Purpose of Africa Fossils Tour

So what was the purpose of my South African Hominin Fossils Study Trip? It all had to do with the evolution of our human brain/mind. If we as mental health therapists can come to understand that our brain/mind changed and evolved over time just like the rest of our physical bodies did, then we can know why we today think and feel and act differently than our ancient hominin ancestors. Then we can help people better in treatment to find their way to a more fulfilled life today. This is the goal of two relatively new fields of study in psychology and psychoanalysis: Evolutionary Biology and Psychology and Affective Neuroscience. My experience has been that when you combine these fields you get a fuller understanding of our mental functioning today. This interdisciplinary field is Neuropsychoanalysis( created by Mark Solms in 1999.) This was what Africa was all about for me!! ;