Weaving Western Psychology with Spiritual Wisdom
John Amodeo, PhD
John Amodeo, PhD, LMFT (#MFC 14453), is a psychotherapist, author, coach, and speaker. He has been on a journey of integrating the best of psychology with spiritual wisdom for over 45 years, and has been a licensed marriage and family therapist in California for over 40 years. His four books offer an integratrive approach for bringing psychological awareness and spiritual wisdom into our lives and relationships:
Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships
The Authentic Heart: An Eightfold Path to Midlife Love

Dancing with Fire won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Silver Award in the sexuality/relationship category. It was also the winner of the Spirituality and Practice Award as one of the best spiritual books of 2013.
You're invited to explore this website to learn more about John's books, as well as access articles, interviews, and other information about his work, including articles on his online column with Psychology Today.
Themes in John's work:
* Relationships as a Spiritual Path
* Deepening Presence with Ourselves and Others: a Foundation for Emotional and
Spiritual Intimacy
* Healing Shame and Recovering from Trauma--and Affirming Our Authentic Experience
* Living More in Our Body and Being in the Present Moment; Identifying and Transforming
Self-Critical Thoughts
* Honoring Feelings and Longings As an Important Part of Our Spiritual Path--and
Engaging with Them Wisely
* Gradually Awakening to the Beauty and Goodness of Who We Really Are, Apart from our
Conditioning