REWIND Existentialism Meets Behaviorism: Finding Meaning in a Finite Life
Description
From season 1, we being back the intersection of existentialism and behaviorism with our first guest, Dr. Robin Walser, discussing how these seemingly different approaches overlap in addressing life's fundamental questions about meaning and conscious living.
• Both existentialism and ACT focus on being conscious and alive, asking what meaning we will create given our finite time
• Rather than waiting for the perfect moment to live, ACT helps bring us into the present to create meaning now
• Confronting mortality can be both terrifying and freeing, offering a chance to live more deliberately
• Grief can last a lifetime without being pathological - it's possible to remain connected to those we've lost while continuing to live
• Values and spirituality are deeply intertwined, challenging psychology's tendency to separate science from spirituality
• Not making a choice is still making a choice - conscious living means acknowledging our freedom to choose within our circumstances
• Creating something meaningful and vital means experiencing life fully rather than just "looking at the menu"
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