Podcast Episodes featuring Mark Epstein

Mark Epstein

Life is Short with Justin Long - May 24, 2022 07:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9K ratings
Mark Epstein, M.D. (The Zen of Therapy), talks with Justin about how he found his way to the intersection of Buddhism and psychotherapy, his thoughts on the afterlife and how to calm your mind when you're behind the wheel. Plus he talks about what he learned from his mentor and spiritua...

Freud Meets Buddha with Mark Epstein, MD - Part 1 of 2

Life, Death & The Space Between - February 17, 2022 04:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 355 ratings
FREUD MEETS BUDDHA with DR. MARK EPSTEIN (Parts 1 & 2)   “Therapists are part voyeur, part gossip.” – psychiatrist Dr. Mark Epstein       Episode Summary:   Another rock star guest!   Dr. Amy Robbins has been admiring Dr. Mark Epstein’s work for years.   Mark is an MD and...

Ep. 107 - Meditating on Selflessness with Robert Thurman & Mark Epstein

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg - September 25, 2019 23:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 589 ratings
For Episode 107 of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon is joined by Mark Epstein and Bob Thurman. This episode was recorded live at Tibet House in 2018. In this recording, Sharon, Mark and Bob discuss the topic of the ego, related to the self, through the lens of Buddhist Psychology, and ho...

Ep. 281 – Dr. Mark Epstein

Mindrolling with Raghu Markus - March 13, 2019 02:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
Dr. Mark Epstein returns to the Mindrolling Podcast for a conversation that touches on the topics of emptiness, untangling our self-narrative and working with the fear that comes with impermanence and surrender. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

#172: Mark Epstein, Combining Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - January 30, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11.1K ratings
If it were not for this week's guest, Dan Harris may never have found meditation. Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. Dr. Epstein discovered Buddhism at a young age and says he saw therapy as very Buddhist, ma...

Ep 13 — Mark Epstein, MD — Advice from a Buddhist Psychiatrist

LOVELINK - October 24, 2018 02:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 196 ratings
Mark Epstein, M.D., is a psychiatrist, speaker, and author of numerous books integrating concepts from Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts Without A Thinker, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, and his most recent book Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself.  In this ins...

Ep. 232 – Getting Over Yourself with Dr. Mark Epstein

Mindrolling with Raghu Markus - March 24, 2018 14:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 468 ratings
This week on the Mindrolling Podcast Dr. Mark Epstein joins the podcast to talk about changing our perspective and getting over ourselves with the tools of Buddhist practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

Mark Epstein: The Task Is Being You

Tricycle Talks - January 17, 2018 15:57 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 251 ratings
The Buddha had a prescription to end suffering—the eightfold path. But can the Western tradition of psychotherapy build upon these essential steps? Here, Buddhist psychotherapist and bestselling author Epstein talks with Tricycle contributing editor Amy Gross about how the two realms of wisdom vi...

130. Mark Epstein, MD (Buddhist psychiatrist) – I, Me, Mine

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - January 13, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
All through the day… I, me mine, I me mine, I me mine… That George Harrison song on the Beatles’ last album pretty much sums it up. They recorded it in 1970, and 47 years later, our egos seem to be running just as rampant as ever. While the unchecked ego might be popular at parties, it can get u...

Ep. 56 - Real Love Series: Dr. Mark Epstein

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg - June 05, 2017 04:46 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 589 ratings
For the sixth episode of the Real Love Podcast Series, Sharon sits down with renowned psychiatrist and author, Dr. Mark Epstein. Mark Epstein has paved the way for the cross-section of Western psychotherapy with Buddhist philosophy in the West, writing a number of books including his se...

Mark Epstein: Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Tricycle Talks - April 17, 2017 16:05 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 251 ratings
In the debut episode of Tricycle Talks, contributing editor Amy Gross speaks with practicing psychiatrist Mark Epstein on Buddhism and psychotherapy. Epstein emphasizes that there is dukkha (suffering) in every place at every time and that psychotherapeutic practices can help alleviate this suffe...

Mark Epstein - Buddhism and Psychotherapy

Untangle - July 18, 2016 21:53 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 680 ratings
Dina Kaplan, founder of The Path, interviews Mark Epstein, a psychiatrist in NYC. Mark shares his personal story and what inspired him to bring the teachings of Buddhism to his psychotherapy practice. Mark is the author of a number of books, including "Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart" and "...

#22: Dr. Mark Epstein

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - June 22, 2016 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11.1K ratings
Buddhist psychiatrist and author Dr. Mark Epstein has for years written about the overlap between Western psychotherapy and Eastern Buddhist philosophies. Epstein sat down with Dan Harris to talk about the impact meditation can have on the mind, both positive and negative, for those looking for a...

10. Mark Epstein (Buddhist Psychotherapist) – Nature/Nurture/Neither

Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - August 22, 2015 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratings
Will nanobots someday deposit Shakespeare directly into our brains? If we paid politicians tons of money would they do a better job? Does epigenetics solve the nature/nurture debate? In this week's episode of Big Think's Think Again podcast, host Jason Gots is joined by Mark Epstein, Buddhist-inf...

Mark Epstein, “The Trauma of Everyday Life” (Penguin Press, 2013)

New Books Network - October 13, 2014 06:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratings
Being human, much of our energy goes into resisting the basic mess of life, but messy it is nonetheless. The trick (as psychoanalysts know) is to embrace it all anyway. “Trauma is an indivisible part of human existence. It takes many forms but spares no one,” so writes psychiatrist and practicing...

1534: A 2013 Interview with Mark Epstein

Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column - October 05, 2013 16:00 ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
"...it's hard to have a decent relationship if those early relationships are fraught...."