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SUMMARY:Existential Coaching - A 3-day Training for Existential Therapists and Counsellors.     June 5th-12th-26th
DESCRIPTION:Existential Coaching – A 3-day Training for Existential Therapists and Counsellors\nTRAINER: YANNICK JACOB \n  \nThe SEA is proud to present a 3 day Existential Coaching Training Programme for existential psychotherapists and counsellors aiming at expanding their professional expertise adding the ability to offer coaching either as an extension of therapy work\, or as a separate supporting facility for their clients. \nThe sessions will be on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the event. \nParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance and/or a Certificate of Completion if the full course is taken. \nPre-requisite: Trained therapists\, counsellors or mental health professionals with basic knowledge of the existential-philosophical landscape and its key themes. \nFoundations:\nday 1 Saturday 5th June 2021 10am-6pm\n(8 hours including lunch break) \n\nAn introduction to coaching – key definitions\, models and approaches to practice\nKey differences between coaching and therapy\nRefresher of key existential themes and how to spot them in the coaching room\nThe existential coaching framework and how it may be applied in practice\nWorking with paradox\, dilemma and anxiety through a coaching lens\nExistential coaching vs. Existentially-informed coaching\nExperiential learning through demonstrations\, fishbowls and practice in triads\n\n  \nAdvanced:\nday 2  Saturday 12th June 2021 10am-6pm \n(8 hours including lunch break)\nday 3  Saturday 26th June 2021 10am-6pm\n(8 hours including lunch break) \n\nThe 4 Worlds Model as a coaching assessment tool\nExistential process models: MOVER and CREATE\nGuidelines for existential coaching practice\nExpectations that clients may bring to existential coaching\nExistential leadership and why existential ideas are relevant to organisations and other formations of people\nPhenomenological inquiry in coaching\nWorking with the here-an-now in coaching\nExistentialism as fertile ground for the integration of coaching and therapy\nExperiential learning through demonstrations\, fishbowls and practice in triads\n\n  \nCost: \n£ 400.00 for full 3 days course (SEA members get 25% off) \nor \n£ 150.00 Foundation – day 1 only  (SEA members get 25% off) \n  \n \nYannick Jacob \nTrainer: Yannick Jacob is an Existential Coach (MA)\, Positive Psychologist (MSc)\, Coach Trainer & Supervisor (DIP) and Mediator (SPCP Dispute Resolution). He’s the Program Director of the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching at the School of Positive Transformation\, for which he’s gathered many of the world’s most influential coaches\, and until 2018 he was the Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology and faculty at the University of East London’s popular MAPPCP programme (MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology). Furthermore\, Yannick is part of the teaching faculties at The School of Life\, Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision. His love for coaching\, positive existential thought and personal development is contagious and he loves to challenge people to think\, learn & grow\, to explore the BIG questions and to appreciate the whole spectrum of what life has to offer. As a coach Yannick partners with his clients to help them lead and navigate their lives and careers\, to make big decisions and\, ultimately\, find ways to be happy. His long-term vision is to inspire the world to embrace their human condition in all its beautiful and challenging facets and to create a more meaningful human experience. Yannick presents at conferences internationally and his book\, An Introduction to Existential Coaching\, was published by Routledge\, the world’s leading academic publisher. Learn more about Yannick and his work at www.existential.coach and www.RocketSupervision.com. \n  \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/existential-coaching-a-3da-training-for-existential-therapists-and-counsellors
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD,SEA Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210604T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210604T210000
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SUMMARY:Symposium 4th June 7pm-9pm
DESCRIPTION:Symposium: 4th June 7pm-9pm\n\nTopic: Daseinsanalysis: The Renaissance of Medard Boss’s Existential Psychotherapy\nSpeaker: Miles Groth\, PhD\n\n \n\n\n\nThe symposium will begin with a survey of the history of daseinsanalysis\, its basic theoretical principles\, and\nall elements of daseinsanalytic practice\, including the goal of daseinsanalysis by contrast with that of other existential and medical psychotherapies. The bulk of the time will be devoted to discussion and Q&A by members of symposium. \nLittle was heard about daseinsanalysis in English after the publication of Gion Condrau’s Heidegger’s Impact on Psychotherapy (1998) and Martin Heidegger’s Zollikon Seminars (2001)\, edited by Medard Boss\, until the\nappearance of Alice Holzhey-Kunz’s Daseinsanalysis five years ago. The volume by Holzhey-Kunz\, an analysand and colleague of Medard Boss\, was a signal of heightened interest in a field that has been quietly growing for the gaining momentum for the past twenty years. Since 1984\, the journal Daseinsanalyse has published a yearbook but since the articles in it are mostly in German\, its rich contributions are relatively unknown. During that same period a half-dozen small daseinsanalytic institutes have been active in Austria\, the Czech Republic\, Greece\, Hungary\, Switzerland and Brazil. An American Daseinsanalytic Institute will be constituted later this year\, an event that signals the increasing strength of the movement. In anticipation of that event and the publication by SEA of dialogues between Miles Groth and Tamás Fazekis\, The Renaissance of Daseinsanalysis: What Does Existential Really Mean? Later this year\, it seems appropriate to take a few minutes to look back to the origins of the modification of psychoanalysis by Medard Boss known as psychotherapeutic daseinsanalysis. \nReadings: Miles Groth\, (2020) and After Psychotherapy (2017)\,Medard Boss and the Promise of Psychotherapy: The Beginnings of Daseinsanalysis (2020)\, Gion Cndrau\, Heidegger’s Impact on Psychotherapy (2 nd rev. ed. forthcoming 2022). \n  \nAbout Miles Groth: \nMiles Groth\, PhD\, is a long-time member of SEA and a contributor to its journal. Mentored by Jan van den berg and William J. Richardson\, SJ\, his interest in Daseinsanalysis increased after meeting Medard Boss in 1976 in Zurich. Like Boss\, originally trained as a psychoanalyst\, Professor Groth was strongly influenced by the analytics of existence of Martin Heidegger\, which spawned the psychiatric daseinsanalysis of Ludwig Binswanger\, Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy\, and Boss’s  psychotherapeutic daseinsanalysis. He is the author of many articles on existential analysis and Continental philosophy\, and a number of books including The Voice that Thinks\, Translating Heidegger\, Preparatory Thinking in Heidegger’s Teaching\, and most recently\, Medard Boss and the Promise of Psychotherapy and After Psychotherapy. His dialogues with Todd DuBose\, The Soul of Psychotherapy\, appeared in the SEA monograph series\, which will also offer his dialogues with the daseinsanalyst Tamás Fazekis later this year. He has been in private practice since 1985. His revised second edition of Gion Condrau’s Heidegger’s Impact on Psychotherapy will be published by Free Associations Books in 2022\, as will a volume of interviews with R.D. Laing and Vicenzo Caretti from 1979\, translated from the Italian. He lives in New York. \n  \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \nPlease register your attendance. \n\nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on  \nevents@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-4th-june-7pm-9pm
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210518T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210518T210000
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SUMMARY:The Politics of Experience: existential anxiety.  Hugh Knopf.  18th May 7pm-9pm.
