The Power of Gentle Presence, with John Amodeo, PhD on The Living Process with Greg Madison, PhD. Episode 48. I am pleased to welcome back Dr John Amodeo to talk about his new book, The Power of Gentle Presence, Insights for Inner Peace and Deeper Relationships.

John brings his usual good humour and years of experience as a psychologist, Buddhist meditator and Focusing person to this discussion of the many topics he touches on in his new book.

The book integrates new versions of articles from his widely-read regular column in Psychology Today. In this episode John and I talk about emotional safety, shame, love, the inner critic and understanding these issues on a wider national level in contemporary politics. John Amodeo. PhD, LMFT, holds graduate degrees in both Clinical Psychology and Transpersonal Psychology. He is the author of five books and has a very popular regular column in Psychology Today. John is a Certified Focusing Trainer and Certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist. He has lectured at universities internationally, and has featured on national television and radio programs. He has led workshops at Esalen Institute, JFK University, The Omega Institute, and The New York Open Center, and resides in Sonoma County, California.For more information on John and his work see:

https://www.johnamodeo.comEpisode 48. with John Amodeo: https://youtu.be/3J9a2C1rbocThe Living Process - all episodes and podcast links:https://www.londonfocusing.com/the-living-process/Living Process on the FOT Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx3FqA70kQWuHCHmEiZnkn1VcrRIPbcvkThe Living Process is available on Youtube and all podcast platforms. Transcripts are also available on each platform. #Focusing #Gendlin #Zen #johnamodeo #buddhist #Bodytherapy #Experientialpractice #Awareness #Somaticwork #Zenmeditation #authenticity #bodymind #buddhist #shame #couplestherapy #focusingorientedtherapy #presence