Seth Zuihō Segall, Ph.D. was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest in the White Plum Asanga and Zen Peacemaker Order lineages by Daiken Nelson Roshi and is affiliated with White Plains Zen and Boundless Way Zen of Westchester. Before studying Zen, he was an Insight Meditation practitioner. He is a retired clinical psychologist who was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale University School of Medicine, a former Director of Psychology at Waterbury Hospital, and a former President of the New England Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Seth’s publications include Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist Teachings (SUNY Press, 2003), Buddhism and Human Flourishing: A Modern Western Perspective (Palgrave MacMillan, 2020), and Living Zen: A Practical Guide to a Peaceful, Positive, and Balanced Life (Rockridge Press, 2020). He has forthcoming chapters in The Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Meditation (2022) and the Springer Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality (2022). He is a contributing editor for Tricycle Magazine, the science writer for the Mindfulness Research Monthly, and a chaplain associate at White Plains Hospital. His blog (www.existentialbuddhist.com) contains over 130 essays on Buddhist topics