Kenneth Porter, Author

07/10/2020

My most recent post explores some steps we can take in this challenging age of the coronavirus to create more inner (spiritual) freedom in our lives. I review some topics I had covered in previous posts: the nature of the spiritual path, how to work with difficult emotional feelings, and how to work with our ego-minds when they may be undermining us. Then I discuss the fears we all have of Covid-19.
I point out that we all have realistic fears of the virus. But that is not all. The danger of dying that is stirred up in each of us by the virus can also stir up deeper feelings about loss, death, and abandonment that are present in all of us as leftover traces from our childhood. Understanding some of these deeper inner fears can help us be more at peace with the realistic challenges that we all must face today.

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Spiritual Psychotherapy author Kenneth Porter M.D. book "Apollo's Lyre: The Art of Spiritual Psychotherapy.

07/01/2020

Dealing with difficult emotions is always hard, even more so these days. In Dr. Kenneth Porter’s blog post LEARNING TO BE KIND TO OURSELVES: Dealing with Difficult Emotions, he will help you begin the process of learning to be kind to yourself. Link in bio.

06/03/2020

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06/02/2020

“Many of you reading this will be engaged in what we as spiritual teachers call “the spiritual path.” This is not some vague thing that we are talking about. It just means that for some of us, our ordinary lives – working, family life, leisure time – while crucial to our happiness, do not completely answer certain questions that become important to us. What is the ultimate purpose and meaning of my life? Who am I really? And – what is it that makes me truly happy?”

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04/29/2020

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04/24/2020

Where does spirituality belong in psychotherapy? Drawing upon thirty years of experience with meditation, spiritual practice, and the art and science of psychotherapy, Dr. Kenneth Porter, MD, demonstrates how spiritual practices and psychotherapy inform and enhance one another in helping clients find their fullest, most authentic, and resilient selves.


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