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
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
We discuss failures when working with siblings, confronting the therapists' anger, and giving permission to stretching your therapy style
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
David Trimble reflects on failures in therapy in the context of more than 7 decades of life, a spiritual journey in which his enthusiasms lead him to stumble
Sunday Aug 31, 2025
Sunday Aug 31, 2025
We discuss how intersectionality, cultural identity, and mistakes all come together.
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Ron shares about two couples sessions that didn’t go as planned, and how he manages both the clinical and self-of-therapist work.
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Dr. Knudson-Martin shares about her newest book and a challenging case
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.