Meaning of life Archives - Dr Greg Madison, PhD

The Living Process E03 with Lynn Preston, NYC Relational Psychoanalyst

The Living Process episode 03 with Lynn Preston. Lynn Preston, MA, MS, LP, is a focusing-oriented relational psychoanalyst, teacher and supervisor. She is a graduate of the PPSC Advanced Self Psychology program, a faculty member of the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP) and the founding Director of the Experiential Psychotherapy Project (EPP). Lynn has written and presented internationally on the integration of focusing and relational psychoanalysis. She also has an abiding interest in experiential teaching and integrative processes.…

0 Comments

13 November 2023

News

The Living Process E02 with Dr Ken Bradford

Dear Focusing Friends The second episode of The Living Process is now available. I talk with Dr Ken Bradford. The conversation was instigated by Ken letting me know that he had a series of correspondence with Gene Gendlin back in the early 1980s and he was able to find and share some of those letters with me prior to us talking. The conversation is on my YouTube site (@gregmadisontherapy) and on the FOT YouTube Channel (@FocusingOrientedTherapies).…

0 Comments

6 November 2023

News

Therapy Dialogues with Lynn Preston and Greg Madison. Youtube.

This is the first part of Greg Madison and Lynn Preston's Dialogue Series "Talking About Therapy." To watch the rest of the dialogues, please view this playlist: • Greg Madison & Ly... Greg Madison and Lynn Preston, long-time Focusing-Oriented Therapists, discuss what drew them to Gendlin’s work and how they integrate Focusing and their other home base approaches, Existential Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis. https://youtu.be/TxQHUPaZ7VI

0 Comments

12 May 2023

News

New Research and Awards for Focusing

Awards for Eugene Gendlin's work on Focusing. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, a Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at a special Awards Ceremony. hosted by the Society for Humanistic Psychology, a division of the American Psychology Association. At the beginning of his career, in 1970, Gene was the first recipient of the "Distinguished Professional Award in Psychology and Psychotherapy" from the APA's Division of Psychotherapy (Division 29). Receiving this award now puts a meaningful cap on the recognition…

0 Comments

31 July 2021

News

An existential take on living through the pandemic

This is a second unscripted conversation between myself and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli "What Really Matters (in corona times)". Ernesto Spinelli and Greg Madison, both existential psychologists living in the UK, discuss their experiences of living and working for the past year under lockdown and then now as restrictions ease and 'normality' can return. The video explores some of the deeper significance of daily life events, the opportunity for some uncomfortable existential insights, and a few ideas…

0 Comments

1 May 2021

Read more about the article Living through the pandemic, alone….

CBC News stories of people self-isolating during the Corona virus pandemic.

News

Living through the pandemic, alone….

This is a collection of brief accounts of what it is like to be isolating alone during the Coronavirus pandemic (CBC News). Living through a pandemic, alone: Thousands of people are living through the COVID-19 global pandemic while living alone. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/living-through-a-pandemic-alone?fbclid=IwAR0HpOrwjkXDAUik8nxpRqKoepdgXJWVI8cERPcQfnltb1qexQhPV3HxQEILi

Comments Off

24 May 2020

Read more about the article “In Corona Times”

A conversation of existential themes of our current pandemic situation.

News

“In Corona Times”

Spinelli & Madison. In Corona Times (An Existential Take) Ernesto Spinelli and Greg Madison, both existential psychologists living in the UK, discuss their experiences of living and working in 'corona times'. The video explores some of the deeper significance of daily life events, some existential themes that seem to be emerging because of the 'lock down' of society, and a few ideas about practicing as a therapist in the current context as well as a few…

Comments Off

6 April 2020

News

Eugene Gendlin, Psychologist & Philosopher, dies in New York age 90

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…

0 Comments

25 May 2017

News

An example of Focusing in Therapy

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

0 Comments

30 September 2016

News

The Return of Existentialism

A brief article about the resurgence of existentialism in the world of psychotherapy.

0 Comments

22 December 2015

News

Focusing as a gentle way to accept what we feel

Here is a nice introduction to Focusing by friend Dr John Amodeo, American psychologist and writer. It is written for the public, from Psychology Today, and clearly explains the Focusing process and how it can be very helpful for anyone. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201510/we-want-accept-our-feelings-how-do-we-do-it

0 Comments

19 October 2015

News

Letter from Hunter S Thompson

(reposted from iheartintelligence website, Justin Gammill, June 25th 2015) "57 years ago, a 22-year-old Hunter S. Thompson wrote a letter to his friend Hume, who had asked him for advice ... The letter, in my opinion, is a pure statement of faith, written by one of the most influential writers of our time, solely for the purpose of helping his friend. I know the letter wasn’t written to me, but I still read it like it was". Dear…

0 Comments

5 July 2015