Alan Fogel Ph.D.

About

Alan Fogel, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and has been an active contributor to research on emotional and sensorimotor development in the social context during infancy and adulthood for the past 35 years. His books include Developing through Relationships (1993, Chicago), Change Processes in Relationships (2006, Cambridge), Infancy: Infant, family, and society, 6th edition (2014, Sloan), Infant Development: A Topical Approach, 2nd Edition (2015, Sloan), Body Sense: The Science and Practice of Embodied Self-Awareness (2013, Norton), and Restorative Embodiment and Resilience: A Guide to Disrupt Habits, Create Inner Peace, Deepen Relationships, and Feel Greater Presence (2021, North Atlantic Books). Fogel is also a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, a licensed massage therapist, a Rosen Method Bodywork practitioner and senior teacher, and founding editor of the Rosen Method International Journal.

Books by Alan Fogel Ph.D.

Recent Posts

When Anger Becomes Empowerment

Anger can be experienced as dysregulated (lashing out, self-blame), modulated, or restorative (life-affirming).

Having a Body vs. Being a Body

The concept of owning, rather than being, a body is a Western cultural invention that prevents whole-person healing, living, and restoration.

The Fiction of a “Mind-Body” Separation

"Mind" and "body" are no more real than fictional characters in a book, movie, or TV series. So why do we believe in them and treat them as if they existed in the flesh?

Are There Health Benefits to Feeling Emotions?

Yes, but many people think that emotions are a sign of weakness.

10 Questions to Help You Feel Embodied Awareness

It’s okay to be stressed, get irritable, withdraw, or feel down. Noticing that what is happening is a positive step toward self-awareness.

3 Ways We Experience Pain: Unrelenting, Manageable, and Relief

Here are some simple ways to manage and relieve pain using our embodied self-awareness.

Getting in Touch With Pain

Do you suffer from emotional or physical pain? Have you tried many types of pain treatments? Pain may be relieved by learning to just feel it.

Fuzzy Feelings: Getting Closer to Our Real Feelings

The felt experiences from our own body including sensations, pulsations, and emotions take time to coalesce in awareness.

Restorative Sexuality: Beyond Excitement and Attraction

Finding restorative sexuality is one key to lasting sexual intimacy, even in the face of illness, dysfunction, and aging.

3 (and Only 3) Ways to Know One’s Self

The neural networks that sustain conscious awareness of our own feelings and thoughts are designed in such a way that there are only three ways to experience ourselves.