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It's a wonderful time of year to look back, AND look forward. In this week's podcast, take a psychodramatic journey into the future, to experience a felt sense of possibilities. 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 res...

This time of year, some people are not only sad, but they're also suffering from S.A.D. In this week's podcast, we explore Seasonal Affective Disorder: it's cause, symptoms, and what you can do to combat 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,...

In week's podcast, my response the NY Times op ed entitled, Life Is Too Short To Fight With Your Family, will help you sort through when to stay connected in relationships, and when the healthiest thing you can do is step away. 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, g...

While you're busy trying to find gifts for everyone else this holiday season, don't forget to get one for yourself. In this week's podcast, we explore how to be sensible about money, and not gift yourself into debt. In the postscript, I mention Debtors Anonymous - a 12-Step Program for those struggling with money issues.  For more information about this really helpful fellowship, visit https://deb...

The holiday season can be joyous, and it can be incredibly stressful.  And you have a say in which one it will be. In this week's podcast, we explore when it's important to say no, so you can honor yourself and your bandwidth. 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, gr...

To some people, astrology is a bit woo-woo, but there's also great value in knowing what's "in the stars".   In this episode, we explore the dos and don'ts during a Mercury Retrograde, and look at the RE's that can be explored during that 3-week time.   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...

Safe touch can make the difference between surface-level healing and deep catharsis, and allows us to move the pain out of the hearts and our bodies.   In this week's episode, we explore safe vs. unsafe touch in our relationships and how integral it is for our healing. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blends her extensiv...

How did observing animals in fear lead to the creation of an incredibly effective somatic resolution modality? In this week's episode, we explore the healing power of Somatic Experiencing®, and how it allows the body to gently and safely release trauma. 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...

So often what feels like a "failure" is just a growth opportunity, if we have the right mindset. In this week's episode, we explore a fixed vs. growth mindset, and how having the latter can make all the difference when we "fail." 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,...

Anger can't be "managed" - it needs to be released safely.  And the truth is that most people who are referred to "anger management" classes are actually struggling with rage. In this week's episode, we explore the difference between anger and rage, and ways to safely release them, so the body can return to a calm and grounded place. For more information on Psychodramatic Bodywork and its creator...

Language matters, and while Alcoholics Anonymous refers to our shortcomings and liabilities as character defects, that label only serves to shame people for the defenses they developed to survive and cope.   In this week's episode, we'll explore guilt vs. shame, underdeveloped vs. overdeveloped roles, and using language that allows us to acknowledge the work we need to do to heal, without driving...

As Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron said, " Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded.  It's a relationship between equals."   In this week's episode, we explore how we are the therapeutic agents of each other, and how that mutual therapy can help heal us both. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blen...

About half of the people who experience a deeply challenging and/or traumatic experience are able to transform that into something good, through a process called Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG).  In this week's episode, we explore the 5 Domains of PTG, and help you identify how your own history of trauma has helped you make a significant shift in your life. For more information about PTG, check out th...

Being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) has many challenges, but it also has tremendous benefits.  In this week's episode, we'll explore what sensory processing sensitivity feels is, and how to understand the advantages and disadvantages of being an HSP. You can find information about Highly Sensitive Persons, Highly Sensitive Children, and take an HSP quiz on Dr. Elaine Aron's website hsperson.com...

If you've been overriding your nervous system this past week - as a result of the world being too much - this week's podcast will offer you some ways to stay grounded, and come back to yourself. 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 heali...

Being a beginnner can really suck, but understanding the process of taking on a new role can ease the struggle.  In this week's episode, learn about role taking, role playing and role creating, and how to grant yourself some grace as you traverse the process. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years.  She blends her extensive experien...

How often do you make an assumption about someone, only to find out you were wrong?  In this week's podcast, we explore how Sociometry helps us to get know one another, and reveal ourselves, so we don't have to make up stories about one another. 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 psychodr...

Feeling really scared and don't know how to settle your system?  Here's a simple and effective tool to help you.  Just start voo'in Mothaf*cker! 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 for hel...

When the Universe sends you a message, how do you respond?  By calling it "crazy," or by being open to synchronicities? 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 for helping professionals, perso...

Do you tend to ruminate what what you didn't do well?  What wasn't perfect?  What you didn't finish?  This week's episode offers you a simple and effective tool to shift the balance from bad to good. 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...

When you're upset or activated, you can "borrow" someone else's nervous system to help you calm down.  Learn more about how that happens in this week's episode. 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...

Are you able to settle your nervous system, given all that's going on in the world?  In this episode, we explore the technique of orienting, to help us learn to bring greater balance, and calmness to 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 psychothe...

No, psychodrama doesn't have anything to do with Alfred Hitchcock - it's an incredibly effective action-based modality that can help people re-story their lives, and restore them to their true essence.  This episide explores the nuts and bolts of what psychodrama is, and how it's used. For those interested in finding a Certified Psychodramatist in their area, or clinicians interested in training w...

How do we define trauma, and how to do we heal from it?  In this episode, we explore resourcing, pendulation and titration - all effective and important tools in the process of healing trauma.   If you want to explore more about working with trauma, read My Grandmother's Hands by Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and therapist, Resmaa Menakem. Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing...

Do you talk to yourself from a place of self-compassion or do you struggle with the Itty Bitty Shitty Committee in your head?  This week, we look at ways to notice how you talk to yourself, and build the voice of self-compassion.   Dr. Kristin Neff's website is self-compassion.org, and for clinicians interested in learning how to use psychodrama to help clients build their self-compassion, visit o...