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Kimseler DuysunS1 | E6 Beden AlgısıBu hafta Psikolojik Danışman Ceren Ay ile Beden Algısı hakkında konuşuyoruz 🙌🏼📢 Beden algısı nedir?📢 Neler beden algımızın değişmesine sebebiyet verebilir?📢 Medyanın bu konuda etkisi hakkında neler söyleyebiliriz?📢 Kişi ne hisseder ve bu hisler ne gibi davranışlara ya da patolojilere neden olabilir?📢 Kimler risk grubunda sayılabilir?📢 Beden algısı diyince nedense hep kadınlar üzerinden konuşuluyor. Erkeklerde durum nedir?📢 Ergenlerde beden algısı bozulmasına sebep olabilecek faktörler neler olabilir? 📢 Ebeveynler durumu nasıl fark ed...2024-04-0546 min
True Say With CBJ.#27 True Say With Mitchell SmolkinCherno sits down with Stockholm-based psychotherapist Mitchell Smolkin, delving into the essence of trauma in today's society. Mitchell, host of the podcast "Dignity of Suffering," reflects on the historical link between trauma and insurance claims, emphasizing that not all adversity results in trauma.
The discussion evolves to the profound impact of childhood experiences on our unconscious selves, drawing on Mitchell's personal narrative influenced by his grandfather's wartime struggles. The power of storytelling emerges as a theme, highlighting its role in passing down wisdom from one generation to another.
Mitchell further explores the introspective aspects of...2024-01-191h 33
The Dignity of SufferingBeginnings, Middles, and Ends: The End Is Often the Hardest Part, So Let’s Make It BeautifulI once had the opportunity to meet the mayor of Alsace, a region in eastern France where the Alsatian language is pretty well dead. The mayor spoke to me about a book that he had written which talked about endings. He wanted to explore the idea of a beautiful end. This idea of a beautiful end never left me. It has guided me in many parts of my life when I have decided to end certain careers or move on from certain jobs. It has always felt important to really pay attention to what was dr...2021-12-0726 minThe Dignity of SufferingIt Takes Two to Tango: How to Find Compassion and Empathy with your Partner this Holiday with Couples Therapist Louise WästlundWelcome to episode 32. In today's episode, I have a meaningful chat with psychotherapist, couples therapist, and certified emotionally focused therapist Louise Wästlund. One of the reasons that I love this interview is that, if you're not familiar with the research that looks into the neurobiology of attachment, Louise's way of talking about relationships (and a kind of democracy in relationships when it comes to our emotional needs) is clear, compassionate, and just very thoughtful. I wanted to do a series before I break for the holidays on looking at how we de...2021-11-3033 min
EZ ConversationsTrauma Bonding and RelationshipsIn this week's episode, I sit down with Mitchell Smolkin. Mitchell is a psychotherapist, author and speaker. Mitchell believes in helping people find dignity in their suffering such that they can become closer to themselves and others. He is also the host of the podcast: The Dignity of Suffering. In this episode, Mitchell and I discuss relationships and specifically focus on trauma bonding. Mitchell and I explore how people can confuse trauma bonding for close relationships and the importance of healing.
Please find Mitchell on mitchellsmolkin.com and on Instagram @iammitchellsmolkin.
