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In this insightful episode of Psychotherapy Central, Jennifer Nurick welcomes Sue McDonnell, a seasoned psychotherapist and executive coach, to explore the profound connections between leadership and self-awareness. Sue shares her extensive experience working with executive teams and senior leaders, highlighting how conscious leadership can transform organizational dynamics and foster meaningful change.
Throughout the conversation, Sue delves into the concept of the leadership shadow, emphasizing the significant impact leaders have through their thoughts, words, and actions. She distinguishes between executive coaching and traditional psychotherapy, explaining how coaching focuses on outcome-driven goals and incorporates feedback from multiple stakeholders to enhance accountability and growth.
Listeners will gain valuable insights into Sue’s intuitive approach to coaching, which blends various therapeutic tools to meet the unique needs of each client. The episode also touches on the importance of vulnerability and authentic connection in leadership, the challenges of balancing personal and professional growth, and strategies for overcoming loneliness in today’s fast-paced world.
Sue and Jennifer discuss the lasting effects of COVID-19 on interpersonal relationships and the critical need for community and co-regulation to combat isolation. They explore practical tips for offering and receiving compassionate feedback, managing internal and external self-awareness, and cultivating a supportive environment both personally and professionally.
Whether you’re a leader seeking to enhance your self-awareness or someone interested in the intersection of psychotherapy and executive coaching, this episode offers profound wisdom and actionable strategies to foster transformation and build stronger, more empathetic relationships.
Key Takeaways:
The impact of leadership behavior on team dynamics and organizational culture.
Differences and complementary aspects of executive coaching versus psychotherapy.
The importance of clear, kind, and compassionate feedback in personal and professional growth.
Strategies for overcoming loneliness and building meaningful community connections.
Balancing continuous personal development with professional responsibilities.
Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of how conscious leadership and self-awareness can drive meaningful change within yourself and your organization.
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Lost Connections by Johann Hari: This book discusses the broader social and cultural factors contributing to depression, offering a perspective beyond the traditional medical model.
Works by Esther Perel: Mentioned in the context of relationships and transitions within marriages, particularly her insights on long-term partnerships and evolving dynamics.
Join host Jennifer Nurick, a clinical psychotherapist, as she delves into the topic of dissociation from the perspective of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. This episode of Psychotherapy Central offers a deep dive into how dissociation can be understood and approached using the IFS model, providing valuable insights for therapists, clients, and anyone interested in the dynamics of psychological healing.
In this episode we cover the following:
Understanding Dissociation: Gain a foundational understanding of dissociation, including its symptoms and triggers, and why it occurs as a psychological defense mechanism.
Introduction to IFS: Learn about the Internal Family Systems therapy model, its core concepts, and how it differentiates between various parts within an individual.
Dissociation in IFS: Explore how dissociation is viewed within the IFS framework, focusing on the roles of protective parts and exiled parts in the dissociative process.
Healing Strategies: Discover the steps involved in healing dissociation using IFS, including building trust within the internal system, negotiating with protective parts, and helping exiled parts to unburden.
Practical Example: A case study illustrating the application of IFS in treating dissociative episodes, showing the therapeutic journey and the gradual integration of parts.
Have you ever experienced the confusion and struggle of not knowing whether you should stay or leave a relationship? You might have two parts. One who wants to stay and might see the good in your partner or be afraid of being alone or scared about the future. And another part that wants to leave and might feel there are irresolvable differences and might not see a future with this person or want to go off on a solo adventure. When these two parts pull in the opposite direction, with one shouting ‘Stay!’ and the other shouting ‘Go!’, it can feel like you are in your own personal hell.
In this episode, we cover 7 indicators that it might be time to let go of your relationship
Jen is a licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, Couple Therapist and Energetic Healer. She practices online from her home in Sydney, Australia.
FIT can improve our decision-making and communication skills, lessen stress, increase sleep, and create a deeper sense of purpose and belonging. Jo and Jon have used FIT to train Olympic athletes, special military forces, and top CEOs around the globe.
Joanna was the first person in the U.S. to be trained in FIT, and Jonathan is a co-developer. In this episode, we cover;
What FIT is
Why multi-sensory imagery is more than just visualization
How to conduct a mental reset in less than a minute
A demo of an abridged version of the Choice Point methodology
How the use of cues can focus your attention and improve your performance
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Jonathan Rhodes, PhD, is a Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society) and a published researcher and lecturer specializing in cognitive psychology. After working with athletes at the 2012 Olympic Games, Jonathan decided to research strategies that change mindset, train individual and cultural resilience, and enhance performance. Ten years later, Jonathan concluded that imagery is the most effective way to achieve individual and team goals. To get to this conclusion, Jonathan helped develop FIT by teaching individuals how to master their imagination, subsequently raising the performance levels of athletes who went on to compete at the Olympic Games, in Premiership football and rugby, and with a multitude of athletes competing in other sports such as with Red Bull Cliff Divers, and America’s Cup sailors. In 2019, Jonathan partnered with the British Army to develop the British Army Commando Resilience Training Program, which has increased recruits passing the All-Arms Commando Course by 44 percent. He lives in Plymouth, UK.
