The AFTA Podcast
This podcast explores current therapy practices and research-oriented approaches. Host Navid Zamani interviews scholar practitioners of the American Family Therapy Academy to capture current interests and curiosities of guests, the evolution of these curiosities over time, and implications for practice/theory in family therapy.
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Episodes
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Season 2! Stories of "failures" and what the therapist learned. We kick off this season with Dr. Tabitha Webster
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
We discuss engaging with intercultural/interracial/interfaith intimate partnerships, focusing on systems, strengths and critical processes across the lifecycle
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
We discuss families in the context of the environmental crisis, environmental activism in couples work, and the conditions for profound work.
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
We discuss the troubled history of family therapy, the always effective lunch session, results based accountability and the great promise of family therapy
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
We discuss the application of sexual health for Muslims, the role of the soul, and the revival of tradition.
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
We discuss hypnobreath, the trance of dominant stories, and the cultural power of narcissism
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
In this session, we discuss meetings with remarkable people, explicit and implicit constraints, and the importance of attunement.
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
Saturday Aug 31, 2024
In this session, we discuss the social matrix diagram, how it can support an examination of personal, familial and societal issues, and the effects of neoliberalism on family therapy
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
This episode was recorded at the 2024 AFTA Conference in Denver, CO. Host Navid Zamani interviews multiple attendees of the conference
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
Sunday Jun 30, 2024
We discuss the therapist's state of mind as shaped by the relational field of the psychotherapy and fluid shifting between wordless awareness and language understanding