DESCRIPTION:In ‘The Divided Self’ R.D. Laing describes an ‘ontologically secure’ individual as experiencing her/ his ‘being’ in ‘ordinary circumstances’ as: \n“..real\, alive\, whole; as differentiated from the rest of the world… ..that his identity and autonomy are never in question; as a continuum in time; as having inner consistency\, substantiality and worth…” (p.41\, The Divided Self) \nR.D. Laing describes individuals for whom ‘the ordinary circumstances of life’ “…do not afford a perpetual threat to one’s own existence..” (ibid: p.42) as ontolologically secure. Those who do not have this ‘basic threshold of ontological security’ are at risk of psychosis and what he describes as: ‘engulfment’\, ‘implosion’\, ‘petrification and depersonalisation’ (ibid: see pages 43-61). \nWhile some measure of ‘security’ or ‘identity’ is necessary day to day\, life being contingent and subject to ‘extraordinary circumstances’ none of us\, I suggest\, have the ‘ontologically secure’ life described above. It would almost certainly be terribly dull at the very least! \nFor the R.D. Laing of ‘The Divided Self’ our relatedness to others is an aspect of our being that can be used for therapeutic ends. Drawing further references from Laing\, from J.P. Sartre and from personal and clinical experience (and with playful exercises) the workshop aims to open conversation on relatedness alongside what Laing describes as crucial to the existential therapeutic project\, the tragic paradox of our separation from others. \n  \n \nHugh Knopf. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/the-politics-of-experience-existential-anxiety-hugh-knopf-18th-may-7pm-9pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210507T190000
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SUMMARY:Symposium 7th May 7pm-9pm
DESCRIPTION:Symposium: 7th May 7pm-9pm\n\nYou can blow out a candle\, But you can’t blow out a fire:\nAn exploration of inner freedom according to Steve Biko.\nPresenter: Julia Kukard\n\n \n  \nStephen Bantu Biko was killed by the SA apartheid police is September 1977. As an African existentialist he explored the paradoxes of freedom and responsibility\, particularly inner freedom\, and how this could/would affect the liberation of black South Africans. More recently his work has influenced political movements around decolonisation\, Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall. \nJulia will be exploring Biko’s understanding of inner freedom and its application to existential psychotherapy and coaching. Links will be made to the work of Heidegger\, Sartre\, de Beauvoir\, Jaspers and Fanon as well as more contemporary existential Afrikana philosophers such as Derek Hook\, Achille Mbembe\, Mapogo P. Moore\, Lewis Gordon and others.  Julia will take a practical approach and illustrate the value of Biko’s theories to psychotherapy and coaching by grounding the philosophy in a practical exercise. \n \nJulia Kukard \nJulia is an existential coach working with Aephoria Partners (www.aephoria.co.za) mainly in the corporate sphere in South Africa\, the US and globally. She has recently submitted her doctorate at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC) in which she used the work of Biko to understand the mechanisms of leadership stuckness and release. She was grateful to have been supported in this by a scholarship from the Hans W. Cohn Fund. Julia brings with her almost 30 years of experience in training and development\, including leadership development\, teaching leadership on MBA programmes and coaching. She has a BA Hons MA MBA and hopefully a doctorate by the end of 2021. \n  \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-7th-may-7pm-9pm
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210422T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210422T210000
DTSTAMP:20210311T150454Z
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SUMMARY:Natalie Lancer - ‘Existential growth and The Eight Tensions Framework: navigating everyday challenges as students of life’ - 22nd of April at 07:00 pm to 9 pm.
