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  • BLOG
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    • JANET
      • At Home on the Kazakh Steppe
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      • MOLP
      • Kmedjzik
      • The Woonboot
      • Cargo
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Arnold Beisser author

15 Aug 2018

The Paradoxical Theory of Change: a Reprint

As I find myself heading back into private practice (I gave up the private practice I had built in Philadelphia when we headed to Peace Corps in 2004.) I’ve been revisiting the foundations of the work I do. Last week … Read More

Arnold Beisser 1970, Arnold Beisser author, Gestalt Therapy, The Paradoxical Theory of Change
1 Aug 2018

My Ode to August

My Ode to August  (don’t expect any rhymes)     I love the month of August. When summer has finally settled down to business Winter’s bare spots in the lawn have filled in And all around me is lush and … Read More

Arnold Beisser author, Janet Givens author, Mariah Fenton Gladis, My Ode to August, The Cycle of Experience, The Paradoxical Theory of Change

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Books

LEAPFROG: How to hold a civil conversation in an uncivil era

“Janet’s LEAPFROG describes— in an accessible and fun way— the nuts and bolts of how to have a civil conversation…”

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At Home on the Kazakh Steppe:A Peace Corps Memoir

Praise from Kirkus Review

“…she writes engagingly … a sharp-eyed journalist. A worthwhile read for anyone with an interest in humanitarian work.”

At Home on the Kazakh Steppe, A Peace Corps Memoir, by Janet Givens
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