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Toward Solutions Podcast
Welcome to the Toward Solutions Podcast with Jason Pascoe and Dion Sing, where creativity meets practical application!
Together, we dive deep into the world of Solution-Focus, exploring its transformative power across a variety of contexts.
Join us each month as we engage in enlightening conversations with experts and practitioners who are applying Solution-Focus in their unique environments. Whether you're looking to enhance your personal life, professional practice, or community projects, our discussions will provide you with valuable insights and actionable ideas.
Tune in to discover how you can implement Solution-Focused strategies and practices in your own context, unlocking new possibilities and creative solutions.
Let's embark on this journey of exploration and innovation together!
Toward Solutions Podcast
🎙️ Toward Solutions Podcast | Episode 4: Flexibility, Family Work & Silent Sessions with Ayse Adil
In this vibrant and energising episode of Toward Solutions, we sit down with Ayse Adil — co-founder of Family Based Solutions — to explore what it means to stay truly client-led.
Ayse shares her journey from early scepticism (“I thought Solution Focus was wishy-washy!”) to becoming a passionate and creative advocates. Drawing on her experience with families, young people, survivors, and those who have used violence, she shows how Solution Focus can flex to meet the moment — even in silence.
Together, we explore how a light touch, a strong intuition, and deep respect can unlock new possibilities, even in complex or high-risk situations. Ayse introduces her metaphor of the “brain librarian,” the surprising power of silent sessions, and how humour, humility, and courage to improvise can shift everything.
We explore:
- Moving from scepticism to living Solution Focus as a way of being
- Preparing families to move from problem-focus to possibility-focus
- Adapting Solution Focus to work with survivors, perpetrators, and children
- Letting go of being “strictly Solution Focus” to stay truly client-led
- Why silence, humour, and mistakes can lead to real change
Ayse’s warmth, honesty, and creativity shine in this conversation.
Find out more about Ayse's work at https://familybasedsolutions.org.uk/