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The Existential Lens

Podcast de Evan Kaufman

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https://evankaufman.orgHosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman, located in Eugene Oregon. The Existential Lens explores the deeper questions that shape our inner lives—meaning, identity, freedom, anxiety, and the ongoing work of living authentically.Grounded in an existential-humanistic therapy perspective and supported by contemplative practice, each episode offers a quiet space for reflection. It’s an invitation to slow down, think more deeply, and engage your life with greater awareness, presence, and intention.

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6 episodios

Portada del episodio Myth, Incompleteness, and the Mystery of Existence

Myth, Incompleteness, and the Mystery of Existence

We do not encounter raw reality. We encounter interpretation. In this episode, I begin with reports of alien abductions and follow the thread into a deeper philosophical question: how do human beings organize incomplete knowledge into a livable world? Along the way, we explore scientific inquiry, Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, Buddhist ideas of emptiness, and the recursive nature of meaning. What emerges is a meditation on myth—not as a falsehood or untruth, but as the narrative structure through which our identity as embodied beings takes shape. And in therapy, learning to see the limits of those narratives may be one of the most liberating experiences available to us. This episode is part of The Existential Lens [https://evankaufman.org/the-existential-lens], hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman. Evan is a therapist in Eugene, Oregon, offering depth-oriented therapy to adults and couples.  For more reflections on therapy, existence, and the human experience, visit https://evankaufman.org [https://evankaufman.org]

26 de feb de 2026 - 29 min
Portada del episodio The Third Actor: AI, Therapy, and the Loss of Presence

The Third Actor: AI, Therapy, and the Loss of Presence

In this episode, Evan explores“the third actor”, the subtle way artificial intelligence enters our inner lives both in and outside of therapy. Beginning with a reflection on impermanence, the episode moves into clinical observations about AI, electronic stimulation, substance use, and the ways we outsource meaning, understanding, and contact with ourselves. This episode is not an argument against technology, but rather an inquiry into what AI fails to provide: embodied presence, authentic relationship, and lived encounter with existence itself. This episode is part of The Existential Lens [https://evankaufman.org/the-existential-lens], hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman. Evan is a therapist in Eugene, Oregon, offering depth-oriented therapy to adults and couples.  For more reflections on therapy, existence, and the human experience, visit https://evankaufman.org [https://evankaufman.org]

2 de feb de 2026 - 25 min
Portada del episodio Understanding Anxiety: Fear, Choice, and the Unknown

Understanding Anxiety: Fear, Choice, and the Unknown

Anxiety is often treated as something to eliminate, overcome or master. But what if it is pointing toward something deeper within us? In this episode, I explore the relationship between anxiety and freedom through an existential lens. We look at anxiety as an encounter with the unknown, one that arises not only from fear or conflict, but from choice, responsibility, and the realities of being human. Rather than framing anxiety as pathology, this conversation considers how it can function as a guide, revealing where growth, meaning, and agency are being asked of us within our lives.  This episode is especially relevant for those navigating transitions, difficult choices, or a persistent sense of inner tension that doesn’t seem to resolve through insight alone. This episode is part of The Existential Lens [https://evankaufman.org/the-existential-lens], hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman. Evan is a therapist in Eugene, Oregon, offering depth-oriented therapy to adults and couples.  For more reflections on therapy, existence, and the human experience, visit https://evankaufman.org [https://evankaufman.org]

12 de ene de 2026 - 33 min
Portada del episodio When Meaning Has No Map

When Meaning Has No Map

This episode sits with the lived experience of loneliness, loss of meaning, and the sense that there is no clear way to navigate life—a feeling of living without a map. While the reflection looks closely at the inner lives of men and how these struggles often show up, the conversation is intentionally offered for all identities. Many of the themes explored speak to deeply human experiences that everyone can identify with. Beginning with a contemplative reflection on time, space, and becoming, the episode widens the frame beyond individual symptoms and looks toward the broader cultural and existential conditions shaping how many of us live today. Drawing from existential philosophy and lived clinical experience, the conversation explores freedom, responsibility, and the creative work of self-authorship—how a way forward can begin to emerge not from external answers, but from sustained contact with one’s inner life. This episode is part of The Existential Lens [https://evankaufman.org/the-existential-lens], hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman. Evan is a therapist in Eugene, Oregon, offering depth-oriented therapy to adults and couples.  For more reflections on therapy, existence, and the human experience, visit https://evankaufman.org [https://evankaufman.org]

16 de dic de 2025 - 29 min
Portada del episodio Identity as a Living Process

Identity as a Living Process

What does it mean to be a self? In this episode of The Existential Lens, psychotherapist Evan Kaufman explores the evolving nature of identity—how who we are is not a fixed object to uncover, but an ongoing process we enact moment by moment. Drawing on existential therapy, phenomenology, and enactivist psychology, Evan examines why our sense of self shifts across contexts, why we contain multiple “selves,” and how our identities take shape through relationships, meaning, and lived experience. Listeners are invited to consider the subtle moments in everyday life that open into the deeper mystery of being: a glance at an old photograph, a quiet morning routine, or a surprising feeling of misalignment with the life we’ve built. This episode is for anyone curious about identity, authenticity, and the inner complexity that brings people into therapy. It speaks to clients, clinicians, and anyone drawn to existential-humanistic perspectives on what it means to live a more honest, grounded, and meaningful life. Topics explored: * Identity as a dynamic, living process * The myth of a “true” fixed self * Existential anxiety and the freedom to change * Multiplicity and the many selves we carry * How relationships shape who we become * Moments that reveal the mystery of being * The role of existential-humanistic therapy in identity formation If you’re interested in existential psychology, depth-oriented therapy, or the inner work of becoming more fully yourself, this episode offers a grounding, reflective space to explore these questions more deeply. This episode is part of The Existential Lens [https://evankaufman.org/the-existential-lens], hosted by psychotherapist Evan Kaufman. Evan is a therapist in Eugene, Oregon, offering depth-oriented therapy to adults and couples.  For more reflections on therapy, existence, and the human experience, visit https://evankaufman.org [https://evankaufman.org]

2 de dic de 2025 - 21 min
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