Health Update from Walter — 7 March 2020

Here is the email I wrote to family, friends and colleagues

Walter Logeman
Sat, 7 Mar, 20:13

Hi everybody …

You may have heard, or this may be news. I am in Christchurch hospital awaiting bypass surgery on my heart, probably in about a week. This might come as a shock to you, as it has to me, but I’m coming to terms with it. The prognosis is good and I’m glad we caught the problem early enough. I’m well supported by Kate, family, friends, colleagues and a great medical team. I have been told recovery will take four to six months.

Right now I’m fine and I’m sorting out my work commitments so I can focus on recovery in the months ahead. I am “on leave” from the training and will put all supervision work on hold. I will contact people I’m working with more directly. I’m planning to focus on my recovery. I’m looking forward to re-engaging with the work I love and with people I love. I’m sure the anticipation of reconnecting will be healing for me.

Thanks for all the good wishes so far!

Love Walter

Technical problems with WordPress on this site.

Update — Saturday, 29 February 2020

I have managed too get the blog going — with the help of people at Jetpack and Dreamhost

So good to have it back including the images that were lost for a long time!

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On February 17 2020 I wrote:

    1. The images don’t show up properly since I changed the Media Library address — now can’t change it back.
    2. Viagra ads when site is accessed through search or RSS
    3. Can’t login via the WordPress.org login.

 

I’m working on all three!!

Emails to Dreamhost and WordPress on the go.

Get a grip on a few things

I will be conducting a personal development weekend beginning the evening of Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April 2019

This is a great opportunity to take a new step in your personal development.  This will be a time to attend fully and deeply to what is important to you.  If you come as a couple, attend to your relationship in a supportive group. The workshop will help you focus, break through blocks, incubate new plans, make promises to yourself.

I have been conducting these weekend workshops regularly for the past few years and I’m looking forward to this one, I expect it will be a special, productive experience. See below for more details and a link to the flyer. I hope to see you aboard!

That was the email I just sent out,  I like the subject line!  It is not quite a USP — I don’t have that yet.  Maybe there is a need for a USP and then these occasional evocative lines.  What would a copy writer say?

Here is the link to the flyer.

 

Shane Birkel interviews Laura Heck – Gottman approach

I’m listening to Shane Birkel interview Laura Heck.

017: Using Gottman Interventions to Enhance Intimacy with Laura Heck

[You can listen to all Shane’s podcasts on your phone if you have a podcast  app.  Search forThe Couple Therapists Couch.  I use Pocket Casts.]

Laura’s own podcast

I wanted to jot down some bullet points so thought – blog, why not.

Continue reading “Shane Birkel interviews Laura Heck – Gottman approach”

Elliott Connie – Goals and Outcomes video

I found this video by Elliott Connie useful! Elliott is a Solution Focussed Couple therapist.

Bud, a psychodrama colleague recommended the video, on Shane Birkel’s  Facebook page.

Here a a bit of Bud’s summary:

… the vital importance of the difference between a goal for therapy and a desired outcome. He discuses it in the context of working with a couple who appeared to have mutually opposing or exclusive goals.

What a simple idea, and perhaps something we already know in an illusive way.  Elliott’s teaching and examples in the video are just excellent.

$1,000,000 = Goal

Peace of mind = Outcome

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Gets me thinking… he is showing us an example of assisting people to deeper into their being and sharing more.  I like the SF questions.

I wonder if couples themselves using the universal space opening question: “Is there more?”  would go from the goal to the outcome?

That way couple can do their own deep listening, with one question:  Is there more? 

This can be done – partner to partner.  If they succeed they may get more confidence and hope for their relationship.

If they don’t… it is good for the therapist to have SFT at the ready.

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Do watch & listen to the video!