Dr. John Vervaeke

Terri Dentry and Aspasia Karageorge discuss the intricate relationship between emotions, chronic pain, and healing mechanisms. They explore how pain serves as a defense mechanism, the importance of emotional awareness in therapy, and the transformative potential of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). The conversation highlights the integration of emotional and physical healing for comprehensive therapy.

Join John Vervaeke and Shawn Coyne in a deep dive into artificial general intelligence, trust issues, self-deception vulnerabilities, and the importance of a mentorship approach in AI development. Their book 'Mentoring the Machines' advocates for AI alignment with human flourishing, touching on psychology, cognitive science, and existential impacts. Explore the transformative power of AI in shaping humanity's future.

Terri Dentry and Tim Adalin discuss insightful healing and transformative growth from chronic pain, emphasizing dialogical practices in personal and collective evolution. They explore the mind-body connection, reclaiming agency in healthcare, career shifts in the digital era, balancing religion and politics, and the need for meaningful dialogue in addressing chronic pain. The conversation highlights the importance of vulnerability, relationality, and integrating diverse philosophies for healing and empowerment.

Experts John Vervaeke, Gregg Henriques, Michael Levin, and Justin McSweeny delve into consciousness, intelligence, and the meaning crisis. They discuss cognitive light cones, relevance realization, mutual modeling, and transformative experiences. The dialogue emphasizes the interconnectedness of self and the world, the importance of diverse forms of intelligence, and the ongoing self-reconstruction process.

Psychotherapist Kasra Mirzaie discusses the cognitive, existential, and spiritual aspects of Internal Family Systems theory, focusing on inner conflicts, dialectic relationship, and mythos. They explore the philosophical dimensions of IFS, integrating it with other therapeutic approaches for self-transcendence and healing.

Delve into the evolution of Christianity and the limitations of the scientific worldview. Explore relationality and imaginal engagement for spiritual and intellectual growth. Navigate the cultural conflict between religion and science and the importance of deep dialogue for personal and collective transformation.

Exploring chronic pain, trust, and ethics, the podcast delves into challenges faced by corporations in ethical design and the biopsychosocial nature of trust. It highlights the need for empowering individuals in healthcare decisions and the transformative power of sharing lived experiences in navigating chronic pain journeys.

Delving into the future of AI sages, the podcast explores wisdom, embodiment, and moral dilemmas. From historic sage archetypes to AI cults, they tackle technology, morality, and spirituality intersections. Can AI truly comprehend truth, goodness, and beauty? The dialogue spans from societal pressures to AI's role in spiritual realms, pondering on existential risks and opportunities ahead.

Join the discussion on contact improvisation and the ecology of practices with John Vervaeke, Seth Dellinger, and Ken Manheimer. They tackle the modern 'meaning crisis,' promote shared agency, and highlight the transformative power of contact improvisation for co-creation and mutual discovery. Dive into the concepts of transjectivity, relationality, and shared agency in movement practice, emphasizing the beauty of authentic choices and interpersonal connections in collaborative improv.

Delve into the intricacies of Plotinus and pure relationality with John Vervaeke, Robert Gray, and Eric Orwell. Explore Neoplatonism, relational ontology, and the transformative power of philosophy. Unravel the ethical dimensions, sacredness, and ultimate reality through diverse perspectives. Discover the interplay between asymmetry and symmetry in relevance realization, the theory of language as likeness, and the essence of indeterminate pure relationality as the ultimate ground of being.