Faculty

Diane Ackerman

MA, MFA, and PhD from Cornell University
Author
Bestselling author of 26 books of prose and poetry.

Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including The Human Age, The Zookeeper’s Wife, and A Natural History of the Senses, books beloved by millions of readers all over the world. In prose so rich and evocative that one can feel the earth turning beneath one’s feet as one reads, Ackerman’s thrilling observations urge us to live in the moment, to wake up to nature’s everyday miracles.

2024 Sessions

What is a Self?

Most of us feel reasonably intact and continuous, despite the constant commotion in our lives, our relationships, and our cells. But what exactly is a "Self?" In this talk I'll explore how the brain becomes the mind, and how it builds a sense of self (even a secret society of selves), to manage the everchanging mental fantasia in which we spend our days.

Keynote Speaker

Sunday, December 05 1:45–2:45 PM
Faculty

Diane Ackerman

MA, MFA, and PhD from Cornell University
Author
Bestselling author of 26 books of prose and poetry.

Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including The Human Age, The Zookeeper’s Wife, and A Natural History of the Senses, books beloved by millions of readers all over the world. In prose so rich and evocative that one can feel the earth turning beneath one’s feet as one reads, Ackerman’s thrilling observations urge us to live in the moment, to wake up to nature’s everyday miracles.

Fear and Healing in the Human Age

What an exciting time to be alive. Suddenly we humans are no longer mere observers of nature, but central to its workings, elemental in our force. Scientists have even renamed our geologic era "The Human Age." But it's also a torrentially frightening time, because we're swept up in so many mind-altering revolutions in science, technology, medicine, and dizzying new ways of knowing the universe, our relationships, our identity. Therapists have brand new problems to confront, both personally and in their work, because the context of our lives is changing so rapidly. How do you face these challenges yourself, and help your clients cope with the demands of living in our exciting, but also flooding and destabilizing new era?

Moderator

Presenter

Friday, December 16 8:00–9:00 AM
Room Osceola CD

Jeffrey Zeig

PhD
Director
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

Dr Zeig is the Director and Founder of The Milton Erickson Foundation in Phoenix, Arizona. He has edited or authored 20 books on psychotherapy including A Teaching Seminar with Milton Erickson and The Evolution of Psychotherapy.
Dr. Zeig has served the Architect and Organizer of: The Evolution Conferences; The Couples Conferences; the Erickson Seminars and The Milton H. Erickson Congresses. Dr Zeig is a Clinical Psychologist and marriage and family counselor in Phoenix, Arizona. In his private practice he specializes in brief psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. Dr. Zeig teaches nationally and internationally and has presented at major medical centers in the United States.

Faculty

Diane Ackerman

MA, MFA, and PhD from Cornell University
Author
Bestselling author of 26 books of prose and poetry.

Poet, essayist, and naturalist, Diane Ackerman is the author of two dozen highly acclaimed works of nonfiction and poetry, including The Human Age, The Zookeeper’s Wife, and A Natural History of the Senses, books beloved by millions of readers all over the world. In prose so rich and evocative that one can feel the earth turning beneath one’s feet as one reads, Ackerman’s thrilling observations urge us to live in the moment, to wake up to nature’s everyday miracles.

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