Dave Smith Dharma

Interview: George Hofmann: Practicing Mental Ilness

Episode Summary

I met George Hofmann just before the Covid-19 shutdown. We were both attending a retreat with Stephen Batchelor at Upaya Zen Center. We became fast friends and I was very interested in his process with mindfulness and Dharma. George, has a long personal history of working with Bi-polar disorder. Through medication, meditation and some CBT, he is now living a happy successful life. Hear his journey, process and his contributions to the world of mental health. Dave Smith Website: http://www.davesmithdharma.com/ Find out more about George here. website: www.practicingmentalillness.com Blog on PsychCentral: https://blogs.psychcentral.com/older-bipolar/ The book at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Handling-Anxiety-Time-Crisis/dp/1789046793/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=resilience+handling+anxiety+in+a+time+of+crisis&qid=1588021263&sr=8-4

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I met George Hofmann just before the Covid-19 shutdown. We were both attending a retreat with Stephen Batchelor at Upaya Zen Center. We became fast friends and I was very interested in his process with mindfulness and Dharma. George, has a long personal history of working with Bi-polar disorder. Through medication, meditation and some CBT, he is now living a happy successful life. Hear his journey, process and his contributions to the world of mental health. Find out more about George here.

website:    www.practicingmentalillness.com

Blog on PsychCentral:    https://blogs.psychcentral.com/older-bipolar/

The book at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Handling-Anxiety-Time-Crisis/dp/1789046793/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=resilience+handling+anxiety+in+a+time+of+crisis&qid=1588021263&sr=8-4