DESCRIPTION:Dr Natalie Lancer\, PhD (Lond)\, MA (Oxon)\, PGCE\, MA (Lond)\, Dip Psych (Open)\nExistential growth and The Eight Tensions Framework: navigating everyday challenges as students of life.\n22nd April\, 7pm-9pm on Zoom.\n  \nIn this talk\, Natalie shares her Eight Tensions Framework – the set of existential quandaries originally formulated regarding university students\, but applicable to a much wider range of clients in psychotherapeutic and coaching settings. This can be explained in terms of us all being ‘students of life’\, making deliberate decisions and reflecting on these\, which is her interpretation of the nub of existential philosophy. In her talk\, she will draw on a range of existential philosophers\, including Frankl\, May\, Buber\, Van Deurzen\, Ortega y Gasset\, Buber and Schneider. \nShe will demonstrate how to apply the easy-to-use format of these tensions\, which can be shared in diagrammatic form and\, if desired\, as a set of reflective exercises for the client to complete. She will also propose a reformulated definition of ‘growth’ from an existential perspective. Natalie will explain why this definition is useful to share with clients and how it can be utilised within the Eight Tensions Framework. \n  \n \nNatalie is an existential coach and a member of the Association for Coaching. She is a Master’s and PhD supervisor at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling and the University of East London. She is the Secretary of the British Psychological Society’s Special Group in Coaching Psychology. She started her own coaching practice (www.natalielancer.com) in 2010\, specialising in career coaching for young adults\, drawing on her 11 years in various roles within schools\, such as Assistant Head and Director of Higher Education. She co-authored a book on Coaching Techniques – Lancer\, N.\, Clutterbuck\, D. and Megginson\, D. (2016). Techniques for Coaching and Mentoring (2nd edn). Oxford: Routledge. Natalie completed her doctorate in Psychology at Birkbeck College\, University of London. Her doctoral work culminated in formulating The Eight Tensions Framework which is a set of existential quandaries. She now coaches a wide range of students\, from A-level to PhD\, using the Eight Tensions Framework. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/natalie-lancer-existential-growth-and-the-eight-tensions-framework-navigating-everyday-challenges-as-students-of-life-22nd-of-april-at-7-pm-to-9-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210409T190000
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SUMMARY:Symposium 09 April 7pm-9pm Devang Vaidya
DESCRIPTION:Symposium: 9th April 7pm-9pm Devang Vaidya \nTopic: Beyond Doubt and Uncertainty.\n \n  \nDoubt has been at the centre of the Western philosophical canon. From ancient Greeks to Enlightenment philosophers to the modern and postmodern theorists\, overarching emphasis is placed on logos – on conceptual knowledge. This pursuit leaves Western philosophy stranded in the ‘uncertainty of the unknown’. In contrast\, existence-oriented traditions in the West\, East\, and Middle-East\, are all concerned less with knowledge. They set their sights beyond the known and the unknown – and accept existence ultimately as unknowable. Not logos but pathos and ethos\, not objective knowledge but subjective truth\, are the essential existential concerns. What can therapists learn from engagement with subjectivity not in the domain of logos but of pathos and ethos? Not conceptual knowledge built on abstract data\, but the living truth that erupts in moments of epiphanies and insights\, in dreams\, the uncanny\, even traumatic disruptions? We begin the evening with a quote from one perplexing figure from mid-19th c. Denmark\, Søren Kierkegaard… \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-09-april-7pm-9pm-devang-vaidya-topic-tbd
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210320T140000
DTSTAMP:20210301T160818Z
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SUMMARY:SEA AGM Saturday 20th March 2021
DESCRIPTION: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING  SATURDAY 20TH MARCH 2021 11.00-14.00\nThe AGM is open to SEA Members only. ZOOM in to the SEA Annual General Meeting!\nDue to the ongoing pandemic\, this year’s AGM will take place exclusively online. However\, it is our hope that perhaps more of you will be able to join as a result\, so please\, DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD. \nInvitations are made for members to provide motions for discussion\, as well as nominations for membership of the Society’s Executive Committee. Notably\, the role of Publicity Officer on the Executive Committee has been vacant for some time\, and any interested candidates are warmly encouraged to put themselves forward. Both motions and nominations will be discussed and voted upon on the day. All necessary forms are in the links below. \nFollowing the formal AGM proceedings\, an OPEN FORUM will take place where members can pose questions and challenges for broader discussion. Members are invited to forward topics they would like raise at the Open Forum in advance to the Secretary. \nAll communications relating to the AGM\, including proposed motions\, nominations\, and open forum topics\, should be made to the Secretary at:  \nsecretary@existentialanalysis.org.uk \nAttending the AGM is free. However\, since it is “members only”\, we ask attendees to book online so that we can monitor numbers and grant “dial in” access.  Details for the  Zoom meeting will be distributed to registrants the day before the AGM. \nFurther information now follows on proposing motions\, making nominations for the Executive Committee\, and proposing topics for the Open Forum: \nMOTIONS: If you would like to make a motion for discussion at the AGM\, then please send the Motion Form (link below) to the SEA Secretary.  The motion will need to be seconded by another SEA member\, and will be set as an agenda item for the AGM. The deadline for receiving motions for the AGM is 1700h on Saturday 13th March 2021. \nEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: If you would like to make a nomination for membership of the Executive Committee\, please send the Nomination form (link below) to the SEA Secretary\, to arrive no later than 1700h on Saturday 13th March  2021.   Note that nominees must have been members of the Society for at least one year\, and require both a nominator and seconder.  Nominations for some positions have already been received\, being members co-opted during the year (see link below).  Should you wish to nominate someone and would like to know more about what’s involved\, you are invited to email the SEA Secretary for further details. \nOPEN FORUM: A members open forum will follow the AGM.  If you would like to discuss a specific topic\, please send brief details to the SEA secretary by Saturday 13th March 2021 using the form below. \nLinks to relevant files: \nSEA AGM 2020 – Minutes \nSEA AGM 2021 – Committee Positions and Nominations \nSEA AGM 2021 – Motion to Amend Constitution \nSEA AGM 2021 – Executive Committee Nomination Form \nSEA AGM 2021 – Motion Form \n  \n \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/sea-agm-saturday-20th-march-2021
CATEGORIES:AGM
ORGANIZER;CN="Paola Pomponi":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210317T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210317T130000
DTSTAMP:20210311T144809Z
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SUMMARY:My Being in Time - How My Past Lives Reveal Who I Still Am - DIANA MITCHELL -17th of March 2021 @ 11 am to 1 pm.
