Author: loisholzman

27 Oct

Posted at 02:36h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy

This summer I drafted an article for a special issue on diagnostic alternatives of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Having learned that it will be at least a year before publication (which is ridiculous), I am making it available here. Feedback welcome! Diagnosis: A Thousand Ordinary People Speak Out Lois Holzman and Elisabeth...

10 Oct

Posted at 18:50h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Education, Learning Environments, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Speaking Engagements

I had a wonderful time this past weekend at the 2016 North Carolina Honors Association Conference in Greensboro North Carolina. It was a privilege to be the keynote speaker at the opening banquet, especially since the conference theme was "Innovations in Pedagogy, Research, and Learning: Using Play, Performance and Improvisation."...

10 Sep

Posted at 17:54h in I Like This, What's New, Words to Ponder

I love the sentiment here (from Failure: Why Science is So Successful by Stuart Firestein) You may have noticed that I have a fondness for quotes. It's not so much that I think quoting famous people gives a statement more authority or is less open to criticism. Rather, I think that just because...

02 Sep

Posted at 14:49h in Play, Speaking Engagements, What's New

I'm "honored" to be giving the keynote at the 2016 North Carolina Honors Association (NCHA) Conference on October 7th. The two-day event is hosted by Lloyd International Honors College on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This year’s theme is "Innovations in Pedagogy, Research, and Learning:...

01 Sep

Posted at 14:09h in Applied Theatre, Clowning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Education, Events, Health Care, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Play, Politics, Publications, Theatre

  The Performing the World 2016 newsletters can't help but inspire you. Each newsletter features some of the creative performance activists presenting September 23-25 at this important gathering. Check back for more newsletters over the next two weeks.  ...