Don’t Call Me a Healer
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People so often want to call therapists “Healers.” Please don’t call me that! In this week’s podcast, we explore JL Moreno’s Autonomous Healing Center, and why the one who’s doing the healing is actually you. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You...
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Why I Disagree With Brene Brown
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Have you ever felt like someone really “got you? I mean, REALLY “got” you? In this week’s podcast, we explore compassion, sympathy and empathy, and how doubling can alleviate suffering. Here is the link to the short on Brene Brown’s website on sympathy vs. empathy Here is a link to Codependents Anonymous (CoDA), where you can get more information about how the program works, and where to find meetings online and/or in your area. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive...
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HopeScrolling
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So many of us get caught up in doomscrolling, which leads to anger, despair and a sense of powerlessness, but there are small actions you can take to feel better. In this week’s podcast, we explore ways to increase your own sense of hope, in the midst of a very challenging time in our world, and carry hope to others. Here are links to the poems I mentioned in this week’s episode: The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry Still I Rise by Maya Angelou For One Who Is Exhausted, A Blessing by John O’Donahue Wild Geese by Mary Oliver Hope Is The Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson ...
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“Clean Pain” vs. “Dirty Pain”
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The word horrific doesn’t even begin to describe the events of the last few weeks, and we’re all feeling it. In this week’s podcast, we explore how trauma is affecting our day-to-day lives, and how having the courage to step into what author, therapist, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® Resmaa Menakem calls “clean pain” rather than “dirty pain” can help ourselves, and those around us. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group...
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The Only Way Out Is Through
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As much as we’d like to avoid them, feelings are a part of what makes us human. In this week’s podcast, we explore the importance of feeling ALL our feelings, even when we’re using other ones to block what’s at our core. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation....
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Future Projecting Into The New Year
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It’s a wonderful time of year to look back, AND look forward. In this week’s podcast, take a psychodramatic journey into the future, to experience a felt sense of possibilities. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at , on Instagram...
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Are You S.A.D.?
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This time of year, some people are not only sad, but they’re also suffering from S.A.D. In this week’s podcast, we explore Seasonal Affective Disorder: it’s cause, symptoms, and what you can do to combat it. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her...
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Life Is Too Short To Listen To Mel Robbins
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In week’s podcast, my response the NY Times op ed entitled, Life Is Too Short To Fight With Your Family, will help you sort through when to stay connected in relationships, and when the healthiest thing you can do is step away. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation....
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Give Yourself a Gift This Holiday
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While you’re busy trying to find gifts for everyone else this holiday season, don’t forget to get one for yourself. In this week’s podcast, we explore how to be sensible about money, and not gift yourself into debt. In the postscript, I mention Debtors Anonymous - a 12-Step Program for those struggling with money issues. For more information about this really helpful fellowship, visit Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy,...
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No
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The holiday season can be joyous, and it can be incredibly stressful. And you have a say in which one it will be. In this week’s podcast, we explore when it’s important to say no, so you can honor yourself and your bandwidth. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation....
info_outlineAbout half of the people who experience a deeply challenging and/or traumatic experience are able to transform that into something good, through a process called Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG). In this week's episode, we explore the 5 Domains of PTG, and help you identify how your own history of trauma has helped you make a significant shift in your life.
For more information about PTG, check out this article by Dr. Richard Tedeschi - on of the co-founders of the Post Traumatic Growth criteria and components.
https://hbr.org/2020/07/growth-after-trauma
Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.
Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes and Spotify.
Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.