Radio Silence
Dear Friends,
Sorry to have been so quiet lately. As you might guess, I've been a bit overwhelmed by school, though in a very good way. But it's been a huge shift, and I'm trying to recalibrate to keep up with my old patterns, too.
I'm also having trouble finding things to write about. I'm awash in Freud, Jung, Rogers, and so many other theorists and schools of therapy. So far my favorite part of the program is the Process class, in which we actually practice therapy skills on each other. Between now and our next on campus segment, I have to conduct four "dyads", which is basically pairing off with another person under controlled conditions and spending 30 min. listening and reflecting back to then what you are hearing. It's a listening exercise, rather than therapy, but you still learn a lot about the other person. I've done one so far, and it's surprisingly difficult to listen without offering advice!
Meanwhile, Alec and Seregil are up to their old tricks on Kouros with the help of some familiar faces.
On the home front, the dogs are driving us crazy. Much pack behavior of barking and running. They've been hard on the furniture, too. Three is too many (there, I said it) but I love each of them too much to give away. *sigh*
Sorry to have been so quiet lately. As you might guess, I've been a bit overwhelmed by school, though in a very good way. But it's been a huge shift, and I'm trying to recalibrate to keep up with my old patterns, too.
I'm also having trouble finding things to write about. I'm awash in Freud, Jung, Rogers, and so many other theorists and schools of therapy. So far my favorite part of the program is the Process class, in which we actually practice therapy skills on each other. Between now and our next on campus segment, I have to conduct four "dyads", which is basically pairing off with another person under controlled conditions and spending 30 min. listening and reflecting back to then what you are hearing. It's a listening exercise, rather than therapy, but you still learn a lot about the other person. I've done one so far, and it's surprisingly difficult to listen without offering advice!
Meanwhile, Alec and Seregil are up to their old tricks on Kouros with the help of some familiar faces.
On the home front, the dogs are driving us crazy. Much pack behavior of barking and running. They've been hard on the furniture, too. Three is too many (there, I said it) but I love each of them too much to give away. *sigh*