Tell Me About Your Mother
Welcome to “Tell Me About Your Mother,” a podcast for psychotherapists by psychotherapists, where we explore issues related to our profession, filtering them through our professional, and sometimes personal and humorous, lens. Each episode, Evan and Melissa offer food for thought by bringing their experience and humanity to help you strengthen your practice of psychotherapy. We would love to connect with you at contactus@tellmeaboutyourmother.run.
Tell Me About Your Mother
Episode 34: Intellectual Avoidance
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Evan Miller, Melissa Martin, Eli Branscome
Evan and Melissa explore how intellectualizing stories serves as a protective distancing from emotional exploration, expression, and healing.
- Implicit memory healing
- Bilateral stimulation
- CBT often ineffective for treating
- Bottom up approach to client care versus top down approach
- Emotional-relational realm being the healing quality of therapy
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