Mark Epstein
Psychiatrist and author
Mark Epstein is a New York City psychiatrist who writes about how Buddhism and psychotherapy meet. Readers come to him for a therapist's view of Buddhist ideas.
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American Born 1953 in the United States
About Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein, born in 1953, is an American psychiatrist and author. He has a private practice in New York City and earned both his undergraduate and medical degrees at Harvard University. His writing looks at where Buddhist teachings and psychotherapy overlap, and he brings the Buddha's ideas together with Sigmund Freud's approaches to trauma. His books include Advice Not Given and Thoughts Without a Thinker, as well as The Trauma of Everyday Life, which reads the Buddha's spiritual journey in light of childhood trauma.