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A Proposal for a “Most Interesting Questions” List
When I find myself in the presence of a new very smart person, my favorite question to ask is,”What is the most interesting question in your field?”* It both makes for great conversation a… more →
Nathen's Miraculous Escape
A Proposal for a "Most Interesting Questions" List
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wrote 1 year ago: When I find myself in the presence of a new very smart person, my favorite question to ask is, … more →
UPDATE
wrote 1 year ago: WELCOME TO MY BLOG-WEBSITE. I STARTED THIS IN 2008 AFTER LOSING YET ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER TO CANCER … more →
Experiential Lunch
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wrote 1 year ago: I am moving away from Eugene after more than ten years, and that means saying a lot of goodbyes to c … more →
No Longer in School!
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wrote 1 year ago: I biked around the University of Oregon campus yesterday for the first time in months, getting some … more →
Graduation and an Apology for the Last Four Years
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wrote 1 year ago: It has been four years of sitting in hundreds of hours of lectures, reading thousands of pages of th … more →
"Jungle Jeeping" Trail Running with Children
wrote 2 years ago: The Perfect Trail for “Jungle Jeeping.” Helping Children Enjoy Running (while YOU get t … more →
Husbands, Stop Rehearsing Distress-Maintaining Attributions
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wrote 2 years ago: One of the ways that John Gottman says people talk themselves out of their marriages is “rehea … more →
Gottman's Influenced Stable Steady State, Negative Affect Reciprocity, and Repair
wrote 2 years ago: John Gottman says, in his book The Marriage Clinic, that there are basically two things that make th … more →
Six Easy Ways to Turn a Complaint Into a Criticism
wrote 2 years ago: It is very important to be able to complain in your relationship. The sooner the better, in most cas … more →
An Outline of Carl Whitaker's The Roots of Psychotherapy
wrote 2 years ago: I started reading Whitaker and Malone’s 1953 The Roots of Psychotherapy last summer, on the ad … more →
Depression in Couples: Literature Review and a Metaframeworks Approach
wrote 2 years ago: I just finished the biggest project so far for my couples and family therapy masters program. It … more →
Five Fears About Emotions
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wrote 2 years ago: I’m studying Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, or EFT, this term in my Couples and Family T … more →
Something to Know About Stonewallers
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wrote 2 years ago: When your partner in a relationship stonewalls, what does it look like? They might leave the room or … more →
Supporting the Cancer Survivors Family Needs
wrote 2 years ago: I am traveling to Washington DC on June 15-18 to attend OVAC www.ovaconline.org as a regional leader … more →
Dating a Family Therapy Model
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wrote 3 years ago: I am going to start seeing clients in a few weeks in the clinic at the University of Oregon. Part of … more →
Diagnosis
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wrote 3 years ago: I read the following, by Steven Wolin, in Froma Walsh’s Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy, … more →
Personal Epistemology
wrote 3 years ago: My Couples and Family Therapy program has a lot to say about epistemology. Epistemology is the study … more →
Virginia Satir and Requests
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wrote 3 years ago: I’m reading Virginia Satir’s Conjoint Family Therapy. She was this amazing, giant, super … more →
Assessing Drug and Alcohol Abuse
wrote 3 years ago: One thing I will have to assess in the families I see is possible drug/alcohol abuse, because substa … more →
