Rainer Funk is Director of the Erich Fromm Institute Tuebingen, Co-Director of the Erich Fromm Study Center at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) in Berlin, and a practicing psychoanalyst based in Tuebingen, Germany. He is Erich Fromm’s sole Literary Executor and among his publications are the 10-volume German edition of Erich Fromm Collected Works (1980 and 1981; expanded to 12-volumes in 1999).

In this episode, we discuss the first time Rainer met Erich Fromm, Fromm's nuanced approach to religion, Fromm's relevance for the 21st century and much more.

I speak to Paul about his book Perceptions and Possibilities: Strategic and Solution-Oriented Approaches to Working with Depression.

The Japanese concept of ikigai is often misunderstood in the West. In this conversation, we explore what this concept really means and how it's relevant to your daily existence.

Steve and I discuss his recent article on the contemplative philosophy/spirituality of Byung-Chul Han as well as exploring Han's book Non-Things.

Rudy and I discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' 2015 The Lobster. Spoiler alert!

Phuc and I discuss the Netflix series "Beef".

A brief distillation of Sartre's existentialism and how we might bring it into the therapy office.

A reading of my latest blog analyzing The Circle (2017) through the lens of Byung-Chul Han's philosophy. Spoiler alert!

Allen and I explore our society's communication and connection break down by looking at nonviolent communication, Brenè Brown's research on blaming, and John Gottman's Four Horseman.

I speak with Kent about the sacred masculine and different aspects of Robert Bly's book Iron John.