Mitchell is also offering a promo...2021-11-2548 minThe Dignity of SufferingRelationships and the Holidays: Making Sense Out of Couples Under PressureWelcome to episode 31. I feel quite inspired as we all realize that the holidays are soon upon us. For those of us that live in parts of the world that get colder at this time of year, things really start to change. As we get into late November, things are getting ready for this time of the year that is quite special. No matter how you celebrate, you can't avoid the ways that people start to get ready to hibernate with each other. The interesting thing about family and relationships is that it can be a...2021-11-2324 minThe Dignity of SufferingShame Part 3: The Tight Rope Act of Healing, How to Walk With the DragonsThis episode is the third in a series of podcasts that I have been recording on the subject of shame. I think it's a really important area of investigation because, as the neurologist Stephen Porges pointed out, the strong emotions that human beings contain drive our actions, our thoughts, our behaviors, and our decision-making. There was a huge shift in the classic notion of mind over matter when, around the turn of the last century, there really was an emphasis on investigating how emotions influence human beings’ behaviors. I think that what I'd like to focu...2021-11-1620 minThe Dignity of SufferingShame Part 2: Learning to Play the Notes of Our Emotions, the Importance of Filling the SilenceMore and more people who walk into my office are sharing with me that they get to know me here in this space and feel in some ways that they already know a bit about me before they walk through my door. It's an interesting feeling. In some ways, it's kind of nice to have this forum to go into aspects of what I love and what I do. It's also a space that's quite personal and I'm trying not to push myself to perform or create something that doesn't feel germane to my mission. O...2021-11-0935 minThe Dignity of SufferingShame: The Quiet, Absent, DestroyerWelcome to episode 28. As many of you who listen to the podcast know, I just came off of a really intense, creative journey with some colleagues and friends from a number of different countries. We all met in Sweden to work on a project which is tentatively called the Boris Project or Boris's map. We explored material that goes back to the 1940s during World War 2, letters that were written by my great-grandmother to my grandfather. Unbeknownst to my great-grandmother, these would be the last letters that she ever wrote to him. To be honest wi...2021-11-0227 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Art of Separation: The Power of Ritual to Contain the Spaces In Between, A Special Musical Podcast Part 2Today is another special episode that links back to last week. If you listened to last week's episode where I met and interviewed and talked with my fellow artists and collaborators, then you'll recognize some of the melodies in today's episode which we recorded in the great synagogue in Stockholm, this beautiful art deco sanctuary that is very special. The theme of today's podcast has to do with a very special ritual that is close to my heart, which in Hebrew is called havdalah, which translates as separation. The reason I'm so fond of this id...2021-10-2640 min
Friends of FailureE18 Mitchell Smolkin, The Dignity of Suffering & Talking TraumaOne of our favorite episodes yet! This week we chat with Mitchell Smolkin, a psychotherapist, author and speaker who promotes the idea of finding dignity in your suffering in order to become closer to others and yourself. Mitchell starts us out with some beautiful thoughts on music and theater before expanding on how he is marrying his family's story and performance in a new project. His grandfather lost his whole family to the Nazis in WWII while he was away in the war and then later suffered through the pain of immigration. Mitchell tells his grandfather's struggle through both the...2021-10-221h 02The Dignity of SufferingAdieu Adieu: Leaving and Returning: the Endurance and Transformation of Memory and Loss - A Special Musical Podcast EditionThis episode is inspired by a letter that was written by my great grandmother to her son, my grandfather, in 1941. These would be the last letters that she would ever write or he would ever receive from her. I am exploring this material in Stockholm, trying to take something from these artifacts of a lost time to understand memory, pain, loss, failure, and absence. In thinking about the podcast, which is called The Dignity of Suffering, there's an interesting translation of this material to offer it a kind of renewed dignity. They are dignified on th...2021-10-1930 minThe Dignity of SufferingConfessions of a Couple’s Therapist: The Dangers of Literal and Binary ThinkingWhen I was thinking of creating a podcast or some of the books that I'd like to write, one of them is to go in this direction of “Confessions of a Couple’s Therapist.” If you're new to the podcast, you can go back and listen to me do a session with a couple live, which I'd like to do again. But one of my great joys in my life, in my professional life and my life as a teacher, is talking and thinking about human relationships. I'd like in today's podcast to zero in on a par...2021-10-1233 minThe Dignity of SufferingHelping Men Talk About Emotions: An Interview with Life Coach and EZ Podcast Host Furkhan DandiaThis conversation today is quite a close topic to my heart. I interview podcaster and life coach Furkhan Dandia who left the corporate world as an engineer and had this realization in his life that it would be important for him to devote his energies and his time to helping facilitate conversations between men. As you'll hear in the podcast, I feel in some ways like I had the privilege of going to a high school that was focused on the arts and theater. In many ways, the stigmas around talking, especially between men, were co...2021-10-0540 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Tension Between Poetic and Scientific Explanations of Human ExperienceWelcome to episode 23. I just came back from quite a long adventure, criss-crossing Ontario, Canada, visiting family and friends, singing, and also working with a lot of my clients that I still see virtually overseas. I'm back here in Stockholm, landing, getting my bearings again, and here with you. I was reflecting on what I wanted