Rob McNeilly & Our Ericksonian learning community

not only kittens recommended reading

not only kittens
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the wisdom of the idiots a book by Idres Shah

the wisdom of the idiots
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learning Erickson said so helpfully that all problems are learnt limitation.

learning
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would it cosmically matter ... “Wold it cosmically matter if I didn’t go to work today”.

would it cosmically matter ...
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childrearing if only -

childrearing
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hints towards peace from wise people

hints towards peace
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About Nothing “Wominjeka Yearmenn Bunjilaka

About Nothing
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About Nothing “Wominjeka Yearmenn Bunjilaka

About Nothing
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to intervene or not to intervene that is the question

to intervene or not to intervene
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believing and evidence “Evidence” is from the Latin “videre” - “to see”.

believing and evidence
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why Hypnosis? What is hypnosis?

what is hypnosis and why would we use it?
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my version of Erickson’s approach thanks to my friend, Peter Thorneycroft

my version of Erickson’s approach
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what was Erickson’s approach? My favourite joke about the Ericksonian approach is “How many Ericksonian therapists does it take to change a light globe?

what was Erickson’s approach?
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do you want more clients and referrals? We all want to do good work, to relieve suffering, assist people to heal.

do you want more clients and referrals?
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sleeping easy Sleeping problems are an important part of our clinical work, and although simple relaxation exercises or meditation practices can help, sometimes they are not enough.

sleeping easy
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I can’t help you We love it when a client tells us that they are cured.

I can’t help you
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client factors, difficult clients, Ghandi - in therapy ... and life? Michael Lambert and then Bruce Wampold drew our attention to the important contribution of client factors.

client factors, difficult clients - in therapy ... and life?
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restoring genuine trust Whenever we we have a problem, the first casualty is trust.

restoring genuine trust
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masterly inactivity Little Bo-Peep knew about this

masterly inactivity
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saving starfish A little girl was walking along a beach throwing starfish that hed been beached back into the sea.

saving starfish
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sleeping easy Sleeping problems are an important part of our clinical work, and although simple relaxation exercises or meditation practices can help, sometimes they are not enough.

sleeping easy
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eating problems Bill O’Hanlon quipped that there is a new entry in the DSM - “Excessive Labelling Disorder”.

eating problems
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suicide? a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

suicide?
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refining our questions When we ask a client about what they like, the client expands in front of us.

refining our questions
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overcoming anxiety and depression without getting anxious or depressed We live in anxious times and depression is becoming a worldwide epidemic.

overcoming anxiety and depression without getting anxious or depressed
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difficult clients and not only clients ...

difficult clients
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pushing bottons This young fellow was causing trouble at school, and his mother said that people were “pushing his buttons”.

pushing buttons
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enjoying flying A man wanted help because he couldn’t drive beyond the boundaries of his suburb, and this was a limitation for his work as a real estate agent.

enjoying flying
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after trauma We humans have all experienced many traumas, and most of them are no longer a problem or maybe even forgotten … but … sometimes some consequence of a trauma lingers and causes problems.

after trauma
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my teachers and other animals Erickson invited us to study anthropology and was good friends with Margaret Meade who shared a humbling and amusing personal experience when she met someone who had never seen a westener before Marga...

my teachers and other animals
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