Dr. Brenda Shoshanna, Ph. D.
Dr. Brenda Shoshanna,
Ph.D., is a psychologist specializing in relationships (in private practice for over
24 years, and the Relationship Expert on iVillage.com) and a long term Zen practitioner and teacher (over 28
years). She is author of many
books, including the forthcoming THE ANGER
DIET (Andrews McMeel, 2005), ZEN AND THE ART OF FALLING
IN LOVE (Simon & Schuster, 2003), ZEN MIRACLES (John Wiley, 2002), WHY
MEN LEAVE (Putnam/Perigee, 1998) (profiled in Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle
and on ABC-TV and NBC-TV), WHAT
HE CAN'T TELL YOU (AND NEEDS TO SAY) (Putnam/Perigee, 2001), 365 WAYS TO GIVE THANKS (Carol
Publishing) (a selection of Avon’s household door-to-door club), JOURNEY THROUGH ILLNESS AND BEYOND
(Steppingstones Press) (winner of the NABE Award for the Best
Book of the Year in the Category of Health), and
EMBARKATIONS: A GUIDE TO DEALING WITH DEATH AND DYING (Prentice-Hall). She
is also author of the e-books STEPPINGSTONES
TO LOVE, SAVE YOUR
RELATIONSHIP and LIVING BY ZEN. Her books have been translated into many languages, including French, Polish, German, Spanish, Japanese,
Korean, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch and Bulgarian. She appears frequently on national television
(ABC-TV, NBC-TV, CBS-TV), in national print (Cosmopolitan, Mademoiselle, New
York Daily News),
and in major venues online (iVillage.com, Barnes & Noble University).
Dr. Shoshanna
is a New York State certified psychologist and psychotherapist. A member of the National Speakers Association, she has taught and run
workshops nationally on all aspects of psychology and relationships at numerous places,
including Barnard College, Marymount College, Hofstra University, Adelphi University, The New Seminary, JFK
Hospital, New York State Psychological Association, The Association for Humanistic
Psychology, The Open Center, The Mental Health Association, and many more.
She has taught Zen and Psychology at the Zen Studies Society in
New York, at Marymount College, and at The Learning Annex.
She has her own
dedicated web site, which you may visit by
clicking here.
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