John Tsilimparis | Finding Magic in the Tragic | Nov. 5, 2025

Source: New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove youtube



Description:
John Tsilimparis, MFT, is a psychotherapist, mental health consultant, and former adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and UCLA. John is in private practice and was a former staff therapist in the Department of Psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and in the Department of Addiction Medicine at Kaiser Permanente.

He’s a member of the Advisory Board Committee for the mental health platform Wondermind. He is the author of Retrain Your Anxious Brain: Practical and Effective Tools to Conquer Anxiety and The Magic in the Tragic: Rewriting the Script on Grief and Discovering Happiness in our Darkest Days. His website is Johntsilimparis.com

John describes how to transform difficult times into thriving by leaning into grief and emotional pain, rather than avoiding them. He emphasizes the role of aesthetics, inspiration, and creativity in healing. To strengthen emotional resilience, he encourages finding beauty in suffering, accessing intuition, and creating purpose in daily life.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:57 Universal themes of love and grief
00:10:48 John’s healing journey
00:17:52 Mental health, AI, and technology
00:26:37 Sadness, joy, inspiration, and creativity
00:41:43 Four pillars of spirituality
00:39:50 Three causes of anxiety
00:53:19 Accessing intuition
01:00:52 Creating your life and good karma
01:10:18 Conclusion
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