Dr. Papillon defines spirituality as the courage
to look within and to trust. What is seen and what is trusted is a deep
sense of belonging, of wholeness, of connectedness and of openness to the
Infinite. She became much more aware of how spirituality was crucial in
recovering and reclaiming seven years ago when a tragic set of circumstances
forced her to completely rebuild her personal and professional life. However,
she indeed knows that "to lose one's life is to find it," albeit on a different,
more substantive level. The sacred wound is the critical act through which mortals can
profoundly experience their Divinity. In fact, she now produces and hosts a television
show which came out of her insights from that "death to birth" experience.
The show is called "Breaking Through."
Dr. Papillon pulls from a variety of sources for
her broad understanding of how psychology and spirituality work together.
In the spiritual arena, for example, she has studied every major religion
in depth: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism... as well as the Course
in Miracles; she has been in workshops and lectures with such
diverse pioneers as Huston Smith, Joan Borysenko, Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass,
Matthew Fox, Jean Houston, Lynn Andrews, Marianne Williamson, Wayne Dyer,
Gerald Jampolski, Marion Woodman and numerous others; she has been in conferences
given by Common Boundary, American Psychological Association, and
Association for Transpersonal Psychology among others, both as a participant and speaker. She has also taken concepts from her rich traditional background in Protestantism.
Thus, Dr. Papillon has been able to draw from a vast
array of spiritual teachings and philosophies and add them to her outstanding
training as a psychologist to conceive a one-of-a-kind approach for
individuals, couples, families, organizations and corporations.
Dr. Papillon has just written a landmark book, When Hope Can Kill - Reclaiming Your Soul in a Romantic
Relationship that addresses
the interaction and integration of psychology and spirituality as it
relates to romantic relationships.
Dr. Papillon is an internationally known speaker and
media psychologist. She has recently been published in
Women and Power and the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy. She has
also been interviewed by such varied publications as the New York Times,
the Los Angeles Times, Mademoiselle, Fitness Magazine, and the
American Psychological Association Monitor.
To book Dr. Papillon for speaking engagements please call toll free 800 466-5564 or
send an email to lpapillon@earthlink.net
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