DESCRIPTION:  \nMy Being in Time\nHow my past lives reveal who I still am \n \nDiana Mitchell\nTherapist\, Supervisor and Mediator\n\n  \nExistential thinking tells us that we are not fixed selves – we are who we are in relation to our context and to others. We also believe that our past does not cause us to be who we are. It is our unique response to our past that we carry with us in the present. It has been said that our present co-creates our past. But in what way does our past also co-create our present? \nHow do I reconcile my experience that part of me remains fixed and unchanging while change is happening to me and my world all the time? \nI hope to show how my attitude to life is graphically re-expressed on many levels throughout my life. \nWhat does your past way of being tell you about who you are\, and who you think you are today? \nWhen you look back\, what are the qualities that served and still serve you well in life? \nMy workshop is based loosely on my SEA Conference presentation. \nI work as a therapist\, supervisor and mediator. \n\n\n\n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/my-being-in-time-how-my-past-lives-reveal-who-i-still-am-diana-mitchell-17th-of-march-2021-11-am-to-1-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210305T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210305T210000
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SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM - 5th of March @ 7 pm - 9 pm. Topic: What is the meaning of the obsessive-compulsive behaviour and how does it influence our way being in the world?
DESCRIPTION:SEA Symposium\nTopic:\nWhat is the meaning of the obsessive-compulsive behaviour and how does it influence our way being in the world?\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place on the first Friday of every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-5th-of-march-7-pm-9-pm-topic-tbd
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210228T200000
DTSTAMP:20210223T160231Z
CREATED:20210106T125433Z
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SUMMARY:Medicating Normal - The Film - 28th of February 2021 @ 4 pm - 8 pm.
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, 28th of February 2021 @ 4 pm – 8 pm \nMedicating Normal -The Film \nHosted by The Society for Existential Analysis\n \nMedicating Normal follows the journeys of a newly married couple\, a female combat veteran\, a waitress and a teenager whose doctors prescribed psychiatric drugs for stress\, depression\, sleeplessness\, focus and trauma. The subjects struggle with serious physical and mental side effects as well as neurological damage which resulted from taking the drugs as prescribed and also from attempting to withdraw.  \nPlease join us for a community screening of Medicating Normal with an interactive discussion afterward. \nSchedule for Sunday\, 28th of February \n4:00 pm GMT: Welcome & Introduction \n4:10 pm GMT: Virtual screening of Medicating Normal (~76-min run time) \n5:25 pm GMT: 15-minute intermission\n \n5:40-7:40 pm GMT: Post-screening Q&A/Community Discussion immediately following the film \nCommunity Discussion: \nThe screening of Medicating Normal will be followed by an exclusive live community discussion/Q&A featuring the following panellists: \n \nLynn Cunningham\, Director/Producer\, Executive Producer\, Medicating Normal \n \nAngela Peacock\, MSW\, U.S. Army veteran\, mental health advocate\, subject of the film \n \nMarwa Azab\, Ph.D.\, is an adjunct professor of psychology and human development at California State University\, Long Beach. She studied psychology for many years and completed a masters in counseling from Toronto\, Canada and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from University of California\, Irvine\, where she taught in the biology department. She has given four TEDx talks\, including; \n“The Logical Vs. The Reflexive Brain: Only One Wins” & “Highly Sensitive? Should you change?” \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/medicating-normal-the-film-28th-of-february-2021-4-pm-8-pm
CATEGORIES:Film Club,Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210209T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210209T200000
DTSTAMP:20210106T142522Z
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SUMMARY:Building Bridges Between Coaching and Psychotherapy - YANNICK JACOB - February 9th @ 6 pm to 8 pm.
DESCRIPTION:Building Bridges Between Coaching and Psychotherapy\nSpeaker: Yannick Jacob\nMany counsellors\, psychotherapists and analysts are critical towards the coaching profession\, and\n(while arguably less so) vice versa. And while there are important ethical concerns about life coaches\noverstepping lines\, their limited training as well as a number of other issues\, our clients have a lot to\ngain from practitioners engaging in collaborative dialogue about the potential meeting points\,\nparallels and differences in the way that we approach our work. Our aim for this session is to\nilluminate the range of what coaching may be based on various definitions from literature\, the\nspectrum of coaching approaches and an insight into the coaching industry\, and in doing so explore\nhow coaches and therapists may build bridges in the interest of our clients’ wellbeing. In the process\nwe’ll discuss the potential value of integrative approaches to helping-by-talking and briefly introduce\nthe concept of positive existentialism (an integration of Positive Psychology and Existentialism). \nYannick Jacob is an Existential Coach (MA)\, Positive Psychologist (MSc)\, Coach Trainer & Supervisor (DIP) and Mediator (SPCP Dispute Resolution). He’s the Program Director of the the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching at the School of Positive Transformation\, for which he’s gathered many of the world’s most influential coaches\, and he’s the former Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London. \nYannick is part of the teaching faculties at The School of Life\, Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision. Yannick’s love for coaching\, positive existential thought and personal development is contagious and he loves to challenge people to think\, learn & grow\, to explore the BIG questions and to appreciate the whole spectrum of what life has to offer. As a coach Yannick partners with his clients to help them lead and navigate their lives and careers\, to make big decisions and\, ultimately\, find ways to be happy. His long-term vision is to inspire the world to embrace their human condition in all its beautiful and challenging facets and to create a more meaningful human experience. \nYannick presents at conferences internationally and his book\, An Introduction to Existential Coaching\, was published by Routledge\, the world’s leading academic publisher. Learn more about Yannick and his work at www.existential.coach and www.RocketSupervision.com. \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/building-bridges-between-coaching-and-psychotherapy-yannick-jacob-february-9th-6-pm-to-8-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210205T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210205T210000
DTSTAMP:20210106T142813Z
CREATED:20210106T133201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T142813Z
UID:10000061-1612551600-1612558800@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM – 5th of February 2021 @ 7 pm to 9 pm – Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:SEA Symposium\nTopic: What is the meaning of the obsessive-compulsive behaviour and how does it influence our way being in the world?\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place on the first Friday of every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-5th-of-february-2021-7-pm-to-9-pm-free-event
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210129T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210129T130000
DTSTAMP:20210118T132812Z
CREATED:20210106T131849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T132812Z
UID:10000059-1611918000-1611925200@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:Remaining Existential and Being Human in Covid-19 - VANIA TEO - January 29th @ 11 am - 1 pm.
