Join us on Monday 2 December for a viewing of the above podcast with Dan Harris. There will be time to discuss each section in tryads.
Most people have some difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions. Being able to identify and name emotions is valuable for everyone as well as coaching this is an important part of our work.
Brené shares “…..we know very little about emotions, and we have very little language with which to describe them…. probably a decade ago or so, we were running the curriculum based on our shame resilience research, and we asked people to write a list of every emotion they felt comfortable with and able to identify while they are experiencing it. The mean or average was 3. Happy, sad and pissed off –
I can tell when I’m happy, I can tell when I’m sad, I can tell when I’m really pissed off.
She could not get over it because the human experience is so vast and complex and asked – What does it mean if we have to shove everything we experience into one of these three buckets,…. like what I’m really experiencing is resentment or anguish or awe or wonder, or love. And I have to just say I’m happy. I’m sad…..
She decided to put together a glossary of the emotions and through her research distilled it down to 87 key emotions and experiences that she presents in her wonderful book “Atlas of the Heart”- Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience.
She shares that she also learned that she had been misusing language and that she had a profound misunderstanding of several of the emotions….
There will be opportunity for discussion between the sections of her presentation/interview.
Here’s the link if you want to have a listen before we meet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJAD4QXwLhQ
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Using Polyvagal Practices in Imago to rewire and transform old automatic defense mechanisms that get in the way of connection.
One of the challenges in therapy and especially in couples work is coming up against people’s defenses /protections which can jump in so swiftly and strongly.
This presentation will focus on some creative ways that we can work with our clients’ defenses as well as our own.
PRESENTER : Hayley Hoffman, LPC, Advanced IRT from The Imago Center of Washington, DC.
Hayley has a Master’s in Clinical Counseling from Northwestern University. She is an Advanced Imago Clinician and experienced Presenter of both the Getting the Love You Want and Keeping the Love You Find Workshops. She has trained extensively with Deb Dana in Polyvagal Theory and the applications of this theory in therapy and is certified in the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP).
She is trained as a psychodynamic clinical counsellor focusing on helping couples and individuals to live relationally. She works from an empathic stance, helping clients through the process of noticing, identifying, and understanding patterns of behaviour that, while once were useful coping mechanisms are no longer working. Together with her clients, they explore attachment meaning, past and current dynamics, somatic experiences and ways to consciously connect in relationships with self and others.
For more about Hayley’s work see her Relationships Blogs – read here (https://imagocenterdc.com/author/hayley-hoffmanimagocenterdc-com)
Sophie Slade will be offering the above workshop in Sydney in November and we are very excited to host Sophie in our 2nd Sept monthly presentation when she will give us a taster of what we can expect from the workshop. The Increasing Intimacy in Committed Couples Workshop is aimed at those clients who are struggling with the sexual component of their relationship. It will also be extremely valuable for those therapists who find it difficult to help their clients in this area. Sophie is an Imago Relationship Therapist, workshop presenter, senior clinical instructor and clinical psychologist. Her partner, David Howarth, assists Sophie in the workshop. Sophie and David have been lovers and life partners for many years and have had to overcome lots of the challenges that so many long-term couples face in their sexual relationships.
Time: Sep 2, 2024 07:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Zoom Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87179578714?pwd=4zYy36Sl4F6eICGO6bwkkCAtL8fzyd.1
Meeting ID: 871 7957 8714
Passcode: 684470
We are thrilled to invite you to an insightful and transformative presentation by Jodie Sherwin Hill, an Imago Professional Facilitator. This exclusive event, hosted by AIRTA (Imago Australia), is designed for our members, organisation and industrial psychologists, leaders and management, counsellors, teachers, coaches, community leaders, and anyone eager to expand their skill set and enhance their relational intelligence.
What others are saying:
‘The sessions were delivered in very simple and practical ways and the tools I was introduced to have really enhanced my interactions with others – especially the IMAGO!’ Nana Ama T.
‘The Imago tool that Jodie taught us has assisted me in both professional and personal settings.’ Robyn N.
‘I now realise I do not have to have an opinion nor an answer in my client interactions, which has changed my relationships with them, thank you!’ Judy G.
