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Today the wonderful Donald Altman is hanging out with us to discuss his newest book, Travelers - a story about overcoming grief while finding hope, healing, and renewal. 

Donald Altman is a psychotherapist, Award-winning writer, international workshop trainer, former Buddhist monk, and past Vice-President of The Center for Mindful Eating.

In today's episode, we talk about... 

- Donald’s experience as a Buddhist monk

- Why he wrote Travelers

- What you can do when struggling with intrusive thoughts

- Why we need to get beyond labeling people with diagnoses

- What mindfulness looks like

- Why people struggle to sit in stillness with their thoughts

- The power of sitting in nature

- How science doesn’t show us the whole picture

- The controversy with diagnosing grief

- Why I was resistant to going to therapy

...and so much more. 

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