In this episode of the podcast I am speaking with Lois Holzman PhD about how we can learn at any age through play. Amongst other things we talk about some of her main influences and turning points, Developmental Psychology, how babies learn, schools, Vygotsky - in play children perform a head taller than they are, Social Psychology, performing, improvisation, living in the present time and her Devolopmentalist’s guide to a better life and mental health.
Lois Holzman received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and psycholinguistics from Columbia University. Lois founded the East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy in the 1980s with philosopher, therapist and activist Fred Newman. She is its current director. With Newman, she developed Social Therapeutics as a methodology in which human development and community development are inseparable, and linked to play, performance and practical philosophy. Lois is the author/editor of ten books and dozens of chapters and articles. She blogs at loisholzman.org; A Conceptual Revolution at Psychology Today; and Mad in America. She lives in New York City and can be reached at lholzman@eastsideinstitute.org.
Follow the link to her latest book A Developmentalist's Gudie to Better Mental Health
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