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The Human Condition, Jan 2026

online only Region B 12-Weeks

The Human Condition, Jan 2026

Explore the fundamental patterns of defense we all employ to navigate relational pain in this guided online experience. Designed for working professionals, this course includes 40 hours of online video content (featuring the incomparable Kent Hoffman, Phd) along with readings, a course workbook and a trained Guide who conducts optional videoconference meetings to help you reflect more deeply on the content of each of the six sections of the course. 

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online only - Region B - See Map
Jan 07 - Apr 15, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
English

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Kristin Freeze

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Dive deep into the intricacies of human relationships with our immersive learning experience, The Human Condition: A Journey Through the Core Sensitivities with Kent Hoffman. In this transformative course, you will explore the fundamental patterns of defense we all employ to navigate relational pain, drawing from attachment research and the insights of James Masterson and Ralph Klein. Knowledge of the Circle of Security models is helpful but not required.

Guided by Kent Hoffman’s reflective teachings, you’ll engage with a rich array of multimedia resources—including videos, poems, readings and exercises—that bring the concept of Core Sensitivities to life. You’ll also listen to in-depth interviews of individuals who are separation sensitive, esteem sensitive or safety sensitive as they talk about how their patterns of defense have played out across their lifespans. This course offers a unique blend of self-directed learning and interactive reflection, designed to foster profound personal growth and deeper connections. Learners describe experiencing deep insight into their own life experiences and those working in human services can use this content to better understand relationships with others. Because this training is emotionally intense, however, it is recommended that individuals currently struggling with major life stressors and/or limited social support consider taking this course at another time. Over 35-40 hours and six live sessions spanning approximately fourteen weeks, you’ll embark on a journey of self-reflection and insight, supported by a trained guide and fellow participants.

Course Outline

Any adult who seeks to understand themselves, and the Human Condition, better. (Note: those experiencing significant life stress who do not have considerable social support should defer taking this course.)

Clinicians who work in the human services field report finding this course helpful in better understanding relationships.
Emotionally rich video of Kent Hoffman, Phd culled from a live discussion-based professional training.

A comprehensive course journal with reflection exercises that is downloadable and becomes your overview of course content and your own reflections on that content.

Flexible Learning Experience: Approximately 40 hours of content over five months, with video, readings, and optional interactive videoconference sessions.
Reflect on how humans, who are wired to connect, are also wired to protect: from our earliest days we are conditioned to connect with caregivers and yet, as we develop, our interactive experiences influence the development of protective strategies in interpersonal relationships.

Explore the three-different protective strategies, which we call core sensitivities.

Distinguish separation sensitivity, esteem sensitivity and safety sensitivity through review of the theoretical differences between each sensitivity and the experiential strategies tied to each sensitivity, as presented by in depth interviews with individuals who have each core sensitivity.

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