therapy experience on whether or not the relationship is worth salvaging. Here is a possible protocol for arriving at that very important consensus, one which you must have in order to determine appropriate therapy goals.

https://discernmentcounseling.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwx7GYBhB7EiwA0d8oeyGQCb845DCZd6piJRWglX9TQl8xQMl-TH6Uzcgm7nT0jrw-giqrHhoCATgQAvD_BwE

Discernment counseling is a new way to help couples with divorce ambivalence. Marriage counselors and divorce professionals are here to help.

09/01/2022

'The Zen of Therapy' by Mark Epstein, M.D.

Here's an excellent new book. It is a synthesis of Western Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Buddhist Teaching and Meditation.

https://smile.amazon.com/Zen-Therapy-Uncovering-Hidden-Kindness/dp/0593296613/

The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life

08/08/2022

08/08/2022