Center for Healthy Minds

Donal’s primary research area is on one planet thriving (aka sustainable well-being). He has developed a model, Context Appropriate Balanced Attention (MacCoon, et al., 2004), to describe the role of attention in emotion regulation and has applied and tested the model with anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, mindfulness practices (he has been instrumental in designing a robust active control for testing the effects of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), and has focused on applying this thinking to the goal of thriving on one planet’s worth of resources (highlighted by Lion's Roar).

He maintains a private practice in Madison where he focuses on contemplative psychotherapy, emotion regulation and work with couples. As a national speaker, he uses science, music and clinical experience to educate audiences on themes related to mindfulness and One Planet Thriving.