269 - Mark Fischler - Stepping Out of the Collective Trance of Society
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
Release Date: 10/02/2024
Group Practice (R)evolution: Questions to Ask When Applying for a Job with Sthefany Alviar
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
How can we improve communication between practice owners and employees? Sthefany Alviar reveals insights from the contrast between her current role at Mirjam Quinn and Associates and a previous, less supportive private practice. She and Sarah explore issues such as financial transparency, the challenges of transitioning from salaried to contractual pay, and the importance of clear administrative support. Sthefany emphasizes the value of aligning personal values with those of the practice, noting how Miriam's openness about financials and future plans contributes to a positive workplace...
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290 - Tamila Gresham, Part 2 - Engaging a Framework of Power, Belonging and Justice
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
As promised, here’s the fantastic part two of my conversation with Tamila Gresham. We delve into the foundational pieces of accountability: knowledge, nuance, relationship, and vulnerability. You know what to do if you haven’t met her yet: hit play on part one. Tamilia is co-founder of Harmonize, a consulting firm that helps organizations bridge the gap between values, vision, and impact. She’s a lifelong educator with formal education in law, sociology, and philosophy. Tamila centers justice and heart-work in her efforts to change organizations and the world. GUEST BIO Tamila...
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289 - Tamila Gresham, Part 1 - Therapy is Political: Learning the Actions to Go With the Activation
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
Some advice for therapists and those in adjacent healing professions: This (gestures wildly at everything) is not the time to close ranks. We’re being called to proceed with less ego and more accountability. Lately, however, anger (much of it warranted) and impatience have turned accountability into more of a cudgel than the intended call-in. Tamila Gresham is here to reconnect us to core strategies that have always worked but may have gotten away from us in the current social climate (see: anger and impatience). Tamila is co-founder of Harmonize, a consulting firm that helps...
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Group Practice (R)evolution: The Ideals of Therapy vs the Limitations of Capitalism with Jeff Levy
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
How can we learn from past experiences to improve future practices? You may not know this but LGBTQ-focused group practices are a fairly recent development in our field. Jeff Levy recounts his journey from co-founding Live Oak, in Chicago, to his current solo private practice with a focus on virtual therapy and consultations. He and Sarah discuss the evolution of group practices, market shifts post-COVID, and the challenges of maintaining a practice including capital investment, balancing client and staff needs, and transparency in financial operations. *** Group Practice (R)evolution is...
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288 - David Allen, Part 2 - The Beautiful Process of Really Hearing What People Want
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
David Allen is quietly and thoroughly advancing the notion of masculinity into a new era. He’s a tattoo artist working with post-mastectomy clients in Chicago. David is also a father who, despite his childhood wounds, has devoted himself to raising emotionally intelligent kids. It’s a path informed by his work with cancer patients, his ancestral lineage, and his commitment to therapy. If you missed the first half of our conversation, go back one episode where you’ll learn about David’s artistry and quest for self-awareness. GUEST BIO David Allen is a Chicago-based tattoo artist...
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287 - David Allen, Part 1 - A Tattoo Artist Holding Space for Healing and Renewal
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
Look for the helpers. It’s a simple axiom meant to comfort small children, a reminder to find supportive adults in times of distress. But good advice doesn’t stop being good just because we’ve aged out of the original target audience. Adults need helpers, too. David Allen is an absolute gem of a helper, an art director turned tattoo artist who works with post-mastectomy clients in Chicago. While breast cancer survivors aren’t the whole of his business, David gratefully acknowledges the indelible mark that these warriors have left on his personal life and professional outlook. GUEST BIO...
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Group Practice (R)evolution: Sustainable Solutions for Staff Retention and Satisfaction with Jennifer Froemel
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
If you work inside a group practice, why do you stay? And if you lead a group practice, do you know why your employees stay? Or… why they don’t? Jennifer Fromel is a bilingual mental health clinician with over 30 years of experience across various clinical and supervisory settings, specializing in trauma, evidence-based interventions, and integrative therapy approaches. She is actively involved in professional networks, serving as a leader in counseling organizations, advisory boards, and community collaborations while advocating for accessible mental health care for diverse populations....