to talk about today. I think it's time to do a solo podcast and reconnect. What's on my mind is a kind of moment that I went through during my Master's degree in psychology which was a moment that I...2021-09-2847 minThe Dignity of SufferingNeurodiversity, Medication, and Psychedelics: An Interview with Joe Satin LevinWelcome to episode 22. Today's kind of an exciting conversation on many levels. If you've been following my work and my podcast, you'll have gleaned some of the important ideas around how difficult it is to get through some of the more defensive ways that human beings deal with the world. We are so exquisitely intelligent and wired for survival that our environments growing up and generationally contribute to create these very sophisticated, emotional matrixes that govern us. And to some extent, as you'll hear me and my guest, Joe Satin Levin, talk about today, the processes of these shifting...2021-09-211h 00The Dignity of SufferingThe Power of the Breath with Psychotherapist, Yoga Teacher, and Artist Esther KalabaWelcome to episode 21, The Power of the Breath. Today I interview a colleague who became a friend who I met at an interesting conference in Boston on trauma a number of years ago. We clicked and spoke about many aspects of the field and our lives that are important to us. Esther's real gift is a commitment to the body, to yoga, and to creating space. In our interview today, I really discovered a real lightness of being that I can only imagine people benefiting from when they can be in her presence. When all th...2021-09-1454 minThe Dignity of SufferingDoing All The Work In Relationships: The Plight of the Burnt-Out Pursuer and the Psychodynamics of Anxious AttachmentToday, I would like to focus on some of the feedback that I've been getting on the podcast. In particular, people are writing and asking about a phenomenon that I see a lot in my practice. I've certainly gone through it in my own life. It is a situation in relationships where loneliness can creep in or, worse, one of the partners feels like they are doing all the work emotionally. What's very interesting about this is that when couples come to see me, it isn't normally both partners that feel this way. I may ha...2021-09-0740 minThe Dignity of SufferingSexology and the Art of Physical Intimacy with Sex Therapist Isiah McKimmieToday we go all the way to Australia to find and speak to this incredibly dynamic therapist, Isiah McKimmie, who is a sexologist, couples therapist, sex therapist, and coach. If you want to find out what a sexologist is, you're going to have to listen to the interview. It is a huge pleasure to have Isiah here all the way from Australia. I recently started interacting with folks on Instagram and there she was kicking up a storm, teaching folks around the world how to have better sex and better relationships. I re...2021-08-3140 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Melancholy of the Human Position: Scholar Dr. Dustin Atlas in Conversation About the Work of Martin Buber and The Ephemeralness of RelationshipWelcome to Episode 18. I was once attending a conference in downtown Toronto and the theme of the conference was the entry problem: how do we enter into psychological material? There's a whole philosophical tradition, most notably at present taken up by a German psychologist and philosopher named Wolfgang Geegref who relies on a way of looking at psychology that postulates that it is basically psychology studying itself. So when we're in therapy or we're thinking about ourselves, it's a very difficult thing to do. It's not like looking at an organ, for instance, and assessing wh...2021-08-241h 00The Dignity of SufferingIs It Just a Placebo? No, It’s the Real Deal. Two Mitchell Smolkins Find Each Other and Discuss the Family Business: PainWhen I was doing my research for this podcast, I came across a book online that had been written by Mitchell Smolkin. But this book was not a book that I had written. The name of this book was called Understanding Pain: Interpretation and Philosophy and had been written over 30 years ago when I was about 12 years old. I was surprised and I did a bit of digging and it turns out that now living in Arlington, Virginia is another Dr. Mitchell T. Smolkin, a retired internist who, in his life, also has had a de...2021-08-1757 min
Empowered Relationship Podcast: Your Relationship Resource And GuideERP 280: What We Expect Around Vulnerability In Relationship & Why It Matters - An Interview with Mitchell Smolkin The natural fear we feel when showing vulnerability is tied to our survival instinct. However, this fear can affect intimacy in our relationships. Working through the specific moments in our past which triggered this fear is a painful but rewarding process, and can allow us to grow and foster more intimate relationships. The causes of our fears account for many factors including cultural and intergenerational trauma. Therefore, the most important elements to foster healing are open communication and creating a safe space to be vulnerable. Mitchell Smolkin is a certified emotionally-focused couples therapist...2021-08-1051 minThe Dignity of SufferingWhy Psychological Theory Changes and the Dangers of Oversimplification: Towards a Flexible and Humanistic Understanding of OurselvesI spent the last little while focusing on parenting but at the same time, considering the theories in psychology that support our understanding of human development and how that can inform us as parents to either make decisions that shift our behavior or to reflect on them with our children. In that light, It was really a great pleasure to have my son Gabriel on the podcast last week. Today I wanted to share that clinically, in my practice and my thinking, I have found myself at times returning to some of the foundations of my...2021-08-1049 min
Finding Help: Therapy, Recovery, & CommunityMythology, Spirituality, & Therapy: Transforming Suffering into Poetry with Mitchell Smolkin, MACP, RPA Jungian psychotherapist who approaches the most seemingly ordinary human experience with the curiosity and reverence of a philosopher and a poet, Mitchell Smolkin, MACP, RP, is a profoundly interesting conversation partner. We work through some big questions in this episode. Specifically, we discuss how therapy can intersect with spirituality in moments of great suffering to be a profound meaning-making tool in our lives.
