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by Kurt Johns
It’s a basic tenet of narrative therapy that problems are tricky buggers. They take over our lives, drain our energy, and erase our imaginations. They can convince us that they are the truth, the whole truth, and that they are more real than any of...
Posted at 00:33h
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by Kurt Johns
As promised in my last entry on Building Preferences, here’s an example of building a preference. The preference is for Dave, who has been struggling for several months with what he’s come to call his “grumpiness” at home. We’ll walk with Dave through the process...
Posted at 00:32h
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by Kurt Johns
The will and ability to stop, to pause, or to take a break, stands out for me as one of the best achievements made by the couples I work with in therapy. This is Part 1 of a two-part piece on one couple’s work to...
Posted at 00:30h
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by Kurt Johns
I loved recess in elementary school. It was all about playing games for me, and the games usually involved a bouncy red rubber ball.
Between my 2nd-grade and 5th-grade years the volleyball-sized red rubber ball was the only piece of equipment needed for several of the...
Posted at 09:49h
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by Kurt Johns
As promised in my last entry on Building Preferences, here’s an example of building a preference. The preference is for Dave, who has been struggling for several months ...