Polly Young-Eisendrath
Polly Young-Eisendrath (born 1947) is an American psychologist, author, teacher, speaker, Jungian analyst, Zen Buddhist, and the founder of Dialogue Therapy and Real Dialogue and creator of the podcast Enemies: From War to Wisdom.
She has been a featured speaker at the Aspen Ideas Festival,
Life and career
Raised as a
Young-Eisendrath attended
Buddhism
Young-Eisendrath began
Education and career
Young-Eisendrath attended Ohio University (OU) from 1965 to 1970 and graduated with a major in English literature. While at OU, she was an Ohio Fellow and a student in the Honors College. She earned a
A prolific writer, Young-Eisendrath has published 19 books and numerous academic articles. She is influential in the fields of
With her late husband, Ed Epstein, she created Dialogue Therapy for Couples, a time-limited
Young-Eisendrath is the director of the Mustard Seed Project: Research and Application of a Buddhist Model for Transforming Loss and Bereavement, and the founder and director of Enlightening Conversations: Psychoanalysts and Buddhist Teachers Talking about Enlightenment and Awakening, which was described by Mark Matousek in Psychology Today as "fascinating, potentially life-changing".[6]
Bibliography
- O’Connor, Kevin. Books: What One Vermonter Found When Her Husband Lost His Memory. Seven Days. 18 Feb. 2015. Web. 27 Oct. 2016
- Rice, Rebecca. The 9 secrets of happy couples. Redbook Feb. 1997: 92+. PowerSearch. Web. 27 Oct. 2016
- Are you kidding? Maclean's 10 Nov. 2008: 10. PowerSearch. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
- Herman, Bethany. Is envy getting the best of you? Nowadays, people divulge tons of private life details. But TMI can create covetous feelings that wreak havoc on self-esteem. Cosmopolitan Nov. 2008: 170+. PowerSearch. Web. 27 Oct. 2016.
- Satow, Roberta. Review: Female Authority: Empowering Women through Psychotherapy by Polly Young-Eisendrath, Florence Wiedemann. Gender and Society 5, no. 1 (1991): 134-38
- Smith, Roger. Review: The Cambridge Companion to Jung by Polly Young-Eisendrath, Terence Dawson The British Journal for the History of Science 32, no. 3 (1999): 377-78
Published works
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2021). Dialogue Therapy for Couples and Real Dialogue for Opposing Sides: Methods Based on Psychoanalysis and Mindfulness. London, England: Routledge.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2019). Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. & Hill, D. (under contract). Enlightenment and Idealization: Views from Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. London, England: Routledge.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2014). The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Discovery. – September 2, 2008. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2011) Over 60 and Looking for Love: Why Not? The desire for intimate love never dies Psychology Today, Posted Nov 17, 2011
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2008). The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance. New York, NY: Little, Brown.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Dawson, T. (Eds.) (2008). The Cambridge Companion to Jung: New and Revised. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (2004). Subject to Change: Jung, Gender, and Subjectivity in Psychoanalysis. London, England: Routledge.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Muramoto, S. (Eds.), (2002). Awakening and Insight: Zen Buddhism and Psychotherapy. London, England: Routledge.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Miller, M. (Eds.), (2000). The Psychology of Mature Spirituality: Integrity, Wisdom, Transcendence. London, England: Routledge.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (1999). Women and Desire: Beyond Wanting to be Wanted. New York: Harmony Books.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (1997). Gender and Desire: Uncursing Pandora. College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (1997). The Resilient Spirit: Transforming Suffering into Insight, Compassion and Renewal. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, Longman. (Previously entitled The Gifts of Suffering in hardcover.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Dawson, T. (Eds.), (1997). The Cambridge Companion to Jung. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
- Kapleau, P. (1997) Awakening to Zen: Teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau. P. Young-Eisendrath and R. Martin, (Eds.) New York: Scribners. (Paperback by Shambala Press)
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (1993). You’re Not What I Expected: Learning to Love the Opposite Sex. New York: William Morrow. (Re-issued by Fromm International Press, 1997).
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Hall, J. (1991). Jung's Self Psychology: A Constructivist Perspective. New York: Guilford.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Wiedemann, F. (1987). Female Authority: Empowering Women Through Psychotherapy. New York: Guilford.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. and Hall, J. (Eds.) (1987). The Book of the Self: Person, Pretext, Process. New York: New York University Press.
- Young-Eisendrath, P. (1984). Hags and Heroes: A Feminist Approach to Jungian Psychotherapy with Couples. Toronto: Inner City Publications.
References
- ^ Aspen Institute. "How to Land Your Kid in Therapy: Overparenting and Its Perils", Accessed November 4, 2016.
- ^ TEDxMiddlebury 2013, "Getting Free of Self-Importance Is the Key to Happiness: Polly Young-Eisendrath at TEDxMiddlebury", TEDx. TEDx, 14 Oct. 2013. Web. 03 Sept. 2016.
- ^ Kirkus Reviews. "YOU'RE NOT WHAT I EXPECTED by Polly Young-Eisendrath | Kirkus Reviews." Rev. of You're Not What I Expected. Kirkus Reviews 10 May 1993: n. pag. Kirkus Reviews. Web. 31 Aug. 2016
- ^ Hallowell, Edward, MD. (2008) Cover Review of the book The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Children in An Age of Self Importance, by Polly Young-Eisendrath
- ^ The Present Heart: A Voyage of Love, Loss and Discovery
- ^ Matousek, Mark. "Two Ways to Listen: A Visit to "Enlightening Conversations", Psychology Today, 10 July 2014. Web. 31 Aug. 2016