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IV. Virtual Seminars on February 5, 2022* |
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The Men's Group Seminar: Design Thinking to Design Your Life: The Work of Bill Burnett
Co-author of the book Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life and director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford, Bill Burnett applies innovation methodology to the engineering of a “well-designed life.” Drawing from positive psychology and design techniques, Burnett has developed a set of guidelines, principles, and strategies for moving past faulty assumptions and rigid mindsets in order to be curious about, and ultimately design, new pathways. He champions an engineering point of view based on “ideating,” “prototyping,” and the evaluation of data. His approach also capitalizes on serendipity and the negotiation of emotional and rational decision-making. He emphasizes “connecting the dots” regarding who you are, what you believe in, and what you do in the world. In the next virtual meeting of the Men's Group Seminar on Saturday, February 5, 2022 (10:15 to 11:30 AM), we will explore Burnett’s approach to life improvement and career identity. We will focus our discussion on Burnett’s TEDx Talk “5 Steps to Designing the Life You Want” and a podcast interview that elaborates his approach. Burnett’s article summarizing his primary design ideas and limiting life assumptions will also be considered.
To register for this upcoming virtual seminar, please see the directions below.
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The Relationship Group Seminar: Ghosting
Commonly used in the realm of romantic relationships, ghosting refers to the abrupt disappearance from another’s life without any discussion or even notification. In recent years, ghosting has emerged as a dynamic impacting all relationship domains. It is a passive communication process used to terminate relationships between friends and is now widespread among families and in professional and corporate settings. In the next virtual meeting of the Relationship Group Seminar on Saturday, February 5, 2022 (11:45 AM to 1:00 PM), we will explore the psychology of ghosting. Scientific findings indicate that ghosting is not a new phenomenon, is more common than you might think, and has become a strategy made even easier to employ given current technologies. People appear to ghost for many reasons, including the desire to avoid conflict and for safety reasons. Ghosting is an attractive strategy because it serves as a practical solution to thorny and complex interpersonal dilemmas. Ghosting is typically not viewed as manipulative, and in this way is distinguishable from its close cousin, “breadcrumbing.” Some research has found that the likelihood of ghosting may be linked to certain cognitions about relationships, i.e., if you approach relationships with a frame of reference tied more to “destiny” than “growth,” then you are more likely to ghost. Although most people who ghost do not see the behavior as morally wrong, the impact of ghosting can be quite harmful. Typically, the person who is ghosted is left in a “mind-boggling limbo” as to what happened. Media scholar Sherry Turkle describes how being ghosted “has serious consequences, because when we are treated as if we could be ignored we begin to think that this is okay and we treat ourselves as people who are not supposed to have feelings.”
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, February 5, 2022 (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 February 5, 2022, please RSVP to me at 949-338-4388 or jt@jamestobinphd.com on or before Thursday, February 3, 2022. The fee is $25.00 and informed consent for participation in these telehealth events 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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