#49 Interview with Professor Ann V. Graber, Ph.D., D.D., Diplomate in Logotherapy

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Interview with Professor Ann V. Graber, Ph.D., D.D., Diplomate in Logotherapy

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Ann V. Graber is Fellow, Professor of Pastoral Logotherapy, and Director of the Graduate Center for Pastoral Logotherapy at the Graduate Theological Foundation. This educational initiative is the first of its kind by a graduate-level institution focused specifically upon the pastoral character of the theory and practice of Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy being offered to ministry professionals.

Growing up in Europe, Ann Graber received most of her primary, secondary, and initial post-secondary education in Austria. Later she continued her higher education in the U.S. Upon earning the Diplomate in Logotherapy credential, she joined the international faculty of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy and participated in developing a comprehensive curriculum in Franklian Psychology/Logotherapy in the English language.  She also initiated and directed the Institute’s Distance Learning Program that has attracted students interested in logotherapy from every continent. A life-time member of the Viktor Frankl Institute, Dr. Graber serves as liaison between the Institute and the Foundation.

In 2002, after completing her Ph.D. studies at the Graduate Theological Foundation, Dr. Graber was invited to join the Foundation faculty. She has taught Foundation Seminars and Institutes on Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy on-site, as well as E-tutorials, telephone tutorials, and residential tutorials. A frequent presenter at regional and international conferences, Dr. Graber has received numerous awards through the years. Her articles have been published in Foundation Theology: Faculty Essays for Ministry Professionals, The International Forum for Logotherapy, A Chrysalis Reader, and other publications. Some of her work has been translated (whole or in part) into foreign languages. In 2009, the Graduate Theological Foundation awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity honoris causa to Ann V. Graber in recognition of distinguished service and internationally recognized scholarship in Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy. When the Foundation decided to establish the Graduate Center for Pastoral Logotherapy in 2012, Dr. Graber was honored to be asked to serve as its Director.

Ann V. Graber is the author of Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy: Method of Choice in Ecumenical Pastoral Psychology and The Journey Home: Preparing for Life's Ultimate Adventure.  The Journey Home is now available as an audio CD.  In this important interview, Ann focuses on her second book wherein she discusses her near-death experience.  To listen free to Chapter 1 "Adventure Inward" from the audio book, go to: http://midnightsunburstmusic.com/msbm/JourneyHome.html

Dr. Graber and the Graduate Theological Foundation have announced a new course taught by Professor Graber:  Near Death Experiences and their Life-Transforming Impact.  The primary objective of the course is to help lessen the fear of death and dying.  It will be offered as either a telephone- or an electronic-tutorial.

The full text of the announcement read in the interview can be found here:  Announcing the Graduate Center for Pastoral Logotherapy.

The other books mentioned during the interview are:

On Life after Death by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (a book in which she cites Frankl).

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Dr. Eben Alexander.

LogoTalk Radio is honored to welcome Dr. Ann Graber as today’s guest.

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Links from News and Announcements this month:

Graduate Center for Pastoral Logotherapy

Logotherapy and Existential Analysis:  An Introduction to the Theory and Therapy of Viktor Frankl, an online continuing education course offered by the Zur Institute.

Overview of Logotherapy, an online continuing education course offered by Defiant Power Solutions.

Logotherapy and Existential Analysis I offered by A. Batthyany in Istanbul, Turkey beginning February, 2014..

Nineteenth World Congress on Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy:  "Inspiring Meaning-Centered Living in Diverse Disciplines, Cultures and Wisdom Traditions," Dallas, Texas, June 19-23, 2013.

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#48 The Dr. Jerry Long Lecture Series Part 2

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The Dr. Jerry Long Lecture Series Part 2

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Dr. Jerry Long is an iconic name in the history of logotherapy.  Following an accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down and ended his promising baseball career, Jerry Long discovered Viktor Frankl and the book Man's Search for Meaning.  He wrote a letter to Viktor Frankl and the two soon became good friends.  Jerry Long became a psychologist and logotherapist and often traveled and lectured with Viktor Frankl to audiences around the world.

Jerry Long passed away in 2002.

With the kind permission of his widow, Mrs. Renee Feagans, video archives of Dr. Jerry Long have now been made available to LogoTalk Radio.  This material has not been presented for more than 20 years.

The second lecture in the series is recorded at Lamar University in Orange, Texas, in 1993.  

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#47 Interview with Mr. Robert "the Turtleman" Ekstrom

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Interview with Mr. Robert "the Turtleman" Ekstrom

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Our guest today on LogoTalk Radio is Mr. Robert Ekstrom, a long time participant in the World Congresses hosted by the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.  Many will know him simply as "the Turtleman" because of his habit of brightening people’s days by giving them a small, carved, stone turtle.  I met Mr. Ekstrom about four years ago and, sure enough, he gave me a little green turtle.  I think I was lucky to get a green one.  It has sat on my desk since reminding me of the World Congress.

This is truly one of LogoTalk Radio's most charming and fun interviews.  Mr. Ekstrom's spirit of love for people shines through.  He is sure to touch your life in this interview.

