Tag: MIchael White

• Audience in Shamanism and Narrative Therapy

  Recently I sat down with a student and found myself engaged in a conversation about Audience. Audience was a central topic of conversation in Hong Kong and our artist workshops in Chennai as well. Audience is central to the work of both shamanism and Narrative Therapy.

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 31, 2013

  First Nations, native american, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  Audience, Barbara Myerhoff, Easter, MIchael White, Narrative Therapy, Shamanism

• Audience

  Audience is an often neglected necessity in healing.

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 19, 2013

  Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  healing, Louis Mehl-Madrona, MIchael White, Narrative Therapy, Shamanism

• Challenging the Oppressors’ Language

  This morning, I’ve been thinking about the Ecopsychology class I will be teaching this afternoon. I’ve also been considering the work I do with clients in my psychotherapy practice. The two have in common a concern with language. In both instances,  I am engaging others to work with me to free language from the control…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 8, 2011

  First Nations, Healing, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  Foucault, language, MIchael White, Narrative Therapy, Oppression

• Intrusions, Part 2: Narrative Therapy

  The post is a continuation of the discussion begun in the previous post. I was lucky enough to spend several days, spread over several years, with groups listening to Michael White. Within those days glow a few alone times; ten minutes here, ten there.  Each of those alone time memories is rich with contact, humanity,…

  Michael Watson PhD

  April 14, 2010

  Shamanism

  MIchael White, Narrative Therapy, Shamanism