Tag: Narrative Therapy

• Decolonizing Self and Nature: Part One

  We live in a time when we are offered endless opportunities to abandon Self, and to feel diminished in doing so. Yet, Nature is always close by, inviting us to turn to her, to find renewal and healing in her presence. We are after all Nature, unimaginably wild, and profoundly complex.

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 15, 2011

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  decolonizing, Narrative Therapy, Native American, nature, Shamanism

• Decolonizing Self and Nature: Part Two

  I think Michael White understood Narrative Therapy to be essentially a decolonizing process. (He often seemed to suggest we consider Depression, Abuse, and Anorexia as colonizing processes.) As such, it acknowledges the values, concerns, and Self of those who seek the therapist’s aid. Narrative Therapy, at its best, also acknowledges the bonds between persons and…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 15, 2011

  First Nations, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  decolonizing, Narrative Therapy, Native American, Shamanism

• Shamans, Race, and Story In Our Time of Occupation

  Shamanism and, more recently, Narrative Therapy seek to challenge the authority of colonialism and its allies in the lives of those who seek healing. They use differing tools and strategies to do so, yet often their territories overlap. Together they provide evolving maps of the technologies, visions, and behaviors of colonial practice. They challenge the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  November 9, 2011

  native american, Psychotherapy, Shamanism, Social issues

  colonialism, Narrative Therapy, Native American, Occupy Wallstreet, Self, Shamanism

• Healing in It’s Own Time

  So, I join with families to mine their histories for stories of resistance, generosity, and valor. Together, we build new histories of love, resilience, and caring. We may also create rituals, perform ceremonies, and dream together about that which was lost and may be found again. Such is the stuff of healing; may it sooth…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 15, 2011

  First Nations, Healing, native american, Psychotherapy, Shamanism

  addiction, alcohol abuse, ceremony, drug abuse, Family Therapy, healing ritual, Narrative Therapy, sexual abuse, violence