The AFTA Podcast

The AFTA Publications Committee was created in 2019 in efforts to facilitate dialogue and conversations about current therapy practices and research-oriented approaches. Danna Carter, Ph.D., LMFT began this podcast to create a space for diversity of thought and action in the field of family therapy. In 2022, the host role transitioned to Navid Zamani to continue these dialogues and curiosities about the landscape of family therapy with the practitioner scholars who contribute to it. The Publications Committee will further the collaboration with AFTA’s committee members to identify priorities as well as to create content that can help further the commitment to the values that guide AFTA’s initiatives. Potential conversations for guests include: - Current interests and curiosities that are capturing their attention - The evolution of these curiosities over time. - Interviewing early career members about their hopes and aspirations in the family therapy field.

Ep. 39: Manijeh Daneshpour

We discuss how intersectionality, cultural identity, and mistakes all come together.

08-31
54:40

Ep. 37: Carmen Knudson-Martin

Dr. Knudson-Martin shares about her newest book and a challenging case

07-02
46:54

Ep. 36: Tabitha Webster

Season 2! Stories of "failures" and what the therapist learned. We kick off this season with Dr. Tabitha Webster

05-21
41:02

Ep. 7: Wonyoung Cho

Host Navid Zamani interviews guest Wonyoung Cho on what is drawing her attention in her work in regards to social justice in MFT programs, observations from the "3rd space", and the intersections of COVID and spirituality.

05-03
43:09

Ep. 41: Karen Gail Lewis

We discuss failures when working with siblings, confronting the therapists' anger, and giving permission to stretching your therapy style

10-31
49:57

Ep. 40: David Trimble

David Trimble reflects on failures in therapy in the context of more than 7 decades of life, a spiritual journey in which his enthusiasms lead him to stumble

10-01
55:27

Ep. 38: Ron Deming

Ron shares about two couples sessions that didn’t go as planned, and how he manages both the clinical and self-of-therapist work.

08-01
43:01

Ep. 35: Gita Seshadri & Dumayi Gutierrez

We discuss engaging with intercultural/interracial/interfaith intimate partnerships, focusing on systems, strengths and critical processes across the lifecycle

03-01
43:51

Ep. 34: Gonzalo Bacigalupe

We discuss families in the context of the environmental crisis, environmental activism in couples work, and the conditions for profound work.

02-01
01:00:29

Ep. 33: H. Charles Fishman

We discuss the troubled history of family therapy, the always effective lunch session, results based accountability and the great promise of family therapy

12-31
49:20

Ep. 32: Sameera Qureshi

We discuss the application of sexual health for Muslims, the role of the soul, and the revival of tradition.

11-30
41:40

Ep. 31: Rebeca Brau Martinez

We discuss hypnobreath, the trance of dominant stories, and the cultural power of narcissism

11-01
44:25

Ep. 30: Jerry Gale

In this session, we discuss meetings with remarkable people, explicit and implicit constraints, and the importance of attunement.

10-01
44:17

Ep. 29: Jodie Kliman

In this session, we discuss the social matrix diagram, how it can support an examination of personal, familial and societal issues, and the effects of neoliberalism on family therapy

08-31
48:55

Ep. 28: 2024 AFTA Conference

This episode was recorded at the 2024 AFTA Conference in Denver, CO. Host Navid Zamani interviews multiple attendees of the conference

08-01
28:15

Ep. 27: David Trimble

We discuss the therapist's state of mind as shaped by the relational field of the psychotherapy and fluid shifting between wordless awareness and language understanding

06-30
46:08

Ep. 26: Arthur Nielsen

Host Navid Zamani interviews guest Arthur Nielsen about different approaches to couples therapy, the challenges of asking for things in relationships, and couples' education.

05-31
48:37

Ep. 25: Navid Zamani

Host Kern Haug interviews guest Navid Zamani about the challenges of the domestic violence field and the critical inclusion of family therapy as a road to healing in domestic violence.

04-02
51:23

Ep. 24: Victoria Dickerson

Host Navid Zamani interviews guest Vicki Dickerson

02-01
40:05

Ep. 23: Eman Tadros

Host Navid Zamani interviews guest Eman Tadros about incarceration and family systems work, practices of necessary resistance, and an invitation to MFTs to join

01-01
43:20

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