Thanks to logotherapist Manfred Hillmann for sharing the video of Mr. Ekstrom that is mentioned in the interview:

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The book mentioned in the interview is Search for Significance;  Finding Meaning in Times of Change, Challenge and Chaos by Geri Marr Burdman, Ph.D.  It is available here at Amazon.com.

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Links from the news and announcements this month:

THE MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

The two semester course at the newly installed Department for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis of the Institute of Psychoanalysis in Moscow starts on November 22 with a four-day seminar held by A. Batthyany.

Logos & Existência: Revista da Associação Brasileira de Logoterapia e Análise Existencial


A Revista Brasileira de Logoterapia e Análise Existencial, com periodicidade semestral, é um periódico online, vinculado a Associação Brasileira de Logoterapia e Análise Existencial (ABLAE). Seu objetivo é divulgar artigos científicos originais (teóricos e empíricos) dos pesquisadores e estudiosos do sentido da vida, bem como difundir o pensamento de Viktor Frankl em suas possíveis aplicações em diversos contextos (filosófico, clínico, educacional, laboral, social etc.). Além dos artigos, a revista também publica resenhas de livros e entrevistas com personalidades de destaque na Logoterapia no Brasil e no mundo.

In San Severo, Italy on November 16, 2012:

Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland

School of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

SUICIDE AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING: Answers from Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy

Date: Saturday, 10am-12pm, November 17th, 2012.
Location: European Parliament Buildings, 43 Molesworth St., Dublin 2.
Enquiries and booking to Gráinne: grainne.delaney@europarl.europa.eu

I CONGRESO PERUANO DE LOGOTERAPIA Y TANATOLOGIA

11 y 12 de enero 2013 - Lima, Perú

THE VIKTOR FRANKL INSTITUTE OF LOGOTHERAPY

The 19th World Congress on Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy
June 19-23, 2013
Pre-Congress Workshops June 17-19, 2013
Marriott Quorum Hotel
Dallas, Texas, USA

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Talk Sense Radio Interview with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D.

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Interview with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D.

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Please join me on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM US Eastern Time and noon US Pacific Time as I serve as guest host on Talk Sense Radio - The Meaning Connection.  My guest will be Dr. Paul T. P. Wong, President of the International Network on Personal Meaning and founder of The Meaningful Living Project.

Among other things, we will be discussing Viktor Frankl's concept of Tragic Optimism especially in light of the devastation brought to the Easter Coast by Hurricane Sandy.

Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D., C.Psych., is an internationally renowned author, counseling educator, and researcher in positive psychology.  His meaning-centered counseling and therapy has gained world-wide recognition as an effective and flexible approach to both short-term and long-term therapies.  He has more than 200 publications, and has given keynote addresses and workshops around the world.  He is the president of the International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM, www.meaning.ca) and the Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc. (MCCI),  and is the editor of the International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy (IJEPP).  The second edition of his edited volume The Human Quest for Meaning: Theory, Research and Application has just been published by Routledge.

Dr. Wong received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Toronto.  He has held professorial positions at various universities, such as York University, University of Toronto and Trent University. As the Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Counseling Psychology at Trinity Western University, he has established an accredited and widely recognized graduate program.  More recently, he served as the Division Chair of Psychology and Business Administration at Tyndale University College.  He has been a visiting scientist to the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of British Columbia.  He has been invited to lecture in numerous universities in Asia and North America.

Dr. Wong's Links:

The Human Quest for Meaning:  Theories, Research, and Applications, Second Edition

International Network on Personal Meaning

International Society for Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy

The Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc.

DrPaulWong.com

Dr. Paul T. P. Wong on Facebook

Dr. Paul T. P. Wong on Twitter

The Meaningful Living Project on Facebook

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#46 Interview with Edward Marshall, Ph.D., Diplomate in Logotherapy

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Interview with Edward Marshall, Ph.D., Diplomate in Logotherapy

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Today's guest on LogoTalk Radio is Edward Marshall, Ph.D., Diplomate in Logotherapy, President of the Canadian Institute of Logotherapy, and author of the new book Logotherapy Revisited: Review of the Tenets of Viktor E. Frankl’s Logotherapy.

Dr. Edward Marshall completed his Medical Degree at the University of Navarra, Spain, and practiced Family Medicine in the Canary Islands, Spain. He earned his Master's Degree in Emergency Medicine, from the University of La Laguna, Spain. His Doctor in Medicine and Surgery (Ph.D. in Neuroscience) Degree is from the University of La Laguna, Spain. His Doctoral Dissertation focused on the neurophysiology of the visual system. He completed his residency in Psychiatry and earned his Post-graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Leeds, UK. He practiced as Psychiatrist at St. James' Psychiatric Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. Since moving to Canada, he has been practicing Psychotherapy. He completed the Diplomate Clinician in Logotherapy credential with the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.

Dr. Edward Marshall, along with his wife Dr. Maria Marshall, founded the Canadian Institute of Logotherapy, Ottawa, Canada.  They are also authors of the new book Logotherapy Revisited which has been published since our interview was recorded.