DESCRIPTION:Remaining Existential and Being Human in Covid-19.\nSpeaker: Vania Teo.\n\nWith the new normal brought about by Covid-19\, people are finding it difficult to adapt and many end up with a sense of meaninglessness and despair. This webinar aims to help individuals and professionals in the helping field re-align their purpose and values and create a sense of meaning for themselves and the clients they work with through a systemic framework with the use of concepts from the existential humanistic approach. \nKey Takeaways: How to remain authentically you\, being existential and human in the face of Covid-19 \n\nCultivate a deeper sense of self-awareness by learning to use the power and strength of vulnerability\nBe in touch with your own values and beliefs and see how they align or mis-align with your current personal and work context\nFinding and creating a sense of meaning and how to apply that new found meaning to the new normal in spite of uncertainty\n\n\nVania Teo is an experienced counsellor working in the Social Services for over 8 years in Singapore. She specializes in working with different populations of clients ranging from (Persons with Disabilities) PWDs to persons with mental health conditions to her current work with ex-inmates and their families. \nShe currently leads a team of social workers and counsellors and has spearheaded several successful projects in the course of her work which utilizes her skills of creativity\, innovation and strategic leadership. \nA firm believer in mentoring\, Vania is also a Certified Behavioural Consultant and Career Coach (CBCC) and is an Associate Member of the American Psychological Association (APA).\n\nShe possesses a Bachelors in Counselling\, Welfare and Community Work from Edith Cowan University (Australia) and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy Studies from Middlesex University offered in conjunction with the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (UK).\n\n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nSEA members enjoy a 25% discount at checkout. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants. \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next speaker please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/remaining-existential-and-being-human-in-covid-19-vania-teo-january-29th-11-am-1-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210115T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210115T210000
DTSTAMP:20210106T124926Z
CREATED:20201231T172859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T124926Z
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SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM – 15th of January 2021 @ 7 pm to 9 pm – Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:SEA Symposium\nTopic: Anxiety; A First Aid Kit For Anxiety \nHosted by Jane Walmsley\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place on the first Friday of every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n  \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-15th-of-december-2020-7-pm-to-9-pm-free-event-topic-tbd
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201204T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201204T210000
DTSTAMP:20201231T171642Z
CREATED:20201123T155912Z
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SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM – 4th of December 2020 @ 7 pm to 9 pm – Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:SEA Symposium\nTopic: What Does it Take to Build a Practice?\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nOur Zoom Symposiums take place on the first Friday of every month from 7 pm to 9 pm. A host will introduce the topic and present a question for the first 10 to 15 minutes to start the symposium but the discussion belongs to all attendees. \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.  \nIf you think you have a new and interesting topic to share with us and would like to be our next host please don’t hesitate to contact our events organiser on events@existentialanalysis.org.uk. \n  \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-4th-of-december-2020-7-pm-to-9-pm-free-event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201114T180000
DTSTAMP:20201113T100000Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Conference - "This is not what I had planned"
DESCRIPTION:This year’s conference is not what I had originally planned\, I actually had a very different topic in mind; but then again\, so much of my life hasn’t gone according to plan\, so here we are!  This year we invite you to join us in what will be a very different\, but still highly interactive conference experience. \n\n\nWe have a wonderful line-up of speakers and workshop presenters\, bringing with them a wealth of skills\, expertise and life experiences impacted by events that weren’t part of their plan.   Join us as they discuss the changes foisted upon them\, reflect on where they stand with this in the present\, and how these unplanned events have shaped who they are\, and how they practice. \n\nZoe Gelis ~ Tabitha Draper ~ Rosemary Lodge ~ Rafał Miętkiewicz ~ Paul Silver-Myer ~ Maria Galani ~ Magdalen Cheng ~ John Hills ~ Glenn Nicholls ~ Diana Mitchell ~ Devang Vaidya ~ Damien Stewart ~ Chris Goto-Jones… and more \nAccording to Darwin’s Origin of Species\, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives\, nor is it the strongest.  The species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself. \n2020 has thrown many of us off track.  For some\, this year has been truly disastrous\, while others have found a sense of purpose or redirection that may never have otherwise materialised. \nWithin my own practice\, I have noted an increase in a lack of ‘at homeness’ in some of my clients; what John Koenig beautifully coins as Monachopsis: “the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place\, as maladapted to your surroundings as a seal on a bench… unable to recognise the ambient roar of your intended habitat\, in which you’d be fluidly\, brilliantly\, effortlessly at home.”  In others\, I’ve seen an increase in decisiveness\, fearlessness and determination\, this has been especially true of my trauma and abuse clients. \nHowever\, a global pandemic isn’t typically the thing that throws a spanner in the works of life…   Spanners come in all shapes and sizes\, and in the day to day trenches of life we are impacted by myriad events; death\, divorce\, disaster\, but also new life\, love and opportunity.  We move countries\, we return to forgotten passions\, we become unwell or infirm\, we get promoted\, we let get of the things that are causing us pain\, and we continue to fight for change\, real\, meaningful\, lasting\, change.  Things literally get blown-up or washed out to sea\, we lose money\, and status\, and sometimes we lose our identity\, ourselves… and sometimes\, we find it all anew.  We set out on one path\, and now\, somehow\, find ourselves upon another. \n \n 
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/2020-conference
LOCATION:ONLINE EVENT\, zoom.us
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD,SEA Conference
ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa Cannon":MAILTO:theSEAconference@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201105T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201105T170000
DTSTAMP:20201028T121728Z
CREATED:20201013T163446Z
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SUMMARY:The Soul of Existential Therapy: Dialogues with Professors Miles Groth & Todd DuBose. 5th of Nov 2020 @ 3 pm - 5 pm.
