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Saying the Unsaid
2 friends discussing the surprising invitations, terrors, replications, possibilities and intimacy of process groups.
Episodes
72 episodes
(NON) SAFETY POOL RULES: BE SPECIFIC, SPECULATE, SHOW SOME (METAPHORICAL) SKIN
Vanessa + Sarah talk about some of the "pool rules" of group work, including specificity over generalizing, playing with free associations and potentially wild interpretations, and trying to keep some skin in the game.
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STOP SAYING YOU'RE CURIOUS!
Vanessa + Sarah talk about words to avoid in Process Groups to reduce polite faux-neutrality in pursuit of specificity and realness.
A BIT ON HOW THE PROCEDURE WENT AND PROJECTIONS GO
Vanessa asks Sarah about her vocal nodule procedure and 72 hours of no-talking, and the two think out loud about the utility of studying our projections.
HOW PROCESS GROUP HELPS ME BE A (N IMPATIENT) PATIENT
Sarah tells Vanessa how she is feeling about a vocal cord procedure scheduled for the following day to treat her vocal nodules, and how process groups helped her advocate for herself in the medical arena.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE
Sarah + Vanessa attempt to describe a process group succinctly, wonder if it's akin to the mind-numbing quality of verbally describing a board game, and share a recent group experience.
GROSSNESS: BETTER OUT (OFF) THAN IN
Vanessa + Sarah talk about the experience of being witnessed in our grossness and the potentially meaningful information of disgust.
BONUS EPISODE: NOTES FROM CAMP (Boredom, Part III)
Sarah + Vanessa discuss Adult Skate Camp and the potentially avoidant quality of asking questions.
AN ANTIDOTE TO BOREDOM: BEING YOURSELF (Boredom, Part II)
Sarah + Vanessa share more thoughts on the dangers and invitations or boredom and mattering.
THE WILD BOAR OF BOREDOM (Boredom, PART I)
Vanessa + Sarah discuss the Wild Boar of Boredom, its potentially aggressive undertones, and the scary but vitalizing prospect of naming it.
ONE YEAR INTO THE PODCAST; WHAT IS A PROCESS GROUP?
Sarah + Vanessa use Sarah Simpson's description of a process group to help clarify what it is that they're trying to do. www.sarahsimpsoncounseling.com
GROUP AS MOTHER + RECONSTRUCTIVE LIP SURGERY
Vanessa + Sarah discuss an article by Dr. Nancy McWilliams about the maternal and paternal aspects of analytic work, and Vanessa shares about her reconstructive lip surgery the day before the recording.
AMPLIFYING THE ABSURDITY; OUR TAKE ON PROVOCATIVE THERAPY
Sarah + Vanessa talk about some of the ideas of Provocative Therapy, as coined by Frank Farrelly, and the invitations of the unexpected.
HOLDING ONTO YOUR HOT POTATO
Vanessa and Sarah talk about the utility of paying attention to negative or disavowed thoughts/feelings as a way to hold onto one's hot potatoes.
WHY GROUP: EXPAND YOUR RANGE, BE A TEENAGER
Vanessa shares three recent experiences of jealousy and the two of them share the invitation of expanding ones range of thoughts, feelings and relational impulses.
SECOND ARROWS, NAMING AMBIVALENCE, AND BEING A THREE YEAR OLD
Sarah + Vanessa catch up about recent experiences of getting tattooed, telling the truth, and witnessing children on airplanes.
A PSYCHODRAMA APPROACH TO GROUP
Vanessa + Sarah talk about an article on using psychodrama in group work and their associations with acting things out.
BONUS EPISODE: WHY WE LOATHE THE IDEA OF MARKETING
Sarah + Vanessa discuss their resistance to the idea of marketing while simultaneously wanting to promote Process Groups.
AN INTERPERSONAL APPROACH TO GROUP; FOLLOWING THE REPLICATIONS
Vanessa + Sarah have a conversation about an interpersonal approach to group, noticing and following replications, and being the canary.
CALLING A SPADE A SPADE
Vanessa + Sarah talk about the art of Joining and the invitation to call a spade a spade in process groups.
THE VENN DIAGRAM OF PARENTING AND LEADING GROUPS
Vanessa + Sarah share some reflections on the similarities of good parenting and good group leading.
PROCESS GROUP AS MID-CALF-BIRTH AND/OR MID-TATTOO
Vanessa + Sarah check in about their personal current experiences as members of process groups.
ON MENDING: VANESSA'S SURGEON'S UPDATE AND GROUP
Sarah + Vanessa talk about the idea of mending as it pertains to group, and Vanessa gives an update on her recovery from her accident.
PLAYDOUGH, LENT, CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRIES AND OTHER WAYS TO STAND ON YOUR HEAD
Vanessa + Sarah talk about group process as playing with play-dough, and share some imaginations around the invitations of Lent.