Our speakers to kick off our conversations will be Curt Thompson and Dr. Paul Granello will provide a response.
Curt Thompson MD
Psychiatrist specializing in interpersonal neurobiology, Author, and Speaker
Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist Curt Thompson shares fresh insights and practical applications for developing more authentic relationships and fully experiencing our deepest longing: to be known.
With a considerable dose of warmth (and surprising measure of humor), Curt weaves together an understanding of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) and a Christian view of what it means to be human — to educate and encourage others as they seek to fulfill their intrinsic desire to feel known, valued and connected. He understands that deep, authentic relationships are essential to experiencing a healthier, more purposeful life — but the only way to realize this is to begin telling our stories more truly.
Curt’s unique insights about how the brain affects and processes relationships help people discover a fresh perspective and practical applications to foster healthy and vibrant lives, allowing them to get unstuck and move toward the next beautiful thing they’re being called to make.
Through his workshops, speaking engagements, books, organizational consulting, private clinical practice and other platforms, he helps people process their longings, grief, identity, purpose, perspective of God and perspective of humanity, inviting them to engage more authentically with their own stories and their relationships. Only then can they can feel truly known and connected and live into the meaningful reality they desire to create.
Curt and his wife, Phyllis, live outside of Washington DC and have two adult children.
Dr. Paul F. Granello, Ph.D., LPCC-S, CWC
Associate Professor Counselor Education
The Ohio State University
Dr. Paul F. Granello is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor He has secured over $2.2 million in grants to provide suicide prevention programming in Ohio schools and is a founding partner with the Ohio Department of Mental Health in establishing the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation. also conducts research on psychological and social characteristics of individual well-being and is the founding director of the OSU Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Lab. The SMART Lab provides stress management and biofeedback training to OSU students and faculty.
He has authored or co-authored nine books the most recent on Men’s Mental Health. He has also authored three books on wellness in counseling and trains counselors to incorporate wellness into their counseling practice. He has published over 50 scientific articles in peer reviewed national journals and more than 10 book chapters. Dr. Granello has presented more than 250 international, national, and state presentations on topics related to suicide, psychotherapy outcomes, and wellness. Dr. Granello is a counselor in private practice in Worthington, Ohio.
Asma Mobin-Uddin, MD, MA, FAAP 
Bioethicist, Pediatrician, Children’s Author
Director, Clinical Bioethics Consultation Service
Assistant Professor, Division of Bioethics
The Ohio State University
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Dr. Asma Mobin-Uddin is a clinical ethicist, pediatrician, and award-winning children’s author. She is the director of the Clinical Bioethics Consultation Service at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the OSU Center for Bioethics. She is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Bioethics and in the Department of Pediatrics at the OSU College of Medicine. She is a pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Mobin-Uddin has a special interest in moral distress, which she frequently encounters during her work as a clinical ethicist. In 2022, Dr. Mobin-Uddin received a COVID Warrior Recognition award from the OSU College of Medicine Women in Medicine and Science for her work on moral distress in intensive care units with faculty and staff who cared for COVID patients. In that setting, she oversaw the establishment of numerous programs responding to moral distress amongst staff. Dr. Mobin-Uddin serves on the board of directors of her local mosque, and her current research explores beliefs about end-of-life medical decision-making in the Muslim-American community.
Dr. Mobin-Uddin is also the award-winning author of three children’s books about the Muslim-American experience. The New York Times and CNN featured her first book, My Name is Bilal, in articles on how to teach kids to avoid racism and anti-Asian hatred. This book won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People. More information about her books can be found at www.asmamobinuddin.com.
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