Welcome to the Lineage Project & Bookstore!
The Lineage Project is where we pause to look back—not just out of respect, but to help you understand where our work comes from.
Here, you’ll meet some of the thinkers, teachers, and models that have shaped the foundations of the Self-Directed Change® Frameworks—voices like Carl Jung, Jonathan Haidt, Albert Bandura, Carol Dweck, Malcolm Knowles, and many others whose ideas continue to inform the way we think about change, learning, and human development. Read more...
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Tara Brach, PhD
Warm, calming, relatable, steady, compassionate, clear, accepting, kind. encouraging, present.
Malcolm Knowles, PhD
Andragogy, self-directed learning, adult education, experience, motivation, autonomy, practical application, learner-centered.
Dr. Malcolm Knowles' Page & Books
Thich Nhat Hahn
Mindfulness, interbeing, engaged Buddhism, compassion, presence, nonviolence, suffering, peace, breath, contemplation.
Joseph Campbell
Mythology, archetype, hero’s journey, comparative religion, narrative, culture, monomyth, storytelling.
Carol Dweck, PhD
Mindset, motivation, learning, self-theories, achievement, resilience, growth, beliefs, personality, cognitive development.
Albert Bandura, PhD
Self-efficacy, social learning, modeling, behavior change, agency, observational learning, cognition.
Jonathan Haidt, PhD
Moral psychology, social intuition, emotion, coherence, relationships, flourishing, elevation, happiness, cultural variability, elephant-rider.
Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Stress mindset, positive stress, willpower, self-control, behavior change, motivation, health psychology, neuroscience, reappraisal, mindfulness.
Dr. Kelly McGonigal's Page & Books
Virginia Satir
Family therapy, People-making, communication, self-esteem, congruence, systems, transformation, coping stances, growth, experiential, relational.
Carl Jung, MD
Archetypes, collective unconscious, individuation, psyche, symbolism, dreams, shadow, synchronicity, typology, myth.
Daniel Kahneman, PhD
Decision-making, heuristics, biases, dual-process, judgment, prospect theory, cognition, uncertainty, behavioral economics, attention.
Dr. Daniel Kahneman's Page & Books
Marsha Linehan, PhD
DBT, emotion regulation, mindfulness, borderline personality, distress tolerance, behavioral therapy, acceptance, validation, skills training.
Daniel Siegel, MD
Interpersonal neurobiology, integration, attachment, mindfulness, self-regulation, trauma, narrative, relational health.
Richard Davidson, PhD
Affective neuroscience, attention, resilience. neuroplasticity, well-being, mindfulness, brain circuits.
James Prochaska, PhD
Behavior change, transtheoretical model, stages of change, readiness, relapse, decision-making, health psychology, self-efficacy, intervention, motivation.
Dr. James Prochaska's Page & Books
William Glasser, MD
Choice theory, reality therapy, responsibility, needs, behavior, control, relationships, autonomy, internal motivation, psychology.
Carl Rogers PhD
Person-centered, unconditional positive regard, empathy, congruence, self-actualization, organismic valuing, therapeutic relationship, authenticity, growth, client autonomy.
Martin Seligman, PhD
Positive psychology, learned helplessness, well-being, optimism, PERMA model, resilience, agency, character strengths, flourishing.
Dr. Martin Seligman's Page & Books
Victor Vroom, PhD
Expectancy theory, motivation, decision-making, organizational behavior, effort, leadership, cognitive models, workplace psychology.
Dr. Victor Vroom's Page & Books
Daniel Goleman, PhD
Emotional intelligence, self-regulation, empathy, social skills, attention, leadership, motivation, mindfulness, neuroscience, performance.
Gregory Bateson
Cybernetics, systems theory, double-bind, epistemology, communication, feedback, adaptation.
Murray Bowen MD
Family systems, differentiation, multigenerational, emotional process, triangulation, anxiety.
Lev Vygotsky
Zone of proximal development, sociocultural theory, mediation, language, learning, scaffolding, cognition, internalization, social interaction.
Karen Horney, MD
Neurosis, self-realization, basic anxiety, inner conflict, personality, psychoanalysis, culture, self-image, coping strategies, relational theory.
Alfred Korzybsky
General semantics, abstraction, language, perception, time-binding, epistemology, meaning, symbol systems, map-territory, communication.
Richard Bandler
NLP metamodel, pattern-focused, modeling, strategic, inventive, provocative, energetic, hypnosis, confident, playful, bold.
John Grinder, PhD
Linguistics, NLP calibration, modeling, syntax, transformational grammar, communication, perception, behavior patterns, structure, learning.
Dr. John Grinder's Page & Books
Robert Dilts
NLP modeling, belief systems, strategies, neurolinguistics, change patterns, identity, cognitive structures, learning.
Stephen Gilligan, PhD
Ericksonian, trance, self-relations, generative change, somatics, consciousness, therapeutic relationship, identity, mindfulness, resilience.
Dr. Stephen Gilligan's Page & Books
Fritz Perls, MD
Gestalt therapy, awareness, here-and-now, contact, self-regulation, experiential, resistance, integration, organismic theory, dialogue.
Dr. {name]'s Page & Books
