Amy Cohen Varela The Power of Undoing
b'In this episode, Wendy speaks with clinical psychologist and contemplative Amy Cohen Varela. In addition to her work as a psychoanalytic therapist, Amy is also the widow of Francisco Varela (co-founder of the Mind & Life Institute), and continues to share his vision and work through the offerings of Mind & Life Europe. This conversation covers many topics, including:\\nher dual interest in biology and literature;\\nthe contemplative aspects of psychoanalysis;\\nskills learned from listening deeply to yourself and to others;\\nhow she met Francisco Varela;\\nenaction, meaning, and participatory sense-making;\\nlinks between Francisco\'s ideas and Buddhist philosophy;\\nsubjective and objective viewpoints, and how we oversimplify Buddhism and science in that dynamic;\\nhow more than a decade with Francisco has changed her;\\nthe power of curiosity and openness;\\ndoing and undoing the self in psychoanalysis;\\nFrancisco\'s reflections on the Chilean civil war, and implications for polarization;\\nthe need for systems to be able to "undo" themselves;\\nand Mind & Life Europe\'s latest offerings.\\nFull show notes and resources'