How do we find dignity in suffering? [1:30]
Accepting suffering and resisting violence to the individual;
Carl Jung’s influence and his “appetite for mythology” as a tool for making meaning;
12 Step Recovery as a fr...2021-08-0545 min
The Dignity of SufferingFrom the Mouth of a 10 Year Old: How to Help Your Children Feel Safe and Other Surprises, A Father and Son Chat with Gabriel SmolkinToday, I decided to do an interview with my son Gabriel, who is 10 years old. I speak a lot in the podcast about him. It is never intended to suggest that somehow I know better but it feels more honest to open up about my experiences than always speak about clinical or hypothetical situations. The discussion with him was very moving for me. He opened up about parts of our relationship that I never knew and, as you'll hear, he also shared with me some hurt that I caused him that I was aware of but that I...2021-08-0345 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Heart of Conflict: How to Create Safety, Flexibility and Love with Our Children with Clinical Mental Health Counselor Pripo TeplitskyI am delighted to bring Pripo Teplitsky on today’s episode as we talk about parenting and what it takes for us to make room for the spirit of the child to emerge. From the minute I heard Pripo's voice, I felt this kinship with his raw and relatable style of connecting. Pripo is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in private practice in Asheville, North Carolina. He has worked with thousands of couples and individuals over the last 17 years. He's also the host of the podcast, Relationships! Let's Talk About It. Pripo and I share a lo...2021-07-2759 minThe Dignity of SufferingParenting Acoustics: Cultivating Safety, Curiosity and Flexibility in the Brain of the ChildOne of the dangers in families is that we tend to approach things with the glass half-empty. We often want our children to be MORE motivated or MORE focused, or for them to try HARDER. What could be more disheartening than somebody approaching you and constantly undervaluing what you are doing. Imagine if a friend was always seeing you in that light. We need to take a pause and not assume the worst with our children. What I have learned about the human nervous system and the brain is that these subtle communications are very important. ...2021-07-2033 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Impact of Infertility Treatment on Couples and Relationships: How to Bear the Unbearable with Dr. Erica BermanI have the good fortune of speaking with my colleague and friend today, Dr. Erica Berman, who developed a specialty of working with couples who are going through infertility treatment. Even if this isn't your reality, the subject applies to almost any relationship, as it really highlights the challenges couples can face. When dealing with something as involved as this process, it can affect all aspects of a couple's life, including schedule, finances, sex lives, communication, social life, physical health, family, and the list goes on. The reason this can apply to all of our re...2021-07-1357 minThe Dignity of SufferingLike a Rooted Tree: The Importance of Self Reflection in Parenting and How to Withstand the Child’s Difference with Psychotherapist Maria KempinskaI wanted to focus today on a subject dear to my heart, which is perhaps not that well understood. To a large extent, it has to do with parenting but, more broadly speaking, affects and is involved in all of our relationships. The core of this idea is the capacity to symbolize. People often ask me what exactly this means. For many of you who work in the field of psychology, this may be a bit rudimentary, but nonetheless a foundational distinction that makes us human and allows us to relate in very specific and important ways w...2021-07-061h 11The Dignity of SufferingSometimes You Just Have to Die: The Art of Taking Risks with the Renowned Cirque de Soleil Founding Choreographer Debra BrownWhat a special episode I have for you today. In it, I have a conversation with one of the most renowned choreographers in the world, Debra Brown, who was with Cirque du Soleil for three decades. Not only is she a creative force but she has become a good friend over the years as well. I jumped at the opportunity to bring her on the show and talk about the creative process and, in particular, to ask her about risk-taking and how to keep the flame going in our lives. One of the central challenges in life i...2021-06-291h 05The Dignity of SufferingSociety’s Emotional Awakening: The Shifting Grounds of Psychotherapy and Our Self ImagesIt’s quite a special week. There was a confluence of timing in my interview with Gabor Maté last week and the release of his film The Wisdom of Trauma. If you haven't seen the film, it is well worth watching. I sat on the couch with my wife last night and we held each other as we watched this incredibly touching and important movie that chronicles the life and the work of Gabor Maté. There is a throughline involving inmates working through their emotional pain. It is quite impactful and there are a number of powerful seque...2021-06-2243 min
Just Chill with Oliver GeorgeJust Chill with Oliver George #53 - Mitchell SmolkinJoin Oliver as he chills with the extremely interesting and multitalented Mitchell Smolkin! In addition to being a well respected psychotherapist with a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology, Mitchell is also an accomplished speaker, author, actor and musician! He has built a successful international psychotherapy practice with offices in both Toronto and Sweden, and has also recently launched a fantastic podcast titled 'The Dignity of Suffering'.
