Greg offered a one-day training event in Brighton to experience the practice of Focusing. A group of 25-30 people enjoyed the day and an editor from Sussex Psychotherapy and Counselling Association wrote a one-page summary of her experience. Information on Focusing teaching is available from www.londonfocusing.com
In the link below you will find a podcast where Dr Madison guides his interviewer through a brief Focusing experience. There is also a previous podcast interview on People Developing People where Greg goes into detail describing Focusing. These are iTunes links: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/4-bonus-episode-a-taste-of-focusing-with-greg-madison/id1471377262?i=1000443539858
It is not new for psychiatric diagnosis to be challenged. For years, both psychologists and psychiatrists have questioned the basis and usefulness of diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar, depression etc. Now a new university study seems to suggest that the DSM (the most common diagnosis manual) is 'scientifically useless'. Interesting reading and at least it can loosen some of our assumptions about what constitutes psychological 'health'. Click here to read the article: https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/07/dsm-scientifically-meaningless-diagnoses/?fbclid=IwAR3wEZYgkKNTzL2nxGpJGivsHmJem9eqifOoFc__wrf2pAeUIYS2yFbOoUo
This is an accessible brief Washington Post article illustrating the everyday usefulness of Focusing as a way to increase self-awareness... https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/08/21/coping-getting-yourself-in-focus/9de51d0e-6c7c-4061-9167-ca909ada9170/?utm_term=.b0f0466c624b
Here is a fascinating brief article by respected neuroscientist Antonio Damasio on the foundational role of bodily feelings in our human experience and human culture. Cognition is only the tip of the iceberg... https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/02/22/antonio-damasio-the-strange-order-of-things/
Tribute obituary for Eugene Gendlin, developer of Focusing
A good, very accessible, article on Focusing, with some nice anecdotes about Gendlin. If you’ve wondered about what Focusing is all about, this is a nice introduction (and a good article to share with anyone). https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/article/1103/doorways-to-the-embodied-self
Eugene T. Gendlin, the American philosopher and psychologist who developed the mind-body connection practice called "Focusing," died on May 1 at the age of 90 in Spring Valley, New York. Focusing is an experiential, body-oriented method for generating insights, creative thinking, and emotional healing. Gendlin's work has been inspirational for many well-known innovators in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Gendlin dedicated his life to the study of our 'bodily being' and the insights that can…
Opportunities to participate in an Introduction to Focusing and "Experiential-Existential" Therapy: Introduction to Focusing and Experiential-Existential Therapy. Highgate, London, March 4-5, 2017.londonfocusing@gmail.com A low-cost Introduction to Focusing as a personal, social-political and therapeutic practice. Hebden Bridge, April 1-2, 2017. This is designed to be as inclusive as possible for local people. The Calderdale Yoga Centre, Unit 2, Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. HX7 7DDhughknopf@rocketmail.com Introduction and Advanced Focusing and Focusing Therapy training, plus a one-day…
Here is a simple account of an unusual psychotherapy experience which nicely illustrates the respectful approach of Focusing, a natural body awareness, and how it might be integrated into therapy sessions. It is written by an American colleague, Neil Friedman, who sadly died some years ago. Focusing Therapy
A brief article about the resurgence of existentialism in the world of psychotherapy.
Emily Yates has published an article on my research on Existential Migration in 'Global Living Magazine' and another soon to appear in 'Wall Street Journal Expat'. Thanks Emily for thoughtful exploration of the topic. Global Living Magazine - Existential Migration