Nathaniel Branden: News and Events

Welcome to the web site of Dr. Nathaniel Branden!

The name Nathaniel Branden has become synonymous with "the psychology of self-esteem," a field he began pioneering over thirty years ago.

This web site is dedicated to providing new and old readers the opportunity to explore Nathaniel's work in a variety of formats. We are pleased to offer free articles and essays, as well as books and high quality audio content all through the Nathaniel Branden web site.

Information about Dr. Branden’s psychotherapy/consulting practice, as well as upcoming events, is also available on the site

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Quotations

Some people are afraid of excitement-their own or anyone elses. Never marry anyone who is not a friend to your excitement.

– Nathaniel Branden

Invitation: If you are interested in working with Nathaniel Branden, you are invited to a free fifteen-minute session on the phone to explore the possibilities. There will be no charge for this session. Please call our office (310-476-0234) and a time for you and Dr. Branden to talk can be scheduled.

Nov 2009: NEW Book! The Vision of Ayn Rand: The Basic Principles of Objectivism. The complete course; every word in the 20-lecture series that launched a philosophical movement. Never before published.

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Download Forward (written by Barbara Branden)

Oct 2009: Two new speaking engagements!

~Dr. Branden will lead a workshop on "Self Esteem in Psychotherapy: Helping Your Client be Accountable" at BFI's Summit For Clinical Excellence in Scottsdale, AZ.

Date: Oct 24, 2009
Time: 3:45-5:15
Place: Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort. 5401 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale AZ 85250
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~Dr. Branden will speak on Self-Esteem at work in Guatemala. Nov 12 & 13, 2009.
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Sept, 2009: New Nathaniel Branden article on Self-Esteem, in Personal Excellence:

"Today self-esteem is both a psychological need and economic need-the attribute imperative for adaptiveness to a complex, challenging world that demands a greater capacity for innovation, self-management, personal responsibility, and self-direction. Today, we need not only a higher level of knowledge and skill, but also a higher level of personal autonomy, self-reliance, self-trust, and initiative."
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NEW! August 2009: The Vision of Ayn Rand: The Basic Principles of Objectivism

Laissez Faire Books is extending a special offer to visitors of the Nathaniel Branden website: FREE U.S. shipping on a new limited edition, leather-bound book containing the full text of Nathaniel Branden's immensely popular The Basic Principles of Objectivism course from the 1960s. Click "details" for more information about this new book, its history, and how you can purchase your own copy today.

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June 2009: Free Minds 2009 Conference. The past, present, future of Objectivism. June 30-July 8, 2009 at the Embassy Suites, Las Vegas. Nathaniel will be speaking and receiving a lifetime achievement award.

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June 15, 2008: An Announcement Regarding my Blog, By Nathaniel Branden

I am saddened to report that I am unable to continue working my blog, now and for the near future, due to the demands of two other projects that must claim priority, a problem I failed to anticipate. One of the projects is the writing of a new book; another is—well, that’s a story for another day.

To all who chose to participate in the blog with me, thank you. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

NEW! January 31, 2008:. Newsweek Health Online interview with Dr. Nathaniel Branden, "Is Romance Dead?"
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NEW! January 17, 2008:

Dr. Branden is happy to announce a new, revised edition of The Psychology of Romantic Love (Romantic Love in an Anti-Romantic Age) will be available in book stores and online January 31st.

"This book is about my own love for love", he writes, "my love for the experience and adventure that love offers". For all those who long for love and yet wonder whether their dreams are attainable, The Psychology of Romantic Love shows the way to translate dreams into reality.

The book explores the nature of romantic love on many levels-the philosophical, the psychological, the historical, the sociological, and the physiological. Dr. Branden explains why so many people say that romantic love is just not possible in today's world and-drawing on his experience with thousands of couples-finds that such love is still a possibility for anyone who understands its essence and is willing to accept its challenges.

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November 27, 2005: Dr. Branden is pleased to announce a new Mp3 download: the first in a series of phone conversations with Ken Wilber.
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September 19, 2005:

Dr. Branden is pleased to announce the arrival of the "Living Consciously" series of downloadable audio programs.
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November 30, 2004: Free Radical's Alec Mouhibian interviews Nathaniel Branden.

"I arrived at Dr. Branden’s Beverly Hills bearings with the goal of asking him about issues—topical and theoretical—he hadn’t publicly addressed before."

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March 15, 2004: Dr. Branden and ConsciousOne.com are proud to announce a new opportunity to explore the fundamental principles of self-esteem with a self-directed online course based upon his pioneering book, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.
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