I. Relationship Unconscious Podcast Series and Group Seminar Recordings
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New podcast episodes include:
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II. Group Meetings on Saturday, May 18, 2019
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The Men's Group:
Milestones *
10:15 to 11:30 AM
What should you have accomplished, by when, and for what reason? The perspective of approaching the developmental trajectory of one's life through the lens of milestones has deep roots in ancient philosophy and theology, and, more recently, in psychology. But the degree to which there is consensus about these milestones is unclear: what specific events actually constitute "milestones" and for what reason? Further, does the achievement of a milestone necessarily signify advancing maturity and personal development or merely an adherence to culturally-based pressures and norms? And for those of us who have not achieved certain milestones, either by choice, failure or lack of opportunity, what is the takeaway?
In the next meeting of the Men's Group Seminar on Saturday, May 18, 2019 (10:15 to 11:30 AM)
, we will consider the concept of milestones and their significance in the lives of men.
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The Relationship Group:
Self-Deception
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11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Most forms of human suffering, anguish and conflict stem from the tendency of the mind to counteract what it already knows to be true. Freud characterized "self-deception" as a psychological process in which something that was once recognized becomes diluted, fragmented, and uninterpretable. Freud coined the term
neurotic
to depict the common emotional and psychosomatic ailments that emerge following ongoing systematic self-deception. Many of my psychotherapy patients struggle with neurotic issues in the way Freud described: they live in such a way that denies a realization they cannot accept and can no longer see.
In the next meeting of Relationship Group Seminar on Saturday, May 18, 2019 (11:45 AM to 1:00 PM),
we will explore self-deception from the perspective of intuition. The capacity to intuit involves a signal-receptor process that originates, surprisingly, in the mother-infant bond. Absorbing and internalizing this bond of intuition, the adult mind takes care of itself in the way a deeply-attuned mother knows exactly what the baby needs. Self-deception occurs at various nodal points in which an emerging signal is denied, resisted or otherwise interfered with. The implications for re-claiming one's capacity to intuit will be explored.
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The Dynamic Psychotherapy Process Group *
1:15 to 2:30 PM
This therapy group utilizes the emerging dynamics among group members, and between the group members and facilitator, as a basis from which to examine one's characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and relating to others.
Our next group session will be on Saturday, May 18, 2019 (1:15 to 2:30 PM) at the Laguna Hills office location.
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* If you would like to attend the Men's Group and/or the Relationship Group on May 18, 2019, please RSVP to me at 949-338-4388 or
jt@jamestobinphd.com
. There is a limit of 14 attendees for each group and registrants will be accommodated on a first-come/first-serve basis. The fee is $25.00 (payable via cash or check at the time of the group meeting).
Location:
The Water Garden Business Center
23421 South Pointe Drive, Suite 130
Laguna Hills, CA, 92653
Please note that the Men's Group and the Relationship Group are psychoeducational in nature, not therapeutic, and do not constitute psychotherapy or counseling. In contrast, the Dynamic Psychotherapy Process Group is a therapeutic experience and entry occurs only after a pre-group screening interview.
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