Action Insights

At our core, we're all the same, and sports reminds us this - on and off the pitch. In this week's podcast, we explore how the World Cup has brought joy and connection to strangers. 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...

We all want to feel part of, and belonging, and there's nothing like sports to help us feel that. In this week's podcast, we explore the healing power of Collective Effervescence. 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 r...

When addiction invades a family system, every suffers…but families can change and grow. In this week's podcast, we explore how we can change the trajectory of an addicted family system - from pain and trauma, to hope and healing. 12-Step Fellowships for family members: ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) https://adultchildren.org/ Al-Anon Family Groups  https://al-anon.o...

Being the one who disappears in the family leads to deep loneliness. In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Lost Child in the addicted family system, and how their tendency to disappear and hide, provides relief to the family, but has an incredibly high cost to them. 12-Step Fellowships for family members: ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) https://adultchil...

Being able to distract the addicted family with humor takes its toll. In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Masco child in the addicted family system, and how they're desperately trying to entertain everyone to turn down the volume on the chaos and conflict. 12-Step Fellowships for family members: ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) https://adultchildren.org...

Negative attention is better than no attention. In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Scapegoat child in the addicted family system, and how they're desperately trying to get people to notice that their family is in trouble. 12-Step Fellowships for family members: ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) https://adultchildren.org/ Al-Anon Family Groups  https://a...

Didn't get a childhood because you were a parentified child, taking care of everyone else? In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Hero Child in the addicted family system, and how their filling the void of the parents costs them in the short- and long-term. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blends her extensiv...

Sometimes helping hurts, and "hurting" helps. In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Chief Enabler in the addicted family system, and how their helping hurts. 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...

Think you're not struggling with addiction?  Think again. In this week's podcast, we explore addiction, and how it affects more than just the person who struggles with 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 resolutio...

One in 4 children in this country was raised by a parent struggling with addiction.  Are you one of them? In this week's podcast, we explore the Family "Rules" and "Roles" of addicted family systems.   12-Step Fellowships for family members: ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families) https://adultchildren.org/ Al-Anon Family Groups  https://al-anon.org/ Alateen https://al-anon....

Fighting fair requires willingness, openness, and staying on track.   In this week's podcast, we explore how Switchtracking can sabotage fair fighting. 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...

Conflict is inevitable.  But how do you work through it effectively? In this week's podcast, we explore how using the Psychodramatic Classical Encounter can lead to actual conflict resolution. 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...

Feeling connected, and doubled, can be incredibly healing, especially in these troubled times. In this week's podcast, we explore how protesting can be good therapy. Dr. Pria Alpern's Substack Article https://traumajournal.substack.com/p/eight-million-people-are-not-a-symptom?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2700628&post_id=192513903&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=22hmam...

We're not meant to be in high activation all the time. In this week's podcast, we explore the power of movement to settle our nervous systems. Here's an article on Surge Capacity https://www.additudemag.com/mentally-exhausted-pandemic-surge-capacity-adhd/?srsltid=AfmBOoq2CdVUfKghZffEPs6np6rO7tVbOb_LXzwstmijRKMpcUvmbEJQ Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski h...

Take a deep breath and think of a smell that makes you smile. In this week's podcast, we explore the power of scent, and how to set a mood using essential oils.   Studies mentioned in this episode: Transdermal absorption of lavender https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6007527/ Lavender and geranium lower anxiety amongst psychiatric patients https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/9/3771 Black peppe...

Triggers can happen in a nanosecond, and the experience can be debilitating. In this week's podcast, we explore the difference between top down vs. bottom up therapy, and why focusing on thinking instead of experiencing and feeling is insufficient to heal trauma. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blends her extensive expe...

For those of us who tend towards pessimism, it's a lot of work to shift to a more positive spin. In this week's podcast, we explore the difference between learned helplessness and learned optimism, and dive deeper into tools to help us stay with possibilities. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blends her extensive experie...

The US men's hockey team may have won the gold, but they've forever tarnished their reputation. In this week's podcast, we explore how not standing up for women when you have the chance to leads to them wanting to choose the bear. Please note:  as of this podcast airing, 5 men on Team USA hockey have declined to attend the State of the Union - kudos to them.  There has still been no statement from...

Does your body have reactions to things that you can't explain or understand? In this week's podcast, we explore the difference between cognitive and somatic memories, and the importance of trusting our bodies. 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 psychotherap...

Has a history of stress or trauma taken its toll on your body? In this week's podcast, we explore what allostatic load is, and how to support survivors of abuse.   Video of the man in the Atlanta airport https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUf2HrUiQwU/   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 psy...

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...

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. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NAME OF BRENE BROWN'S PODCAST IS DARE TO LEAD, NOT DARING GREATLY (which is the name of one of her books). Here is the link to the short on Brene Brown's website on sympathy vs. empathy https:...

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...

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 C...

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 ps...