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Communities, conferences and conversations where interpersonal neurobiology meets Christian spiritual formation.

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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit built on the work of Curt Thompson, MD.

Curt Thompson, MD, founder of the Center for Being Known — **Curt Thompson, MD** · Founder, psychiatrist and author

Confessional Communities

Weekly groups of 5–8, January through June

Connections 2026

The Way of Wisdom, October 22–24

Being Known Podcast

Season 12 is out now

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$50 a year, communities included

A welcome from Curt

Everywhere I travel and speak, people from church, family, business, politics, education and the arts are asking for help applying the work of being known to their setting. And the very good news is: it can be.

No matter where the rupture of shame has sought to disintegrate a person or a system, the repair and restoration our work brings can be realized. I invite you to explore what is here and consider joining us.

Curt Thompson, MD
Founder and board member

Curt Thompson speaking at the first Connections Conference in 2021 — Watch · 3 min

Seen. Soothed. Safe. Secure.

At the very first Connections Conference in 2021, Curt described the critical elements of being seen, soothed, safe and secure. They remain at the heart of every Confessional Community.

Watch the flashback