In this episode I interview the super-knowledgable Cognitive Psychotherapist and Stoic Philosophy expert Donald Robertson, author of the excellent book How To Think Like A Roman Emperor , as well as 5 other on Philosophy, Psychotherapy & Psychological skills Training. Donald takes us on a journey through ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy, from Socrates to the Emperor  Marcus Aurelius, exploring the Virtues of the Stoics and how we can apply them to our own lives to help us navigate the challenges of modern life.

Donald is a founding member of Modern Stoicism and his own website contains online courses on Stoic Philosophy as well as lots of free videos and articles - it's an absolute treasure-trove of information. He is also a committee member for https://modernstoicism.com/ and one of the organisers and speakers  of the Stoicon-x Military conference, exploring Courage, Honour & Stoicism.

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Below are the episode highlights:

Start: Donald's journey into Stoic Philosophy & Psychotherapy
7:20 -  The female connection with Stoicism
9:47 -  Zeno, the founder of Stoicism
18:18 - The link between Philosophy and Psychotherapy
21:55 -  Seneca The Younger & Epictetus
26: 44 -  The upbringing of Marcus Aurelius
31:16 -  The background to the 4 Cardinal Virtues of Stoic Philosophy
34:54 -  The Virtue of Wisdom (based on reason)
41:41 - The Virtue of Courage
44: 50 -  The Virtue of Temperance (self-discipline)
45:54 - When self-discipline becomes a vice
48:30 -  The Virtue of Justice (social morality)
51:42 - The Therapy of the Passions
57:15 - The practical application of Stoicism to modern life
1:05:35 - The View From Above technique  release of our first public course