Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D.

Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a psychologist, writer, speaker, and Jungian analyst who is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Real Dialogue in Vermont. She has published 19 books including, The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance and Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path. She is the co-author, with Jean Pieniadz, Ph.D., of Dialogue Therapy for Couples and Real Dialogue for Opposing Sides: Methods Based on Psychoanalysis and Mindfulness. Polly hosts the popular podcast ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom which provides a fresh look at human hostilities and what to do about them. She has a new podcast that examines the current fads, fictions and potentials of psychedelics, meditation and other kinds of awakening: Waking Up is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space. She is a lifelong Buddhist practitioner and a Mindfulness teacher.