Mary addresses the difficult topic of staying connected or in communication with a loved one who is experiencing psychosis or extreme mind states. This is a question that we hear a lot from friends and family members who want to be there for their loved one, but find it troubling or scary to be in the presence of psychosis. Mary shares ways practical ways of staying connected and going against our natural instincts to see threats and paying attention to safety.
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In this episode we continue our conversation on Open Dialogue and I begin by asking Mary how you create safe spaces for people to take a risk. We also talk about staying in communication with someone who is psychotic or in an extreme state, and working with the safety element for yourself as well as others.
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I start this episode by asking Mary how Open Dialogue influences her work at Windhorse. Mary tells us about her back-story with Open Dialogue and the people who have influenced her and played a role in the movement. Links to websites about those influential people and their work are available in the show notes and on our facebook page: facebook.com/windhorseimh (all one word). With that, let’s get into the podcast!
To find out more on Open Dialogue:
Lynn Hoffman http://www.taosinstitute.net/lynn-hoffman-acsw
Mary Olsen - http://www.dialogicpractice.net/
Jaakko Seikkula - http://www.taosinstitute.net/jaakko-seikkula-phd
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This is the last episode in our first 8 part series. Each of the last 8 episodes are taken from an hour long conversation between me and Mary. If you would like to hear the full hour, you can visit the Family page on our website. We will continue the podcast by going more in-depth on a variety of topics that influence the work that we do, and we also invite you to send any questions you would like us to answer to: marketing@windhorseimh.org subject: Podcast. All of our links will be accessible on the family page.
To wrap up our first 8 part series, Mary and I talk about just wanting to help people (and what help means), the importance of listening and curiosity, and end with our final thoughts on our start at podcasting.
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Today we continue the to talk about not allowing negative emotions to define you. This intro brings us back to talking about taking a pause in conversations with friends and family.
Mary starts to talk about, what at Windhorse we call, a history of sanity, which comes from remembering that we are not only facing challenges, but we also have amazing strengths and unique brilliance that can shine even in challenging moments. And we end today’s episode talking about Being verses Doing.
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We start where we left off in episode 5 talking about the body mind connection, and then going into having a “pause” button in difficult dialogues. Mary asks the question of whether or not a pause button changes the conversation and we end with moving through emotions without the emotion defining who you are.
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In our fifth episode, we start our conversation with questions that families could ask of their support systems that they may not know to ask. This leads us to talking about family and group dialogues, and what we can do to stay present in the conversation.
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In our first episode, we talk about the interactive elements of a podcast vs. a webinar and how it starts/builds relationships and dialogues (our core values).
We discuss the healing that can happen in the connection through relationships, self-worth as a foundation for healthy choices, mental health existing on a continuum.
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In our second episode, we talk about Mary’s path to Windhorse Integrative Mental Health, her interest on the wisdom that comes from within, her studies in Naropa and a Buddhist retreat center, and how all of these experiences taught her about community and the effects of an uplifted environment on the mind.
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