The Other Way

016: Finding your purpose with the help of transpersonal psychology w/ Lori Schwanbeck, MFT


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Lori Schwanbeck lives her purpose in creating the conditions that enable people to thrive in personal and professional life. Working in the intersection of psychology, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and leadership, she designs and facilitates programs focused on building workplace well-being. She has taught thousands of people in diverse global organizations including LinkedIn, Autodesk, Bain Consulting, Google, Tennis Australia, MEA, Julius Baer and Disney.

She is a senior faculty member at Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), an organization born at Google, where she mentors and trains teachers, and designs and facilitates both in-person and virtual mindfulness based emotional intelligence programs. Lori recently completed a 2-year project in Bhutan working in partnership with the Gross National Happiness initiative bringing SIYLI’s program to all levels of the Bhutanese government.

 Lori co-founded Mindfulness Therapy Associates, a psychotherapy and coaching practice where she works with high performing executives using mindfulness practices designed to support emotional and relational health.

 Lori holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan, and a MA in psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She is a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, trained by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach through the Greater Good Science Center

 She lives her passion immersed in nature and you can often find her in a kayak or hiking the hills of Northern California where she leads nature-based mindfulness retreats.

💫 We cover :

  • Finding your life purpose 
  • How to tap into that inner voice & tune into what is right for you
  • Defining transpersonal psychology - & how is it different from traditional, Western psychology, positive psychology
  • What helps us as humans “unblock” our traumatic experiences - is it getting to the “root” of the trauma, accepting it, or both?
  • Ancestral trauma from the perspective of psychology + science
  • Mindfulness & nature as a critical piece of the healing journey
  • How our environment can influence our mental state and life path
  • The 3 motivational systems & how understanding them can influence our choices &  wellbeing
  • Recognizing: how to feed your not just your flowers (achievements) but also, your roots
  • 💫 Mentioned in this episode:

    • Suzanne Simard, UBC 
    • Transpersonal psychology
    • Study on rats with the smell of cherries - ancestral trauma
    • Study in intergenerational trauma on eating disorders
    • Dr. Tania Singer - on the 3 motivational systems
    • Mary Oliver Poem - The Summer Day, “what will you do with your one wild and precious life?”
    • 💫 To connect with Lori :

      • Lori’s website: www.Lorischwanbeck.com
      • Via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-schwanbeck-43187a7/
      • ☯️ To connect with Kasia (Holistic Life Coach) 

        • @Mira_Wellness_co (​​​​Instagram)
        • www.mirawellness.co

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