Human beings change: Both our needs and the strategies we have to meet them change over time. Wherever we find ourselves and each other in the present, individually and collectively, all human beings have the capacity to grow and change. ~ Miki Kashton, NVC Trainer
Recently I heard a lecture by Bonnie Badenoch on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOPr8MPzdvA Bonnie teaches Interpersonal Neurobiology at Portland State University. A lovely lady, really well respected, she focuses on how therapists get trained to do their jobs. In the lecture, she said something that inspired me and gave me a lot hope. She said that the brain has natural self-healing properties. That our mind knows what it needs to heal from past trauma and distorted thinking. Therapists, she said, must be self- aware and self-compassionate in order to stay present with their patients. Therapists need to be receptive to what is being said and non-judgmental.
The training of therapists should focus on healing themselves, because patients need a fully present and compassionate person to talk to. But that's all they need. The therapist doesn't have to fix things or give advice. the therapist doesn't have to lead the healing process, because the brain knows how to find its own healing path.
If we are wired to find our own health, then we are wired to be able to change. It's exciting to me that we can best help another by being as open and receptive as possible to what is being said. I just love that we have the ability to change towards increasing mental health, especially with the help of an unconditionally loving witness.
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