Appearing from his office in Stockholm, the conversation kicks off with Mitchell explaining what it has been like living there during the pandemic. Watching the majority of the planet go into...2021-06-211h 44
Relationships Let's Talk About It!138. Leaning In: Sharing Struggles With A PartnerWe all have our own histories, challenges, and traumas that we bring with us into every relationship. When we begin new relationships, opening up is an exciting part of the journey of getting to know each other. It’s easy to talk for hours, to find intimacy in a new connection with another person. But as we move further into our relationships, delving deeper into ourselves and our struggles can become more complex and can often cause roadblocks with our partners. Evenings spent in conversation turn into silent dinners or awkward fights that seem to be about nothing. Psychotherapist, au...2021-06-1552 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Depths of Our Traumatic Experience: An Interview with Dr. Gabor MatéToday’s guest is one of the most influential thinkers alive. Our conversation which I am sharing today comes from a live interview I held with him on June 3rd, 2021. Dr. Gabor Maté has tried for decades to tell the truth about the connection between traumatic experiences and the damaging effects they can have on our lives. He has done so with unique candor, never separating himself from the arduous journey of self-exploration that he advocates for. Time and time again he has afforded a particular dignity to the process, making him a perfect fit to bring ont...2021-06-1559 minThe Dignity of SufferingStarting From Scratch with the Body and Trauma: Neurologist Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, an interview with Psychotherapist Justin SenseriI am so intrigued by the human being’s ability to survive. One of the strongest examples of this in my life is that of my grandfather. He emerged from the Holocaust with his entire family gone and still went on to pursue his dreams. He became a dentist and eventually moved to Canada in 1962. However, when he arrived in Canada, he had to recertify as a dentist. He attempted to do so by enrolling in the University of Toronto in their dentistry school. At this point, he had already survived World War 2, worked in the mines in...2021-06-081h 04The Dignity of SufferingThe Science of Emotional Regulation: How to Name Your Fears in Order to Foster Closer ConnectionToday, I wanted to take some time to focus and bring down the volume. After doing a number of in-depth interviews, I thought it would be nice to have a solo podcast focusing on an incredibly important concept. Today’s topic is not only one that distills so much of the work I do but also sets us up nicely for next week’s podcast where we will be discussing the Polyvagal Theory, an important idea when it comes to how the nervous system responds to stress and threat. The concept I’m discussing today is something I refer...2021-06-0143 min
The Dating & Relationship Talk ShowThe Dating & Relationship Show - Sunday, May 30, 2021 - Pandemic Division
Hello and thank you for joining me on this beautiful Sunday evening for this week’s episode of The Dating and Relationship Slow on Global News Radio 640 Toronto. I’m your host, Laura Bilotta, matchmaker and founder of Single in the City.ca, joined by one of my favourite people - philanthropist and media personality Joan Kelly Walker.
