Donald is a trainer and writer, with decades of experience. He’s a specialist in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and known as an expert on the relationship between modern cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. He was born in Scotland but worked as a psychotherapist for many years in London, England, where he ran a training school for therapists, before emigrating to Canada to focus on his writing and developing eLearning courses. He now lives part-time in Athens, Greece.

Donald is the author of several books on philosophy and psychotherapy, as well as having contributed chapters to four other books and published many articles in journals and magazines. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius was #1 best seller in philosophy. He’s also the author of Verissimus, a graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius, as well as a forthcoming prose biography of him from Yale University Press. He’s edited and written the introduction to Capstone Classics’ new edition of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. You can contact him via his website.

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  Introduction

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  Welcome to the Preliminary Section

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  About the Course

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  What is Stoicism?

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  Learning More about Stoicism

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  Course Goals

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  Overview of Contents

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  Group Discussions & Social Media

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  Your Course Facilitator

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  Your Role and Responsibilities

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  Troubleshooting

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  Illustration: Marcus Aurelius

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  Preliminary: Knowledge Check

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  Weekly Webinars (Sunday)

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  What Next after Preliminary Week?

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  Introduction

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  The Questionnaires

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  Welcome to Week One

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  Course Structure

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  Overview of Week One

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  Stoic Mindfulness

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  The Handbook of Epictetus (4:13)

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  The Basic Concept

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  Worksheet: Two-Column Exercise

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  Daily Exercise

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  Example & Questions

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  Self-Monitoring

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  Worksheet: Self-Monitoring

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  Download Audio Recording

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  Cues & Reminders

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  Week 1: Knowledge Check

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  What Next after Week One?

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  Introduction

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  Welcome to Week Two

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  Overview of Week Two

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  The Basic Concept

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  Living Virtuously

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  What is Virtue?

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  Values Clarification Exercise

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  More Values Clarification

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  Desirable versus Healthy and Praiseworthy

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  Valued Living & Activity Scheduling

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  Self-Monitoring

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  Daily Exercise

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  Download Audio Recording

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  Week Two Knowledge Check

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  What Next after Week Two?