What Matters: Conversations

How can psychology, science and spirituality contribute to the healing of our souls and our planet? How can we draw upon our inner resources of wisdom, strength, acceptance, peace and joy?“What Matters: Conversations” explores how, in these uncertain times, we can connect with the richness of our inner world and make a difference in the outer world through the framework of the transpersonal psychology: psychosynthesis. Dr. Roberto Assagioli, the 20th century Italian psychiatrist and founder of psychosynthesis, called his approach "a spiritual psychology founded in the synthesis of western positive science and eastern esoteric wisdom." Through the theory, maps and tools of psychosynthesis we become better able to align and ignite our inner resources, live more harmoniously and cooperatively with others, and honor both humanity and the earth that is our home. Join us with our hosts, Craig Behenna and Christina Gustafson, in conversation with psychosynthesis practitioners in the fields of coaching, health and healing, business, spirituality, education and the arts - conversations to inform and inspire, to awaken your purpose and create your life.

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What Matters: Conversations

What Matters Conversations with Didi Firman

September 01, 2021 • Craig Behenna and Christina Gustafson hosted by Synthesis Center San Francisco • Season 1 • Episode 2

How did one of the foremost psychosynthesis practitioners in the US in 20th and the first quarter of the 21st century discover the transpersonal psychology, psychosynthesis?

In our conversation with Didi Firman, we learn about how she discovered psychosynthesis and how she shares this work with her clients and students, as a coach, a teacher and author.
Join us as we discuss with Didi how to bring the wisdom of psychosynthesis theory and tools more fully into the world.

This conversation was recorded on 01.13.2021

About our guest: Dr Dorothy (Didi) Firman
Didi has worked in the field of psychology and counseling for 40+ years and has traveled and taught nationally and internationally. She is the founder of Psychosynthesis Life Coach Training at the Synthesis Center in Amherst, Massachusetts and is the Director of Psychosynthesis Coach Training Curriculum at Synthesis Center San Francisco.

Didi is the editor and a contributor of the book: Call of Self: Psychosynthesis Life Coaching, She is a New York Times bestselling co-author (with her mother and sister) of Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Celebrating Mothers and Daughters, (with her husband) Chicken Soup for the Father and Son Soul. She is the author of Daughters and Mothers: Making it Work, co-authored with Kevin Quirk, Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share their Stories of Near Death and Hope for New Life, and Engaging Life: Living Well with Chronic Illness. Her books have been translated into many languages.

Didi and her books have been featured on many TV and radio shows, including Oprah, New Morning, Nightbeat, and the CBS special Family 2 Family. She lives and works in Amherst, Mass. along with her husband of forty years. She has three grown children, four granddaughters and one grandson. Didi is a practitioner of Iaido, a Japanese martial art, and holds a black belt. Her life is defined by an ongoing inclination to listen for the call of Self, and then to answer

Your Hosts:
Craig Behenna is an Australian Psychosynthesis Life Coach and facilitator with the Synthesis Center San Francisco's Coaching Practice Group. He is also a filmmaker, screenwriter, former psychotherapist and, in a much earlier life, a lapsed accountant. Craig began practicing meditation with Thich Nhat Nanh and the community at Plum Village, France. He is also a member of Zen Peacemakers International.
Christina Gustafson is a is a Board Certified Coach and Psychosynthesis Life Coach. She is also Certified Massage Practitioner with advanced training in Myofascial Release, a Level III
Reiki Practitioner and a glass artist.

About Synthesis Center San Francisco and The Synthesis Center, Amherst, Massachusetts:
Synthesis Center San Francisco is a global community of students, teachers, practitioners and facilitators committed to supporting the next generation of psychosynthesis. We offer distance learning programs, including: Board Certified Life Coach training in psychosynthesis in collaboration with The Synthesis Center, personal development programs, continuing education, workshops, group and individual coaching.
https://SynthesisCenterSF.com

The Synthesis Center, based in Amherst, Massachusetts, has trained hundreds of individuals from across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Mexico, Asia and South Africa through their in-person and distance learning Psychosynthesis Training Programs. Under the direction of Dr. Dorothy (Didi) Firman, The Synthesis Center has been an international resources to the psychosynthesis community for more than 40 years.