We’re now over a year into the pandemic and couples have been through a lot - whether you live together or not, relationships have definitely faced many challenges that they haven’t before! Our guest tonight, couples the...2021-05-3141 minThe Dignity of SufferingRelationships and Illness: How To Increase Hope and Connection Through Vulnerability and Courage, An Interview With Just Such a Brave CoupleToday’s interview epitomizes the entire reason I started this podcast. In it, I have a conversation with an incredibly brave and courageous couple. As we talked and I heard their story, my ambivalence around whether it is possible to convey the magic of vulnerability through this medium faded away. What is central to this podcast is the power of letting others into our fears, and how counterintuitive it is that our weaker feeling states actually come across as incredible strength to others. A few years ago, Julie began experiencing some strange symptoms. She felt extremely fatigued and...2021-05-251h 08The Dignity of SufferingLunch With A Therapist Live Podcast – Transitions, Crossroads, and The Power of StoryToday’s guest is one of my oldest friends, Nicholas Balaisis. I am sharing our conversation from my live Lunch With a Therapist event held on April 29th, 2021. The intent was to create a place where people could come in, ask questions, and be a fly on the wall of two old friends who have both had a passion for psychology for decades. Nick and I delve into ideas around holding space and tensions throughout transitions in our lives. We also discuss the challenges of therapy and, in particular, the strong hunger for answers that we...2021-05-1956 min
Relationship AdviceDealing With Intimacy Problems In Your RelationshipWe all want to have more intimate and connected relationships. Listen to today's show to learn some great tools to improve intimacy in your relationship. In this episode with Mitchell Smolkin we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to deal with some of the first fights you have in your relationship The importance of understanding that it's normal to have conflict in your relationship How to communicate your fears with your partner and show vulnerability How to bring up and deal with difficult feelings Tools for repairing after relationship conflict And much more! For...2021-05-1540 minRelationship AdviceDealing With Intimacy Problems In Your RelationshipWe all want to have more intimate and connected relationships. Listen to today's show to learn some great tools to improve intimacy in your relationship. In this episode with Mitchell Smolkin we discuss relationship advice topics that include: How to deal with some of the first fights you have in your relationship The importance of understanding that it's normal to have conflict in your relationship How to communicate your fears with your partner and show vulnerability How to bring up and deal with difficult feelings Tools for repairing after relationship conflict And much more! For...2021-05-1540 minThe Dignity of SufferingThe Art of Suffering: A Closer Look at Buddhism’s Contributions to Our Relationship with Strife, an Interview with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Sean SmithI thought it was important to take a closer look at the notion of suffering, particularly from the point of view of Buddhist thought, as many of the tenets and practices of Buddhism have progressively entered the Western popular imagination. I found myself reflecting on what must be a misconception and oversimplification of Buddhist thought in the idea that “Life is Suffering.” Upon further investigation, this is a quote erroneously attributed to the Buddha. As a result of wanting to explore this further, I was inspired to reach out to an old frien...2021-05-111h 14The Dignity of SufferingThe Dignity of the Body: A Container for Grief and Transition – An Interview with Psychotherapist, Author, and Podcaster Charlene JonesIn the late 19th century, a pivotal evolution occurred. It is one that still echoes today and underscores the entire field of psychology and a lot of the work I do as a psychotherapist. During this time, it was discovered that major physiological diseases had a psychological basis. The French neurologist Jean Charcot was able to move physiological distress in the body through suggestion; you may know this phenomenon as transference. It is connected to the idea that much of our psychological life manifests itself in our physiological body, and that the body works to v...2021-05-071h 20The Dignity of SufferingIntroduction to The Dignity of SufferingWelcome to The Dignity of Suffering. My name is Mitchell Smolkin, I am a registered psychotherapist, certified couples therapist, Jungian psychoanalyst, author, and speaker. I have been interested in the field of psychotherapy for almost three decades and have had the opportunity to walk through some of the hardest circumstances in life with people from all over the world. On this podcast, we are going to take a candid look at the trials and tribulations that come with being alive. Specifically, I am going to focus on the dignity we must af...2021-04-2325 minThe Dignity of SufferingWelcome to The Dignity of SufferingHave you ever been brought to your knees by the challenges of life? What if you could enter the world of the therapist, be a fly on the wall, and hear their stories and insights into life’s biggest challenges; a place to learn from the experiences of others who have tried to find dignity in their suffering. That’s what we do each week on The Dignity of Suffering. Hosted by Mitchell Smolkin –– registered psychotherapist, author, and speaker – every episode is a candid look at the trials and tribulations of being alive, and how slowing down and becoming curious ab...2021-04-1604 min