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Michael Friedman Ph.D.

About

Michael Friedman, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, life coach and the co-founder of Hardcore Humanism. Hardcore Humanism is a life philosophy, therapy and coaching program designed to help people identify their life's purpose and work hard to achieve it. Dr. Mike has been studying how we can who has been studying how psychological processes impact us as individuals and as a society for over 30 years. He attended the University of Pennsylvania as an undergraduate, attended Yale University for his graduate studies, and completed his clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Brown University. He has authored and co-authored several academic papers and book chapters and has presented his work at both national and international conferences. He has received grant funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. He has received awards for his work from the Association for the Advancement of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Society for Behavioral Medicine and the Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research. He has also written articles for CNN, USA Today, Fox News, Huffington Post, Compulsive Magazine and Everyday Health, and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, NPR and Wall Street Journal Radio. Dr. Mike regularly delivers wellness talks to corporations, including PricewaterhouseCoopers and Macquarie Capital. He has a private practice in New York.

Recent Posts
How Shaun Morgan Empties His Jar

"Every time I allowed myself to be vulnerable, I was let down again. And then it became a shame. I felt ashamed that I had allowed myself to be fooled again and again and again."

"Every time I allowed myself to be vulnerable, I was let down again. And then it became a shame. I felt ashamed that I had allowed myself to be fooled again and again and again."

What Brent Smith Understands About Being Human

"I would be more nervous if I wasn't nervous, because it lets me know I'm alive. It lets me know that I care."

"I would be more nervous if I wasn't nervous, because it lets me know I'm alive. It lets me know that I care."

Adam Darski and the Dynamic Evolution of Heavy Metal Music

Founding member of band Behemoth shares how heavy metal music inspired him to overcome obstacles, discover his true self, and achieve his purpose.

Founding member of band Behemoth shares how heavy metal music inspired him to overcome obstacles, discover his true self, and achieve his purpose.

Heavy Metal GWAR and the Power of Identity

"It was a matter of personal economics. It just started costing me more to do it than I was taking away from it. And so I had to stop.”

"It was a matter of personal economics. It just started costing me more to do it than I was taking away from it. And so I had to stop.”

Why We Feel Empty

When feeling empty and disconnected, instead of filling the void with unhealthy habits, here are steps we can take to understand and embrace our emptiness to achieve fulfillment.

When feeling empty and disconnected, instead of filling the void with unhealthy habits, here are steps we can take to understand and embrace our emptiness to achieve fulfillment.