#10: Dr Stephen McKenzie - on mindfulness becoming a victim of its own popularity, connecting with our true reality and lessons from wisdom traditions

Update: 2022-12-11

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Dr Stephen McKenzie is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Stephen has decades of experience in many areas of psychology, including depression, addiction, mindfulness, and online education, and has recently pioneered the novel paradigm Reality Psychology. He has authored several bestselling books, including Mindfulness for Life, Heartfulness and, more recently, Reality Psychology. You can find Stephen through UniMelb's Find an expert.

Please enjoy the wisdom and knowledge from Stephen covering:
- Mindfulness becoming a victim of its popularity
- How to get in touch with deep reality
- What we can learn from ancient wisdom traditions

Hosts:
- Byron McCaughey (bmccaughey@student.unimelb.edu.au).
- Yu "Dazz" Liu (Yuliu13@student.unimelb.edu.au)

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#10: Dr Stephen McKenzie - on mindfulness becoming a victim of its own popularity, connecting with our true reality and lessons from wisdom traditions