Posts tagged with 'emotions'
An intriguing and encouraging development in therapeutic writing
14th December 2011
(This blog post is available both as a PDF file and as a Word doc - you may need to 'save' the latter before you can open it) "You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness." Jonathan Safran Foer "No man was ever wise by chance." Lucius …
Emotion-focused therapy workshop series (first post): excitement and why am I doing this?
26th November 2011
I woke gently bubbling with excitement. I'm off in a couple of hours or so to Glasgow to join a course entitled "Emotion-focused psychotherapy: Level 2 workshop series". Sadly I missed the first day of this seven seminar sequence - I was at the October Scottish Mixed Group peer residential. …
Is interpersonal group work better than sitting meditation for training mindfulness?
18th November 2011
I'm missing the seventh session of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course that I've been attending because I've come down to our annual four day UK Men's Group in Cumbria. I've written about these peer groups many times on this blog - for example, last year's Men's Group and the year …
Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - practice
8th November 2011
I wrote yesterday on "Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - theory" . Today I'd like to take this into a practical example. On Sunday evening seven of us met in what we call "The enquiry group". I've described these get-togethers before …
Mindfulness: the missing facet 'describe', and meeting at relational depth with self & others - theory
7th November 2011
God guard me from those thoughts men think in the mind alone; he that sings a lasting song thinks in a marrow bone. William Butler Yeats There are good reasons for viewing "mindfulness" as made up of five facets - see, for example, the post "A better way to measure …
Greater good science center & the wisdom of babies
8th August 2011
Recently I was looking at the idealistic & interesting website "Greater good: the science of a meaningful life". Their mission statement reads "The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society. Based at the University …
"Naming emotions" is another useful self-regulation & mindfulness strategy
7th August 2011
(This blog post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). I was intrigued by a recent research paper - "Subjective responses to emotional stimuli during labeling, reappraisal, and distraction" - from the highly productive Professor Matthew Lieberman. His UCLA social cognitive neuroscience lab's website has …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – third morning: authenticity, learning & interpersonal conflict
7th May 2011
Have I screwed up? I wrote yesterday about the first full day of this peer residential group. I woke this morning with wisps of cloud in my mind ... a flash of Lady MacBeth ("out, damned spot") ... a whisper of shame, of guilt. I was very direct with someone …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – second morning: early stages of a group, self-disclosure, & emotional awareness
6th May 2011
I wrote yesterday about arriving at this year's Mixed Group here in Cumbria. Now it's the second morning. Yesterday was the first full day of the group. How was it? As I've written before "Process groups tend to move through a series of developmental stages. These can be described in …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – first morning: beginning, why are we here, & how do I know what I feel?
5th May 2011
First morning of the "Mixed Group". This last week has been such lovely weather. People arriving yesterday evening looking so brown. The forecast had predicted a change to more cloudy weather, and it certainly seems accurate for this morning's rather colder, overcast feel. Good weather to stay indoors for "group …