DESCRIPTION:The Soul of Existential Therapy: Dialogues with Professors Miles Groth and Todd DuBose. \nPresentation and Group Discussion – November the 5th\, 2020 at 3 pm – 5 pm. \nThe Soul of Existential Therapy: Dialogues between professors Miles Groth and Todd DuBose (SEA\, 2020) considers the state of the mental health profession in general and existential therapy specifically\, the situation in the training institutes\, and uses these as a background to discuss what existential therapy is in its most uncomplicated form\, its soul. It is the second in the SEA’s Dialogues series. It follows on from the first dialogue by Ernesto Spinelli\, a leading existential writer\, and Giancarlo Buffardi\, an Italian psychiatrist. Like its predecessor\, Soul of Existential Therapy comprises ten email conversations between both men (20 emails in total)\, and a response from the editor\, Loray Daws. \nPROFESSOR MILES GROTH\nMiles Groth is Professor of Psychology (emeritus) and the author of five books (Philosophical Library\, Humanity Books\, University of Toronto Press\, Men’s Studies Press\, Free Associations Books)\, co-author of one book (Rowman & Littlefield)\, and co-editor of two books (Men’s Studies Press\, Heidegger-Jahrbuch). He has presented papers at forty-one conferences around the world and has given testimony for the Canadian Senate (Ottawa) on family relations. He has served as an external reviewer for six journals and two university professional programs\, as well as a manuscript reviewer for two university presses (the University of Toronto and Rowman & Littlefield). He has been a member of the executive boards of five international professional organisations and served on the editorial boards of five peer-reviewed journals. He has been general editor of three peer-reviewed journals (two of which he founded) and was Assistant Editor for American Imago\, founded by Sigmund Freud and Hanns Sachs. He was an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations presented to Flinders University and the University of Ottawa. He maintains the definitive Bibliography of Heidegger Translations in English. He was among the first responders to the AIDS crisis as a counsellor at the Lesbian and Gay Center in New York City (1986-88). A Special Collection\, in his name\, of more than two thousand volumes donated from his private collection has been established at Wagner College’s Horrmann Library. Dr. Groth has been in practice as an existential therapist since 1975. \nPROFESSOR TODD DuBOSE\nTodd DuBose is a Distinguished Full Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology\, and is the coordinator of the humanistic-existential concentration at the school. He has over thirty years of clinical experience\, is a former chaplain and has over seventeen years of teaching\, supervising and consulting in local\, national and international venues. He holds advanced degrees in contemporary continental philosophy of religion and in human science clinical psychology. He is the winner of numerous awards for his teaching and scholarship and is known globally for his workshops and presentations on existential-hermeneutical-phenomenological approaches to therapeutic care. \n  \n  \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/the-soul-of-existential-therapy-dialogues-with-professors-miles-groth-todd-dubose-5th-of-nov-2020-3-pm-5-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201030T210000
DTSTAMP:20201028T200944Z
CREATED:20200929T161059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T200944Z
UID:10000053-1604084400-1604091600@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM – 30th of October 2020 @ 7 pm to 9 pm – Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:October 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free event \n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Shall Not Stop Us\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nTitle: Money… Money… Money… \nTopic: A discussion centred on the meaning of money in the therapeutic encounter. \nIt is perhaps a therapeutic cliche that therapists are more willing to speak about their clients’ darkest trauma and deepest sexual desires than they are about money.  What makes this topic taboo\, and what are the implications of this?  What does money represent in therapy\, and how are we to be with it?  This discussion is proposed at a time where demand for low-cost or free therapy is on the rise\, as lock-down increases the need for mental health provision amongst those who are least able to afford it.   \n  \n\nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-30th-of-october-2020-7-pm-to-9-pm-free-event-tba
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD,Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201011T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201011T120000
DTSTAMP:20201029T201853Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T201853Z
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SUMMARY:Existential Group Counselling and Psychotherapy - KAREN WEIXEL-DIXON - 11th of October @ 10 am - 12 pm
DESCRIPTION:11th of October @ 10 am – 12 pm £15 – £20 \nExistential Group Counselling and Psychotherapy \nThis seminar will provide a theoretical and practical foundation for practice\, including a solid\ngrounding in the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of therapeutic groupwork from an existential perspective.\nThere will be consideration of practice\, procedure\, possible problems\, as well as the\ntherapeutic effects\, of this project\, for all those involved. \n \nKaren Weixel-Dixon is a psychotherapist (M.A.\, Adv. Dip)\, supervisor (UKCP Acc.)\, trainer\, and accredited mediator (CMC).\nShe conducts private practice with individuals\, couples\, and families\, and groups. She was visiting faculty for twenty-three years at Regents University London.\nKaren has authored two books\, Interpersonal Conflict (Routledge\, 2016)\, and Existential\nGroup Counselling and Psychotherapy (Routledge\, 2020)\, and co-authored Existential\nTherapy (Routledge\, 2015)\, with Susan Lacovou.\nKaren works existentially and phenomenologically\, and has a particular interest in how people engage with time. \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/existential-group-counselling-and-psychotherapy-karen-weixel-dixon-15th-of-october-10-am-12-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T210000
DTSTAMP:20200909T191937Z
CREATED:20200902T175449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T191937Z
UID:10000051-1601060400-1601067600@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM - 25th of September @ 7 pm -9 pm - Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Shall Not Stop Us.\nSEA Symposiums Are Picking Up Again\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \n  \nThis is a FREE event. \nSep 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. \nSpeaker: Cristina Gordon. \n\nStartled by shame’ – psychoanalytic and existential perspectives in working with shame\n \nCristina is a UKCP accredited integrative psychotherapist in private practice.\nWhen shame erupts in the therapy room it can be very contagious\, envelop both client and therapist\, obstruct their capacity for empathy and ultimately affect the therapeutic relationship. Shame is by far the most frequent emotion in the therapy room\, which remains largely unacknowledged\, contributing to early ending of the therapeutic encounter. What kind of attention does shame demand of us? How are we to be with this feeling in the therapy room? \n  \nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-sep-24-7-9pm-tba
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200915T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200915T213000
DTSTAMP:20200903T122003Z
CREATED:20200902T173340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T122003Z
UID:10000050-1600198200-1600205400@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:Echoism and the echositic-narcissistic complex (ENC). Donna Christina Savery. Sep 15th 7:30pm-9:30pm.
