Origin Story

ORIGIN STORY

reflecting on our past, imagining our future

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Rabbi Ron Finkelstein, Saybrook Ph.D. candidate, discusses the history of the meaning of morality, its evolution, and how important it is for therapists to remember that ethics and current culture greatly impact our morals.

The psychology of morality

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Coronavirus took us away from our loved ones for months—what does it mean to embrace again? One woman shares her journey.

The First Hug

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Humanistic psychology places an emphasis on the creative and imaginative aspects of experience and shows promise on what can be done to amend and live through this crisis.

Our Psychological Response to a Pandemic

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An exploration of the origin of his deeply rooted connection with music, Jeff Mims, a doctoral student at Saybrook, delves into his family background and finds larger meaning.

Music, meaning, and the return

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Through an unexpected experience of healing with her horse, alumna Anne Shelton believes that equine assisted therapy should be further researched for therapeutic uses.

Horses and healing

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As society becomes more complex and technology evolves to make our lives more convenient, we’re also being pulled apart more and more.

Being human in the 21st century

Finding mindfulness through technology

Saybrook doctoral student Julia Garcia connects social change, mindfulness, and her transformative degree through technology.

Mindful Technology

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President Nathan Long explores the university's humanistic legacy and a future unbound by convention.

The fourth revolution