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IV. Virtual Seminars on Saturday, December 5, 2020* |
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The Men's Group Seminar: The Work of Robert Waldinger, M.D. and the Harvard Study of Adult Development
A psychiatrist, Director of the Center for Psychodynamic Therapy and Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, current director of the Study of Adult Development at Harvard University, and Zen priest, Dr. Robert Waldinger has devoted his career to understanding what factors contribute to happiness, health, and wellbeing across the lifespan. He is perhaps best known for his TED Talk "What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness," which has garnered over 35 million views. In the next virtual meeting of the Men's Group Seminar on Saturday, December 5, 2020 (10:15 AM to 11:30 AM), we will discuss the major findings of the long-term study featured in Waldinger's TED Talk. Also considered will be the content covered in interviews of Dr. Waldinger on the podcasts "Contemplate This!" and "On Purpose."
To register for this upcoming virtual seminar, please see the directions below.
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The Relationship Group Seminar:"Backburnering"
Connections that are not currently active, but that are kept "simmering" for potential future prospects (just in case one's current relationship, for example, does not work out) are known as "backburner" relationships. More common than you might think, and existing in the context of both dating and long-term relationships, statistics show relatively high frequencies of people occupying one position (intentionally having someone lingering in the background) or the other (being the love interest behind the curtain) in backburner configurations at some point in their adult lives. While these backburner relationships may, at times, evolve into full-blown emotional and/or sexual affairs, this is actually fairly uncommon. The prevalence of backburner relationships appears related more to evolutionary factors, i.e., the drive to keep one's options open, an instinct greatly facilitated and mobilized by online and digital technology, rather than the motive to cheat. In the next virtual meeting of the Relationship Group Seminar on Saturday, December 5, 2020 (11:45 AM to 1:00 PM), we will discuss the origin and dynamics of backburner relationships.
To register for this upcoming virtual seminar, please see the directions below.
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The Dynamic Psychotherapy Process Group
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 virtual group session will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 (1:15 to 2:30 PM). The Dynamic Psychotherapy Process Group is a therapeutic experience and entry occurs only after a pre-group screening interview.
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* Registration Directions: If you would like to attend the virtual meeting of the Men's Group Seminar and/or the Relationship Group Seminar on December 5, 2020, please RSVP to me at 949-338-4388 or jt@jamestobinphd.com on or before December 3, 2020. The fee is $25.00 (payable before entering the virtual meeting) and informed consent for participation in this telehealth event must be completed prior to the seminars. Please note that the Men's Group Seminar and the Relationship Group Seminar are psychoeducational in nature, not therapeutic, and do not constitute psychotherapy or counseling.
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