Ira Israel

Ira Israel

Psychotherapy

09/05/2024

Looking forward to seeing LA Therapists this Sunday evening at Dr. Jenni's house for a another amazing gathering!

08/12/2024

Here's the whole interview from last week!

TikTok · Ira Israel 08/10/2024

TikTok · Ira Israel 29.3K likes, 197 comments. “ -care”

08/09/2024
What Is Enough? 07/31/2024

Now on Good Men Project!

What Is Enough? Does technology alter our brains to make us feel that we are always lacking something?

I’m a Childless Cat Lady and J.D. Vance Wants to F**k Me 07/29/2024

I’m a Childless Cat Lady and J.D. Vance Wants to F**k Me Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

07/26/2024

Please forgive me for not understanding how you choose to show your love for me - https://mailchi.mp/5a316d4c9b51/please-forgive-me-for-not-understanding-how-you-choose-to-show-your-love-for-me

07/16/2024

Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having a better past

TikTok · Ira Israel 07/08/2024

140,000 people last week watched this video - wow! I love the comments! Thank you very much!

TikTok · Ira Israel 10.1K likes, 97 comments. “ -care”

WIRED & TIRED: A Guide to Revitalize Your Life by Ira Israel · Audiobook preview 07/06/2024

"Wired & Tired" audiobooks is now available on Google books and the first 30 minutes is free!

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TikTok · Ira Israel 07/02/2024

100,000 views since Sunday - I'm amazed!!! Thank you all very much!

TikTok · Ira Israel 6752 likes, 77 comments. “ -care”

TikTok · Ira Israel 07/02/2024

Now at 90,000 views... will it hit 100,000 tomorrow?

TikTok · Ira Israel 6029 likes, 70 comments. “ -care”

TikTok · Ira Israel 06/30/2024

wow! 10,000 views in 5 hours!

TikTok · Ira Israel 897 likes, 19 comments. “ -care”

Borderline Personality Disorder: Like Playing Chess With Someone Who Has Taken L*D 06/06/2024

Here's my first article to get 1,000 "claps" on Medium!

Borderline Personality Disorder: Like Playing Chess With Someone Who Has Taken L*D Many years ago when I started as a psychotherapist, it was difficult for me to discern between a patient who suffered from poor impulse…

Everything You Need to Learn About Your Potential Wife or Husband When You’re Dating to Marry 05/29/2024

Now on GMP!

Everything You Need to Learn About Your Potential Wife or Husband When You’re Dating to Marry Dating compatibility and marriage compatibility require two completely different skill sets.

05/28/2024

For any therapists in LA... this Sunday!

Borderline Personality Disorder: Like Playing Chess With Someone Who Has Taken L*D 05/26/2024

6,000 readers! I'm so honored!

Borderline Personality Disorder: Like Playing Chess With Someone Who Has Taken L*D Many years ago when I started as a psychotherapist, it was difficult for me to discern between a patient who suffered from poor impulse…

'Baby Reindeer': Trauma and the Quest for Fame 05/04/2024

Good Men Project!

'Baby Reindeer': Trauma and the Quest for Fame Is low self-worth the psychological dysfunctionality that causes some people to want to be famous?

Hugh Christopher Brown’s 'Pacem 2: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1968': Album Review 04/18/2024

Now on GMP!

Hugh Christopher Brown’s 'Pacem 2: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1968': Album Review It is astonishing that Hugh Christopher Brown is not better known in America

Hugh Christopher Brown's “Pacem 2: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1968”: CD Review - Thrive Global 04/13/2024

Hugh Christopher Brown's “Pacem 2: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1968”: CD Review - Thrive Global It is astonishing that Hugh Christopher Brown is not better known in America

Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control 03/27/2024

Fascinating!

Andrew Huberman’s Mechanisms of Control The private and public seductions of the world’s biggest pop neuroscientist.

Are You Depressed or Just a Poor Capitalist? 03/11/2024

Now on Good Men Project!

Are You Depressed or Just a Poor Capitalist? Our economic system, which to date remains the finest on the planet, inherently consists of cats and mice.

Best therapist for anxiety and depression in Los Angeles 03/04/2024

Best therapist for anxiety and depression in Los Angeles Language creates our realities.

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My Story

I am a licensed psychotherapist, licensed counselor, NLP Master Practitioner and the author of the New World Library book “How To Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re An Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening,” which is endorsed by Sting, Reverend Michael Beckwith, Warren Farrell, Jack Kornfield, Marianne Williamson, Sam Keen, Katherine Woodward Thomas, Allan Badiner, Elliott Dacher, Rabbi Joshua Buchin, Jai Uttal, Daniel Pinchbeck, Shauna Shapiro, Joanne Cacciatore, Lorin Roche, Fred Luskin and many many others. I teach sold-out "Cultivating Meaning and Happiness through Mindfulness and Yoga" workshops at Esalen and Kripalu and have written over 300 articles on psychology, philosophy, Buddhism, yoga, film, art, music & literature for The Huffington Post, Good Men Project, Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Medium and many other websites. Lastly, I am the producer, writer and actor of the best-selling DVD series "A Beginner's Guide to Happiness," "A Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness Meditation," "Mindfulness for Depression," "Mindfulness for Anxiety," and "Yoga for Depression and Anxiety.”

I received my BA degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, then took a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Connecticut where I concentrated on philosophy of mind and aesthetics; I also have a Master of Arts degree in religious studies from UCSB where I studied Buddhist psychology and Hindu philosophy; finally,I took a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Antioch University where I concentrated on the works of Lacan, Jung, Bowlby, and Klein.

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