Category: Psychotherapy
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Remembering the Healing Stories
Lauret Savoy ends Traces with this: “Remembering is an alternative to extinction.” Remembering is a well-formed story. One of my early clinical teachers used to insist that neurosis was that which prevented the development of healing story, and that psychotherapy was the search for stories that worked. I’ve come to the conclusion that this is…
Michael Watson PhD
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Summer
This morning the sun came out, following another rainy spell. Now, fair weather clouds have blossomed in the cerulean sky. Vermont is green, those rich early summer hues that saturate the landscape. From here it is very difficult to imagine the cold to come; even so, last evening we gathered with others to acknowledge the…
Michael Watson PhD
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Resilience and Story
Last evening I went for a walk along the lake. It was chilly and there had been snow earlier in the higher elevations. Still, a few people were out, some with their dogs. This morning dogs, and their people, were out in force. Spring must truly have arrived! (I just looked out the window and noticed…
Michael Watson PhD
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Holding Place Dear
A lovely, chilly, raining day. It is good to have rain, as the Earth here has been quite dry, and the fire danger high. Saturday Jennie and I hosted a workshop focused on using personal stories to nurture and protect beloved spaces. Those gathered shared stories of the places they hold dear, and the fates…
Michael Watson PhD
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