About The New Thinking Allowed Foundation
About the Foundation
Our Mission
The New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel, hosted by parapsychologist Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, features conversations, interviews, and monologues on the leading edge of knowledge and discovery. Guests include leading figures in philosophy, psychology, health, science, and spirituality — with an emphasis on parapsychology.
The New Thinking Allowed Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to funding and organizing the production of this content. The work is largely made possible by volunteers from around the world who help bring this content to broader audiences. The Foundation also supports a weekly email newsletter, a magazine (available digitally for free or in print), and a series of published books. Additionally, the Foundation supports graduate-level academic study of the topics covered on the YouTube channel.
Since launching on YouTube in 2015, the channel has published over 2,500 videos and grown to more than 220,000 subscribers worldwide, reaching curious minds across the globe.
Charity ID (EIN): 81-3377190
Your contribution may be tax deductible pursuant to the provisions of section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 170(c).
About the Volunteers
The New Thinking Allowed Foundation is completely staffed by volunteers.
As a group of thinkers dedicated to meaningful global impact, the NTA Team seeks to share the ever-expanding knowledge base of the NTA Foundation to the world. Volunteers of all languages and cultures engage in opportunities for self-empowerment, continuing education, and paths of discovery through awareness gained from leading-edge research.
If you would like to be a part of the volunteer team, please contact Jeff at friends@newthinkingallowed.com.
Thank you!
Meet the Hosts
Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD
Doctor of Parapsychology (PhD, Berkeley)
Host, Author, Founder of The New Thinking Allowed Foundation
New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university, The University of California, Berkeley, 1980. He is also CoDirector of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science, a past vice-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and recipient of the Pathfinder Award from that association for his contributions to the field of consciousness exploration. He is the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death.
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L
Licensed Occupational Therapist, Intuitive Healer & Coach, and Spiritual Guide
CoHost and CoProducer
Emmy Vadnais, OTR/L, is a licensed occupational therapist, intuitive healer and coach, spiritual guide, teacher, consultant, and writer. Emmy helps people transform pain and anxiety into peace and joy, and align with the divine. She offers intuitive coaching to help individuals access their inner guidance for clarity, healing, and meaningful decision-making. She also provides training and education in integrative health, wellness, and prevention to individuals, healthcare practitioners, and organizations. Her work bridges integrative health with the development of intuitive abilities, supporting people in accessing their inner knowing for greater health and well-being.
She is author of Intuitive Development: How to Trust Your Inner Knowing for Guidance with Relationships, Health, and Spirituality. She is the founder of the Intuitive Connections Community, a supportive space for developing and trusting your intuition. She is the founder and director of the Holistic OT Community at HolisticOT.org that supports OTs interested in or practicing integrative health, wellness, and prevention. Emmy is CoHost and CoProducer of the New Thinking Allowed YouTube Channel with Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD. She is in private practice in St. Paul, MN.
Christopher Naughton, JD
Attorney, Emmy® Award-Winning Broadcaster
Guest Host
Christopher Naughton is CEO of Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the author of America’s Next Great Awakening: What the Convergence of Mysticism, Religion, Atheism, and Science Means for the Nation.
A former New Jersey prosecutor, civil litigation attorney, and six-time Emmy® Award-winning host and executive producer of The American Law Journal, which aired on the Philadelphia CNN affiliate for more than two decades, Christopher also created and hosted New World Radio, an NPR-affiliate program on comparative spirituality.
Debra Lynne Katz, PhD
PhD in Psychology, MSW
Guest Host
Debra Lynne Katz holds a PhD in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She is the founder and Director of the International School of Clairvoyance and former President of the International Remote Viewing Association (IRVA). An adjunct instructor at the California Institute for Human Sciences, she is the author of several books including You Are Psychic, Extraordinary Psychic, and Freeing the Genie Within.
Her work bridges rigorous parapsychological research with the practical development of intuitive and psychic abilities.
Leanne Whitney, PhD
PhD in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
Guest Host
Leanne Whitney holds a PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California, and a Master’s degree in Statistics from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali (Routledge, 2018), a work that places Western depth psychology in dialogue with the Classical Yoga tradition of India.
A transformational coach and educator, Leanne is founder of the Center for Transformation and Integration and co-creator of the Transformational Coaching Certification with an Emphasis in Somatic Integration Therapy. She works with clients at the intersection of depth psychology, somatic integration, and contemplative practice. Leanne is a recurring guest host on New Thinking Allowed, where her conversations explore psychology, neuroscience, and consciousness studies.