For more information on both, please visit the following links:

The Canadian Institute of Logotherapy

Logotherapy Revisited: Review of the Tenets of Viktor E. Frankl's Logotherapy

Dr. Marshall was one of the first people I became aware of in logotherapy when I began to study it and shortly after I started LogoTalk simply because of the similarity of our names, Marshall being his family name and my given name.  We are both on Facebook, both on Twitter, and so the search engines constantly pulled us up together when the words “marshall” and “logotherapy” became associated.

However, I only met Dr. Marshall this year, and in Vienna rather than North America.  While having breakfast one morning at that the Hotel Regina, Dr. Marshall approached me and introduced himself.  I recognized him, of course, from pictures on the internet.  It seems that he had a message for me that someone had left with the hotel, though it had been routed to him instead of to me, again due the similarity of our names.  We then, of course, shared breakfast, pleasant conversation about the future of logotherapy, and, at some point, visited the Sigmund Freud Museum together along with some other colleagues.

So, finally, Marshall has the opportunity to interview Dr. Marshall on Logotalk!

Dr. Marshall was a presenter at Congress Vienna 2012 The Future of Logotherapy in March.

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Also on this month's show, we are pleased to welcome home frequent contributor Tanja Vu with a new meaning-centered poetry reading:

Fly Easy Above the Sun

Tanja Vu's books are also available from Amazon.com in Kindle Editions:

Poems from Another Realm (The Whisperer)

Scraps of Life:  Stella's Story (Mystic Inner Journeys)

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In the news this month, several conferences are upcoming:

XVI JORNADAS-ENCUENTRO AESLO 2012

El lema de este año será: LOS VALORES Y LA PROMOCIÓN PERSONAL Y SOCIAL. APORTACIONES DEDE LA LOGOTERAPIA.

20 y 21 de octubre de 2012 - Madrid

VI CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE LOGOTERAPIA/ANALISE EXISTENCIAL E V CONGRESSO NORDESTINO DE LOGOTERAPIA

Paraíba, Brasil  8 a 11 de novembro de 2012

I CONGRESO PERUANO DE LOGOTERAPIA Y TANATOLOGIA

11 y 12 de enero 2013 - Lima, Perú

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#45 Interview with Ferhat Jak Icoz, MBPsS, Associate in Logotherapy

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Interview with Ferhat Jak Icoz, MBPsS, Associate in Logotherapy

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Today's guest on LogoTalk Radio is Mr. Ferhat Jak Icoz, MBPsS, Associate in Logotherapy

Ferhat Jak Icoz was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and took a classical education at Österreichisches Sankt-Georgs Kolleg - Gymnasium u. Handelsakademie (Austrian Sankt- Georg High School). He studied Psychology, Media Studies and Hebrew Literature at Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey and Vassar College, N.Y., and was granted a B.A. degree with Summa Cum Laude in Psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University. He enrolled in the graduate program in Clinical Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University and expects to graduate this summer. In his graduate studies, he has taken a psychoanalytically-psychodynamically oriented clinical approach with an integrative emphasis with existential and humanistic approaches. He aspires to pursue further education at the doctoral level in psychotherapy. In addition to this, he is studying International Management at the University of Liverpool, expecting to receive a M.Sc. degree within a year.

He has been admitted to the Doctor of Psychology program in Existential Psychotherapies and Counseling at Middlesex University in London, UK, where he will be relocating in September.

He has recently completed and finalized his diplomate work in logotherapy, and it was approved by Dr. Ann V. Graber just before Congress Vienna. Its topic is "Meaningful Inter-Group Dynamics Through Logotherapy: Boosting Inter- Group Relations Through Awareness Raising Modules Based on Logotherapy."  This involves the use Logotherapy in peace-building through creating educational modules based on Logotherapy.  This project will be presented to the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy at the 19th World Congress on Viktor Frankl’s Logotherapy scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas in 2013.

Professionally, he is recognized as a psychologist by the Turkish Psychological Association, as an MBPsS by the British Psychological Society and as an academic associate by the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy.

He has taken psychotherapy education in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Logotherapy - Existential Analysis. Along with these, he is trained as a yoga instructor and a trainer-educator.

He is fluent in English, Turkish, German and Italian, and can communicate in French and Hebrew at limited working proficiency level.

Ferhat Jak Icoz was a presenter at Congress Vienna 2012 The Future of Logotherapy in March.

http://www.ferhatjakicoz.com

https://www.facebook.com/ferhatjakicoz

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In the news this month, South America is the place to be:

PRIMER CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE LOGOTERAPIA CLÍNICA Y PSICOTERAPIA HUMANISTA EXISTENCIAL

Lima, Perú  Jueves 06 - Domingo 09 de Septiembre 2012

XXII CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE LOGOTERAPIA

Universidad del Salvador - Bs. As.  27, 28 y 29 de setiembre de 2012

VI CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE LOGOTERAPIA/ANALISE EXISTENCIAL E V CONGRESSO NORDESTINO DE LOGOTERAPIA

Paraíba, Brasil  8 a 11 de novembro de 2012

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