DESCRIPTION:Echoism and the echositic-narcissistic complex (ENC)\nDonna Christina Savery\n\nSep 15th @ 7:30pm-9:30pm on Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\nDonna Christina Savery is an existential therapist and daseinsanalyst of the Zurich seminar having studied with Alice Holzhey Kunz. She works in private practice in the UK and teaches and supervises internationally. \nFollowing her initial seminar in April this year on Echoism\, in which she introduced the key ideas in her book\, Echoism: The silenced response to narcissism\, Donna returns to present a more detailed exploration into Echoism and in particular the echoistic-narcissistic complex (ENC). \nDrawing upon over ten years of research\, in which she has specialised in working with both Echoistic and Narciasistic clients\, she uses a combination of clinical examples\, existential and psychoanalytic ideas and the daseinsanalytic method to bring a deep understanding to the ways in which narcissists and echoists relate and are drawn to one another. Her research shows that each can play an active role\, however unconsciously\, in drawing out the corresponding character traits in others and indeed in the therapist. She underpins her observations with key theoretical ideas from Sartre on Being and The Look. \nDonna will discuss how she works with trainees and therapists in supervision\, to recognise their own echoistic and narcissistic tendencies and to be aware of how these may present in the work\, and how to work with them in a way that is of benefit to clients who are susceptible to these very challenging issues in themselves and in their relationship dynamics with others. \nThe session will be 2 hours and will include a 30 minute discussion. \nIt is not necessary to have read the book to attend\, but reading chapters 8 and 9 beforehand will certainly enhance the discussion.. Click here to see Donna’s book : ECHOISM \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom.  A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hour CPD Certificate of Attendance will be sent to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/echoism-and-the-echositic-narcissistic-complex-enc-donna-christina-savery-sep15th-730pm-930pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200904T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200904T120000
DTSTAMP:20200819T073717Z
CREATED:20200817T154846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200819T073717Z
UID:10000049-1599213600-1599220800@community.existentialanalysis.org.uk
SUMMARY:CORONAFORUM - Friday 4th September @ 10 am
DESCRIPTION:Friday 4th September @ 10 am – Free \nCORONAFORUM SIX MONTHS ON…\n \nSix months ago our professional and private lives were suddenly put under pressure by the incombent changes required in order to fight a pandemic.\n\nAt the beginning we were stunned\, then fearful and  angry. We shared feelings\, anxiety and different stories. We were fast to adjust and reorganise our practices with courage and creativity. Again\, sharing our different solutions allowed us to learn and to grow\, enabled us to find compromises and make the most of new opportunities.\n\nWere are we now? Let’s gather back and tell.\n\nThe “Coronaforum” will be held on-line on Zoom. It is open to all and it is free. \nPlease register your presence here\, download the free ZOOM.US platform. You will be sent a code or a link on the day\, in order to join the meeting.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/coronaforum-friday-4th-september-7-pm
CATEGORIES:FORUM
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200731T210000
DTSTAMP:20200725T122601Z
CREATED:20200703T231523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200725T122601Z
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SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM - 31st of July 2020 @ 7 pm to 9 pm – Free Event.
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Shall Not Stop Us\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nThis is a FREE event \n31st of July 2020 \nSpeaker: Thoraya Alkasab \n\nTitle: THE EXPERIENCE OF TRAUMATIC LOSS AND THE UNCANNINESS IT LEAVES BEHIND.\nQuestion: Can the loss of a loved one bring us closer to living more authentically?\n \nThoraya is a UKCP accredited existential psychotherapist in private practice.\n  \nPlease register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-31st-of-july-2020-7-pm-to-9-pm-free-event-details-to-be-advised
CATEGORIES:Symposium
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200728T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200728T200000
DTSTAMP:20200717T085157Z
CREATED:20200703T054441Z
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SUMMARY:A Sightless World - Readdressing Sight-Loss with Some Merleau-Ponty Ideas - PAULO RIBEIRO - 28th of July 2020 @ 6 pm to 8 pm.
