In my major media, podcast appearances and two books, I provide practical insights that support children and their families in finding mental/physical wellbeing within our "highly advanced" technological culture.
I am Dr. Viktor Paul Giangrasso, a published author of two books on fostering long-term wellbeing in children, Physical Therapist with 19 years of clinical experience, survivor of a thirty-year personal battle with depression/body dysmorphia, abstract expressionist artist, and proud father of two.
Personally, I struggled with chronic double vision and body image after experiencing hidden childhood trauma. As a result, I was hospitalized twice for severe depression and suicidal ideation. After decades of talk therapy, trying multiple psychotropic and hypertensive medications, and a chronic struggle with obesity, I discovered many alternative Body/Mind modalities. Proudly, March of 2025 marks three years being psychotropic medication free.
As an undergraduate student, I learned the intellectual aspects of meditation in my studies of philosophy and world religions. During two Summers in New York City, I studied the practical applications of meditation at Stanford University’s Compassion Cultivation Training program co-founded by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Also, alongside of a former disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh, I was a founding member of Greatwoods Zen Community in Charlotte, NC.
Professionally, after working over 16 years in healthcare throughout the US, while addressing my own personal struggles, my moment-to-moment purpose became abundantly clear:
