Eric Maisel Explained

Eric Maisel
Birth Place:Bronx, New York, US
Birth Date:14 January 1947
Education:San Francisco State University,
Oregon State University, University of Oregon
Occupation:Teacher, author, coach
Website:http://ericmaisel.com

Eric Maisel (born 1947) is an American psychotherapist, teacher, coach, author and atheist. His books include Fearless Creating (1995), The Van Gogh Blues (2002), Coaching the Artist Within (2005), and The Atheist's Way (2009).[1]

Biography

Eric Maisel was born in the Bronx, and grew up in Brooklyn.

Maisel is a columnist for Professional Artist magazine and a featured contributor to Psychology Today. His books include "Rethinking Depression," “Mastering Creative Anxiety," "Creative Recovery," "A Writer’s San Francisco," and "A Writer’s Paris". He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his family.[2]

Maisel is the author of more than 40 books and a creativity coach.[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] He trains creativity coaches and provides training for the Creativity Coaching Association.[1]

Creativity coaching

In the early 1990s, Maisel developed the coaching specialty of creativity coaching. Creativity coaching focuses on helping creative and performing artists meet their emotional and practical challenges.

In his 2005 book Coaching the Artist Within, Maisel presents anecdotal case studies of his creativity coaching work with creative and performing artists and presents lessons of importance to artists, among them "creating in the middle of things," “upholding dreams and testing reality," “committing to goal-oriented process," and "maintaining a creative life."[7]

Mental health

In his 2012 book Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels and Create Personal Meaning, Maisel rejects the idea that a case has been made for the existence of the “mental disorder of depression,” given the weakness of the construct “mental disorder,” the insufficiency of diagnosing on the basis of symptom pictures alone, and the reasonableness of supposing that what we are seeing is profound sadness instead; and presents an “updated existential program” for dealing with "profound sadness".[8] [9] [10] [11]

Atheism

A lifelong atheist, Maisel described in his 2009 book The Atheist's Way: Living Well Without Gods how individuals can negotiate the paradigm shift from seeking meaning (in religion, spiritual pursuits, or anywhere else) to making meaning.[12]

Books

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/dr-eric-r-maisel-phd “Eric Maisel’s Bio"
  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-maisel-phd “Eric Maisel’s Bio"
  3. Book: Jaycox, Victoria. Single Again: A Guide for Women Starting Over. registration. W. W. Norton and Company. 1999. 9780393046991 .
  4. Book: Hancock, Georganna. Review of MASTERING CREATIVE ANXIETY by Eric Maisel . A Writer's Edge. 2011.
  5. Book: Myers, Tona. The Soul of Creativity: Insights into the Creative Process . New World Library. 1999.
  6. Book: Warmke, Clare. Idea Revolution: Guidelines and Prompts for Brainstorming Alone, in Groups or With Clients (Graphic Design) . registration. How Design Books . 2002. 9781581803327 .
  7. http://artbistro.monster.com/benefits/articles/11390-meet-artbistro-creativity-coach-eric-maisel “Eric Maisel Biography"
  8. http://newworldlibrary.com/ArticleDetails/tabid/230/ArticleID/242/Default.aspx “New World Library Interview"
  9. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/31voicesmarch/2012/02/24/rethinking-depression-interview-with-eric-maisel “31 Voices March Interview”
  10. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/31voicesmarch/2012/02/24/rethinking-depression-interview-with-eric-maisel “Maryanne Live Radio Interview with Eric Maisel”
  11. http://scottcluthe.com/?p=4139 “Scott Cluthe interviews Eric Maisel on Rethinking Depression”
  12. http://mnatheists.org/news-and-media/book-reviews/291-the-atheists-way-by-eric-maisel-grant-steves-reviewer “The Atheist’s Way Review"