In this interview, Dr. Ronald Frederick talks with Jeff Fisher about the importance of connecting to emotions.  He eloquently describes ways that we defend against feeling our emotions and the cost that this can have for relationships with others and – of course – with ourselves.

Ron Frederick clearly describes an approach to mindfully connect with our emotions and process them to completion.  The approach frees up space to live life more fully and is extremely helpful for people who are hoping to become more connected to themselves and experiences to live life more fully.  All of this is information may be found in his book Living Like You  Mean It: Use the Wisdom and Power of Your Emotions to Get the Life You Really Want.  Further information about Dr. Frederick’s book may be found at www.livinglikeyoumeanit.com .  You can also find some stellar reviews about the book on Amazon, if you’re interested.

Dr. Ronald Frederick  Interview
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Ross A. Laird is an interdisciplinary scholar and creative artist. He is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, university professor, addictions and trauma specialist, consultant in the psychology of leadership, poet, and craftsman in wood and stone. One of his books, Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft, was shortlisted for the 2001 Governor General’s Award (the highest literary award in Canada) and the BC Book Prize. Grain of Truth was voted one of the 100 most important books of 2001 by the Globe and Mail. In the present interview, Dr. Laird discusses factors that may predispose individuals towards their “drug of choice” and how this knowledge is relevant in the decisions about treatment applications.

Interview with Dr. Laird

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Michelle Fortin is the Executive Director of Watari of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) in Vancouver.  She describes, with great enthusiasm, the programs offered by Watari.  In this insightful and compassionate interview you will hear about how the agency has developed programs with great skill and understanding of the challenging to serve client groups that it serves in this area. Therapytalks is very pleased to be donating 5% of the income from all interviews on the site to Watari.  While Watari is publicly funded,  the money that it receives from Therapytalks will go to presently non-funded services like child care for those attending counselling, bus fare for those attending counselling, in addition to things like food vouchers,  soaps, toothpaste, laundry detergent, etc. for clients served.

Interview with Michelle Fortin