A Marine has landed on Planet Coincidence. Derek Abbey uses synchronicity and serendipity as natural contributors to his leadership of Project Recover, He expects meaningful coincidences to happen. He sees them as doorways to possibilities and with discernment steps through. to surprisingly advance his unfolding purpose on Earth. Derek serves as a model of how to implement meaningful coincidences in your life. You can purchase Dr. Beitman's new book here, Meaningful Coincidences, available now! https://www.innertraditions.com/books... Dr. Derek Abbey is originally from Seattle, He spent 23 years in the United States Marine Corps, serving as an enlisted Marine and an officer, both on the ground and in the air. This included serving as an F/A-18 aviator and in the special operations community. He studied history at Oregon State University for his undergraduate education. He holds an M.A. in Higher Education Leadership and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego. Today, he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Project Recover. www.projectrecover.org Our host Dr. Bernard Beitman is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences. He is Founding Director of The Coincidence Project. His book, and his Psychology Today blog, are both titled Connecting with Coincidence. He has developed the first valid and reliable scale to measure coincidence sensitivity, and has written and edited coincidence articles for Psychiatric Annals. He is a visiting professor at the University of Virginia and former chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He attended Yale Medical School and completed a psychiatric residency at Stanford. Dr. Beitman has received two national awards for his psychotherapy training program and is internationally known for his research into the relationship between chest pain and panic disorder. To register for the Coincidence Cafe to tell your coincidence stories: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/meaningful-coincidences to purchase Dr. Beitman's newest book "Meaningful Coincidences" Visit https://www.coincider.com/ to learn more about Dr. Beitman's research