Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a psychologist, writer, speaker, and Jungian analyst who is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Real Dialogue in Vermont. She has published 19 books including, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance and Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path. She is the co-author, with Jean Pieniadz, Ph.D., of Dialogue Therapy for Couples and Real Dialogue for Opposing Sides: Methods Based on Psychoanalysis and Mindfulness. She maintains a clinical practice in central Vermont. In 2009, Polly received the Otto Weininger Memorial Award from the Canadian Psychological Association for outstanding lifetime contributions to psychoanalysis.
Polly hosts the popular podcast Waking Up is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space, which examines the current fads, fictions and potentials of psychedelics, meditation and other kinds of awakening. Her podcast ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom provides a fresh look at human hostilities and what to do about them. She is a lifelong Buddhist practitioner and a Mindfulness teacher.
Engaging in Healthy Conflict: Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation
This course introduces research and definitions of our “self-conscious” emotions that motivate us to protect and promote ourselves in groups, especially during stress and conflict. It also teaches how to prevent shaming or humiliating another person during challenging conversations and decision-making. The course will focus on applying mindfulness (concentration and equanimity) of our subjectivity in emotionally activating situations. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Define and describe the “3 C’s” of Real Dialogue: Commitment, Containment, and Constraint
- Define and describe human primary and secondary emotions
- Describe and apply the six domains of the “Snow Globe of Subjectivity”
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.
Friday, July 25, 2025
Live Interactive Webinar
10:00 AM EDT - 01:00 PM EDT
EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
About the speakers
Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Psychologist, Founder & Director of the Center for Real Dialogue
Nancy Mathews, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for Education, Center for Real Dialogue
Nancy Mathews, PhD, recently served as the Provost and Executive Vice President of Central Michigan University, from 2022-2024, during which time she spear-headed the CMU Strategic Plan to create an academic vision and plan for the next two decades.
Prior to her appointment at CMU, Nancy served for eight years as Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. Before her deanship, Nancy served for 20 years as a Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nancy has served as a member of the Executive Committees of the National Association of Forest Research Programs and the National Association of Fish and Wildlife Programs. She also served on the Board of Directors of the International Crane Foundation and as an elected Trustee for the Higher Learning Commission.
Prior to her appointment at CMU, Nancy served for eight years as Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. Before her deanship, Nancy served for 20 years as a Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nancy has served as a member of the Executive Committees of the National Association of Forest Research Programs and the National Association of Fish and Wildlife Programs. She also served on the Board of Directors of the International Crane Foundation and as an elected Trustee for the Higher Learning Commission.
Agenda
- 10:00 - 10:15 -->> Welcome and Introduction
- 10:15 - 11:30 -->> Introducing the 3C’s of Commitment, Containment and Constraint
- 11:30 - 11:45 -->> Break
- 11:45 - 12:45 -->> The human emotions and the Snow Globe of Human Subjectivity
- 12:45 - 1:00 -->> Q&A
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
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