Ep 25 9 Tips for Dating When You Are Avoidantly Attached
When you are avoidantly attached, dating can feel like a complete minefield. You might have had people tell you that you are aloof, a closed book, secretive or not open to a relationship, even when you would like a relationship more than anything else.
Moving into deeper intimacy can feel terrifying, whether you acknowledge it and are aware of it or not. Often, it is part of your subconscious that blocks intimacy before you have any conscious say in the matter. This can be incredibly frustrating and painful for you and your partner. It can be a confusing time.
In this episode, Jen discusses the four factors that make dating difficult for the avoidantly attached and her 9 top tips for dating when you have an avoidant attachment adaptation.
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To learn more about avoidant and anxious adaptions - listen to Episodes 2 and 3.
You suspect (or have been told by your partner) that you are dating someone who is anxiously attached. You are growing in love for them, and want to be close to them, but it feels difficult.
You are wondering if there are any tips or things to remember as you move into more vulnerability and connection with this beautiful person. You are in the right place.
In this episode, Jen will help you know if you are dating someone with anxious attachment and then give you her six top tips for moving into deeper intimacy.
When you are anxiously attached, the dating phase of a relationship can be painful, triggering and confusing. It is often difficult to know if your gut feelings of anxiety are real and valid, or if it is your anxious attachment patterns causing your inner alarm bells to go off for no reason. It can be a really confusing time.
In this episode, Jen discusses the 4 factors that make dating difficult for the anxiously attached and her 7 top tips for dating when you have an anxious attachment adaptation.
1 in 6 people have serious suicidal thoughts in Australia, with the “lifetime prevalence of suicidal thoughts ranging from 64% among cisgender men to 90% among non-binary participants and 91% among trans men.” (AIHW, 2023). Suicidal thoughts often cause a lot of distress to your inner system. Through the IFS (Internal Family Systems) lens, this is called a ‘suicidal part’.
In this episode, we cover;
What IFS therapy is
How suicidal parts form
The two different types of suicidal parts
How suicidal parts are often hated by other parts
How suicidal parts are trying to help
Mistakes many therapists make when contracting with suicidal clients
Are you thinking of talking to someone and wondering where on Earth to start? Have you tried a therapist, and it just didn’t flow as you wanted it to? Choosing a therapist is a journey that we need to invest time and energy in. This episode is a great place to start!
In this episode, we cover:
What might stop you from going to therapy
The continued stigma of therapy
My top 5 tips for choosing the best therapist for you.
Jen is a licensed clinical psychotherapist, couple therapist and energetic healer. She practices online from her home in Sydney, Australia.
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FREE TRAINING: I'll take you through the three stages of transformation: Discovery, Healing and Growth. We will explore Attachment Styles, and I'll share with you three things you can do to help you have more effective conflicts that don't deteriorate into relationship killers:
Ep 19 What to expect in your EMDR therapy sessions
In this episode, Jen explores what might happen in your EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy sessions. Although this will differ with every therapist, Jen’s aim here is to give you an overview of what might happen because sometimes we have scared parts that want to know exactly what we are signing up for.
Francine Shapiro initially developed EMDR therapy in the eighties to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But now, it is used in various situations like phobias, anxiety issues, stress reduction, pain management, and even dermatological conditions.
In this episode, Jen walks you through the standardised eight-phase treatment process so you can know what to expect in a session. Jen is a licensed clinical psychotherapist, certified EMDR practitioner and energetic healer.
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This episode is particularly beneficial for those working in mental health, those experiencing dissociative symptoms, and anyone looking to understand more about innovative approaches to psychotherapy.
I'll take you through the three stages of transformation: Discovery, Healing and Growth. We will explore Attachment Styles, and I'll share with you three things you can do to help you have more effective conflicts that don't deteriorate into relationship killers:
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Joanna Grover, LCSW, is an executive coach with nineteen years of experience as a cognitive behavioral therapist specializing in anxiety. She first encountered FIT when it helped her recover from a horse-riding accident. After witnessing this strategy's effectiveness in a client’s weight loss journey, she felt even more committed to the work. She subsequently became the first person in the US to be certified in FIT. Since 2019, Jo has used FIT mainly in an individual context, where she’s worked with top leaders at the US Department of Commerce, Olympic athletes, and C-suite executions at corporations such as Citi, IBM, and KPMG. She is a board-certified coach and member of the International Coaching Federation and the Harvard Institute of Coaching. Joanna lives in Miami, FL.
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Park, Y., Johnson, M. D., MacDonald, G., & Impett, E. A. (2019). Perceiving gratitude from a romantic partner predicts decreases in attachment anxiety. Developmental Psychology, 55(12), 2692–2700. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000830
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FREE TRAINING: I'll take you through the three stages of transformation: Discovery, Healing and Growth. We will explore Attachment Styles, and I'll share with you three things you can do to help you have more effective conflicts that don't deteriorate into relationship killers: https://www.psychotherapycentral.health/cycle-breaker-registration
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