AHP\u27s Tribute To Dr. Stan Charnofsky

The Association for Humanistic Psychology (AHP) mourns the “transition” of a very dear soul, Dr. Stan Charnofsky. And, while his transition is a tremendous loss to his family, friends, and colleagues, we also want to honor and celebrate a life well-lived. As a former AHP president, Stan provided outstanding leadership. Upon his passing, he also held the distinction of being the longest-serving AHP board member. He was very much cherished and highly respected by all board members throughout his long, dedicated and remarkable service to AHP and its members

A Humanistic Approach To Politics: AHP\u27s Call For An Authentic Politics Of Truth And Accountability

As human beings on this tiny planet in the cosmos we call Earth, we live as ‘citizens’ in a variety of people-determined land demarcations that we call countries, each with its own unique version of politics. Citizens in the United States and people in the world, therefore, are engaged in a variety of political dramas. It is fair to say that in the United States and globally, the current political climate is very divisive. In the United States and globally, humanity is at an inflection point in the evolution of its consciousness at individual and collective levels. Out of fear, some people are looking backward to an illusionary past and call themselves ‘conservatives’ and some people are looking forward to a potentiated probable future and call themselves ‘progressives.’…This inflection point is mirrored in part via the ‘gaslighting’ tactics used by many politicians to con people into giving away their power to them as they play their divisive political games. …

Archetypal Energies and Global Mental Health

As a keynote speaker at the Global Mental Health Conference 2024, held at Sophia University, Costa Mesa, CA, in-person and virtually, August 16-18, 2024, my topic was Archetypal Energies As A Framework for Self-Empowerment and Well Being . The theme of this 2024 global conference was: Enlightened Minds, Compassionate Hearts, and Embodied Wisdom. To supplement my keynote address, I wrote this blog article titled Archetypal Energies and Global Mental Health