They involve exploring some common concepts that come up in most existential therapy sessions. Each one explores a common existential concept and expands it further in simple language using different creative analogies.
Each series look at conversations, for example, about your relationship with death, endings, responsibility, freedom, choice, how you relate to other people, your sense of belonging/wanting to be different... Overall, they explore your relationship to life.
You could reflect on these in your own time or even better, bring the ones that stand out for you into your next therapy session to explore another layer of them. There are always more layers.
So far, there are 15 in total with more in the making. They’ll be uploaded at varies intervals on the progressive process YouTube site. If you click subscribe after watching, you can be notified when new ones are uploaded.
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Contributing to creating an existentially healthier world by discussing practical approaches to mental health
This is not a typical “self-help” piece of work, it’s a mini existential piece of work where it looks at the things that are a part of the human condition or a part of the very experiences that make us human. It looks at showing you a window into the ways you might take stock of your life and how you might re-evaluate your choices. At some point in our lives, we become aware that there are many human experiences as well as many ‘life moments’ that are not generally spoken about. This podcast experience looks at breaking some of them down to try to see them more clearly. It focusses NOT on solutions but rather on trying to turn conscious moments into conscious choices, to see them in full light.
My feeling is that we can have some of these existential conversations before or during difficult times in our lives. We don’t necessarily need to feel scared of them or go out our way to ignore them when they inevitably arise. But we could possibly start working on building some existential resilience around them by making a start to discuss them.
There’s no right way to deal with life struggles but there are different options for different people. These have been highlighted with a depth of understanding and consideration to question, challenge and reflect on the many interactions you might be having in your life.
The experience creates an opportunity for you notice the ‘temperature’ of your surroundings and to make a choice as to how you might like to make certain adjustments to your character. You’ll be presented with a space to question your usual familiar responses and reactions to life in order to be more informed.
I’d love to say none but that wouldn’t be true! My expectations mainly involve for you:
Aristotle, all those years ago discussed how the mark of an educated mind is to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. And it may well be worth first entertaining all these thoughts to see if they click or not. With the parts that click, you may want to do more of your own research, rummage the internet, read books/articles, ask questions, seek therapy, take courses on the relevant parts that STAND OUT for you.
What you make of them is entirely up to you.
My hope is that you open a new understanding of yourself while immersing in all these short imagery processes.
That also, being with these experiences, in your own reflections, starts to make you think about your life in a deeper way.
YOU MIGHT QUESTION WHY YOU DIDN’T KNOW ALL THIS EARLIER?
Learning about this stuff tends to be a process that requires great patience, perseverance and sometimes discomfort.
It also requires deliberate thinking, action and reflection time.
It’s not naturally present in our personalities from birth.
Expecting it to be, is equivalent to expecting dogs not to bark.
We are innately social beings, but we’re not innately born with knowledge of possible healthy ways of connecting with ourselves and others in life. As babies we’re guided and reliant on our caregivers to feed, clothe, and nurture us, to keep ourselves safe, physically, and psychologically. However, by the time we reach adulthood, we may be at a loss. We may continue to learn and exist through the old and new connections around us, but we may have taken a few wrong turns and picked up some bad habits along the way.
This type of conscious development is not for the faint hearted. The journey requires bravery, determination and a commitment to your own evolution. By making a start with this podcast series shows how you’re willing to make a dent in deconstructing some of the walls you may have up. You’ll possibly started to open doors to different rooms within your psyche, especially to the ones that might have been dark and scary.
Sometimes doing this ‘work’ can feel difficult. Especially as it’s not always easy when behaviour patterns are so ingrained and automatic. Though more often than not, it’s more about NOT turning away from taking a good look at yourself and certain actions/behaviours. You might want to remember how it’s useful to continually welcome these dialogues. So, you can release any fear and face up to the reality of how you’ve been living your life. Standing in this with courage and strength tends to create space for humbleness, compassion, and a more stable inner core.
Overall, these podcast experiences have been written with an open philosophical attitude to give you the opportunity to wonder, explore and develop your own understanding of ‘how’ you might be interacting with life.
It is recommended for adults and teenagers.
Hope you enjoy the ride of discovering all the endless possibilities you might take from them.
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