Stories of resillience

And yet we resist… When the covid-19 pandemic broke out in the spring of 2020, a group of narrative therapists and therapists, members of the HELLENIC SOCIETY OF NARRATIVE THERAPY AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE, tried to explore the ways in which people resisted the difficulties of the pandemic, quarantine and social alienation, as well as what changes have taken place in their lives, how they have dealt with those changes and what all this means for...

New steps to an ecology of mind  ‘Coming home to the whole of which you are a part’ We live together in a complex world where small events can have dramatic consequences, because everything is connected to everything. The corona-crisis shows that a micro-organism on a market in China can lead in a cascade of consequences to a drastic reorganization of our lifestyle. We work from home, watch webinars online, and get informed by the media we...

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Time Capsule 2020: Taking collective narrative practice online Rachel Marfleet   Introduction Collective narrative practice is both a way to encourage rich description of the skills and knowledges of those who have experienced trauma, and an opportunity to come together to tell personal stories that enable a sense of contribution to the lives of others (Denborough, 2008).  Meyerhoff (2007, p19) wrote “a fundamental healing takes place when...

Rachel Marfleet, Clinical Psychologist (London) Collective Narrative Practice: Sharing Photos to tell a story about what is important to us If you want to print this document: Download it here Share a recent photo (for example, one of the last 5 photos on your phone) Share the story of this photo – rich description!! When was it taken? Who was there? Where were you? How/What were you feeling/thinking at this time? Why did you take this photo?...

I like to share with you a  documentary by Joris Postema I recently saw.  Called  "Stop filming us". About Goma in Northern Congo. In my opinion a very very inspiring documentary for those interested in a  collaborative way of filming. Watch!  At home. https://picl.nl/films/stop-filming-us/ Warm regards, Jan van Treeck

Sabine Vermeire developed a corona map: Narrative traces in Corona times ‘Care for the carers’ Searching for and sharing of small actions, from problems towards a community of ‘imperfect’ solidarity’ Download this document here    

Marie-Nathalie Beaudoin www.mnbeaudoin.com Everyday, we hear grim news about the various impacts of COVID-19 on people’s lives. In the midst of this pandemic, we, as narrative therapists have a responsibility to cultivate hope and help people sustain their connections to preferred versions of themselves. If we are to accomplish this purpose, it is useful to recognize three main ways in which this pandemic is affecting people’s narratives. The...

Tomas Van Reybrouck My current practice consists of calling all my client and to offer them the choice between three possibilities: a) a conversation-by-phone, b) a video-call or c) a face-to-face conversation later in time. Rita was a relatively new client, a single lady with two teenage children, who was confronted multiple experiences of loss in the past. Some years earlier she suffered from a serious depression and had made a suicide...

Tineke Haks The context of Corona, which affects us all, makes me see people all around, looking for structure and support. This certainly applies to myself. Fortunately, I found this support during a recent peer review where we discussed our experiences and queries. A colleague listened to me and reminded me of the Chilean biologists / important systems thinkers Maturana and Varela and their ideas about the autopoietic system. Autopoiese...

Sabine Vermeire The Corona virus and its effects infiltrate more and more compellingly into the life of carers, counselors, therapists,… The difficulties mental health workers have to deal with, in combination with working online and the ‘social distancing’ measures can evoke a sense of powerlessness. They feel disconnected from other mental health carers and no longer know how to go on. They are at risk of getting locked up in their own...

Les Filles du Baobab and the praticians of the laboratoire narratif  have decided to create a  narrative photos-language to start a little conversation with our Lungs… Click on the link to discover it Warmly,  Véronique https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FcuOo6EwBfZ9Wd2KbTtzA4eDQaTE7VpH/view?usp=sharing