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286 - Steve Duke, Part 2 - Reimagining the Future of Therapy and Human Connection Beyond AI
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
Ready to dive into artificial intelligence in the therapy space?! Steve Duke, founder of The Hemingway Group, is back for part two of our conversation. Steve helps us think more purposefully about how we can AI-proof the relational component of therapy while acknowledging that the tech may make other aspects of the job easier, like note-taking. GUEST BIO Steve Duke (he/him) is the founder of The Hemingway Group - a business working with mental health organisations to help them succeed clinically and commercially. He also writes an industry publication called The Hemingway Report, which is read...
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285 - Steve Duke, Part 1 - The Dilemma of Venture Capital and Tech Platforms vs Quality of Care in the Therapy Field
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
How are y’all doing while the United States (specifically) plummets into political, social, and economic freefall? Therapists are freaking tf out right with good reason. We're at a tipping point in the evolution of our field, especially when it comes to the rapid ascendancy of venture capital, consolidation, and technology––those AI chatbots lurking and learning in the digital shadows. I sound the alarm to encourage resistance. Steve Duke is one of the bright minds I turn to for data-driven inspiration and motivation. He founded The Hemingway Group, a business working with mental...
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Group Practice Revolution: Creating Emotional Safety, Belonging, and Buy-In With Your Staff with Mirjam Quinn
Conversations With a Wounded Healer
How do you support group practice employees to feel connected, engaged, and motivated? HINT: It might have something to do with building the capacity to receive and act on feedback. Mirjam Quinn (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Mirjam Quinn and Associates, a group practice in Chicago that provides affirming therapy, testing, and teaching to people 3 - 104 in Chicago and virtually around the country. Their practice mission is breaking patterns to foster connection, compassion, and community. She loves her three kids, her husband, her dog, the two non-profits she...
info_outlineWith the amount of time folks invest in their news feeds, social scrolls, podcasts, and hot-takes, you’d think we’d have a better grasp on “the whole picture.” But we only operate with a partial perspective regardless of the situation or issue. This universal truth pushes many of us toward the false comfort of binary thinking.
Podcast host and Professor of Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University Dr. Mark Fischler says we don’t have to pick sides. He believes that if we can get comfortable holding multiple truths at once, even if we don’t understand them, we can solve society’s most distressing problems.
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Mark Fischler is an award-winning professor of criminal justice at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. He is a former NH Public Defender. Mark also hosts a podcast on the Integral Life website called Integral Justice Warrior.
Authentic Leaders Group
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Right Use of Power™ Basics Training in Chicago
Right Use of Power™ is a dynamic, inspiring, and relational approach to the ethical use of power to promote well-being, the common good and right relationship. Our Basics Training is a 5-hour in-person learning experience for people who want to deepen their understanding of power and start to learn how to use power with strength and heart.
When: Friday, November 15, 2024 - 10:00am-4:00pm CST
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Know the Numbers/Navigate the Feelings: Financial Literacy for Group Practice Owners
Join Aggie Chydzinski and Sarah Buino for an engaging and interactive online workshop designed specifically for group practice owners. Gain valuable insights into financial literacy and begin to build confidence in your business management skills. This workshop will equip you with essential tools to understand the numbers and address the emotions surrounding your business finances. Designed for group practice owners of businesses large and small.
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The New Perimenopause: What Every Psychotherapist Should Know
Perimenopause is a natural developmental stage and yet women (and folks with uteruses) are so often caught off guard by this important (albiet bumpy) rite of passage.
Now more than ever before there are options to support women with both the mental and physical health vulnerabilities that can pop up during these years that lead up to menopause.
Join Jessica Fruchter in partnership with Head/Heart Business Therapy Friday, December 6 to discuss all things perimenopause through the lenses of mind, body and spirit.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/perimenochicago