Polly Young-Eisendrath

Dr. Young-Eisendrath is a psychologist, speaker, Jungian analyst, and has published 15 books including The Self-Esteem Trap, The Resilient Spirit, Women and Desire, and The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Discovery. She came to psychology and Jungian training through the doorway of Buddhist practice, taking formal Zen vows in 1971. She views the dialogue between Buddhism and psychoanalysis as an emerging healing paradigm where ancient practices of awakening and liberation are meeting up with contemporary models of examining our minds. She is committed to building an interpersonally sustainable and ecologically sane world.

• The Cambridge Companion to Jung (co-editor) (2008) Book
• Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path (2019) Book
• The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Discovery (2014) Book
• The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance (2008) Book
• Dialogue Therapy for Couples and Real Dialogue for Opposing Sides: Methods Based on Psychoanalysis and Mindfulness (2021) Book