DESCRIPTION:A Sightless World – Readdressing Sight-Loss with Some Merleau-Ponty Ideas\nPaulo Ribeiro \nPaulo is an existential psychotherapist currently working for Headstrong Counselling\, an extremely busy low-cost therapy service in London\, where he sees clients with complex presentations\, mostly personality disorders\, major depression and anxiety and gender identity. Before that\, Paulo worked for the RNIB – Royal National Institute for Blind People and for Hammersmith and Fulham Mind. \nPaulo holds a BA in Social Communication\, a Master’s in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy and he is at present finishing an advanced diploma in Existential psychotherapy at Regent’s School of Psychology and Psychotherapy. \nBlindness and psychotherapy have been present in Paulo’s life for a few years. Paulo lost his sight six years ago\, and in the process of his rehabilitation\, and through his therapeutic work\, Paulo discovered that embodiment speaks in many ways in a therapeutic encounter. \nIn this talk\, Paulo will be sharing a bit of his life and the process of his rehabilitation as a sightless psychotherapist and how he found out\, through the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty\, that our body speaks in many ways where vision\, and visibility\, in  their absence\, open a world of new possibilities to a being-in-the-world. He will emphasise the process of his rehabilitation and re-engagement with the world through some Maurice Merleau-Ponty ideas such as body intentionality and the concepts of concrete and abstract movements. \nPaulo believes that our current situation with the Corona virus\, where the embodied aspect of therapy has transitioned from body encounter to digital encounter\, mirror\, to some extent\, a phenomenon present between client and therapist when technology replaces physicality – i.e. phone sessions\, online sessions. \nAt the RNIB\, Paulo counselled individuals  affected by sight-loss over the phone. He will be sharing his experience during this time. \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/__trashed
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200720T160000
DTSTAMP:20200703T053208Z
CREATED:20200630T215050Z
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SUMMARY:The Irony of Race Relations: An Experiential Seminar on The Contemporary Discourse on Race from an Existential Perspective - DEVANG VAIDYA - 20th of July 2020 @ 11 am to 4 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Irony of Race Relations: An Experiential Seminar on The Contemporary Discourse on Race from an Existential Perspective\n \nDevang Vaidya \nDevang Vaidya is a person-centred existential therapist based in London. His research focuses on Kierkegaard studies for tracing the existential foundations of person-centred therapy. Other interests lie at the intersection of therapy with philosophy\, arts\, psychoanalysis\, and critical social theory. \nThinking about race is hard. Talking\, harder. In trying to express a point of view\, one stumbles into saying something controversial. It is ironic when this occurs\, but sometimes the irony is lost and offence is caused. Devang\, therefore\, considered four alternatives for the title of his seminar. Each of these relates to prevailing forms of irony in society that are relevant to race: the irony of equality ethics\, the irony of diversity ethics\, the irony of political discourse\, and the irony of social identity. These are general forms of what he refers to as the category of ‘irony of public life’. By irony he means any state of affairs that verges on contradicting its meaningfulness. \nIn contrast to the ‘irony of public life’\, Devang draws upon contemporary Kierkegaardian scholarship to propose a different category: existential irony. He suggest existential irony as a kind of capability or an act rather than a state of affairs. It is a kind of practice that sits between meditation\, dreaming\, art\, ethics\, and encounter therapy. It aims to generate first-person accounts (in contrast to abstract social critiques) of moments of uncanniness in our life. In these moments\, the borders of our practical context are allowed to fall apart. As our assertions of knowledge begin to dissolve\, our individual and collective complicity is revealed in perpetuating ignorance and alienation in relation to ourselves and each other. \nExistential irony involves cultivating perceptual openness\, building emotional stamina\, and welcoming moments of our own de-centering. It can be one way to catch our selves red-handed\, without condemning or condoning\, in acts of what Sartre might call ‘bad faith’\, Heidegger ‘inauthenticity’\, Nietzsche ‘ressentiment’\, and Kierkegaard ‘spiritlessness’. Encountering this fallibility is not easy. The failure rate is high. But it may eventually lead to a kind of waking up that comes with giving up the pretense of ‘woke posturing’\, virtue-signalling\, and political correctness that we have occasionally witnessed after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. \nRather than stifle or evacuate our vital cathartic impulses\, existential irony can include these to show us possibilities of directly engaging with the struggle for recognition of disenfranchised communities\, and our collective emancipation from the clutches of hyper-capitalism and neoliberalism. \n  \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 4-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants.
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/the-irony-of-race-relations-an-experiential-seminar-and-discussion-on-race-from-an-existential-perspective-devang-vaidya-13th-of-july-2020-11-am-to-4-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T120000
DTSTAMP:20200614T121812Z
CREATED:20200601T140813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200614T121812Z
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SUMMARY:A Phenomenological Reflection Upon the Benefits of Kum Nye Movement within an Embodied Approach to Existential Psychotherapy - JASON UPTON - 25th of June @ 10 am - 12 pm
DESCRIPTION:A Phenomenological Reflection Upon the Benefits of Kum Nye Movement within an Embodied Approach to Existential Psychotherapy\n \nJason Upton is a UKCP registered existential psychotherapist and dance movement therapist with many years’ experience in the fields of trauma\, sexual abuse and sexual offending. He currently lectures at Regent’s University and sees clients in private practice. Jason has practised Kum Nye and other Tibetan movement practices for over 17 years. He is also doing a PhD at SOAS which takes a phenomenological perspective on early Tibetan Buddhist practices which involve the body and sense perception. \n  \nI will look at the therapeutic effects of a Tibetan movement practice called Kum Nye. Having experienced the tremendous benefits of Kum Nye during my own recovery from trauma\, I have begun to explore the integration of Kum Nye movement with my client work. During the seminar\, I will give an introduction to Kum Nye and shows videos of some of the movements. I will offer my reflection upon how clinical issues such as trauma and depression may affect one’s embodied way of being-in-the-world through an application of Merleau-Ponty’s concept of the body schema. Drawing upon personal experience and clinical material\, I propose that Kum Nye movement can help overcome sedimented habits in the body schema and allow for a return to an expressive sense of meaning-making in and through the body. I will discuss my experience of how such an embodied approach can be integrated into therapy sessions with clients. \nThe seminar will include an opportunity to experience a few Kum Nye movements\, so I would encourage participants to find an appropriate space where they can stand and move their arms freely. The movements will be simple and combined with slow and fast breathing. Most people should be able to perform them at a level comfortable for their ability. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/a-phenomenological-reflection-upon-the-benefits-of-kum-nye-movement-within-an-embodied-approach-to-existential-psychotherapy-jason-upton-25th-of-jun-10-am-12-pm
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200619T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200619T210000
DTSTAMP:20200614T101734Z
CREATED:20200601T190312Z
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SUMMARY:SYMPOSIUM : Existential Analysis and Racism - Free event.
DESCRIPTION:COVID-19 Shall Not Stop Us\n \nJoin our Zoom Symposium for a get together to discuss different ideas on topics that are of equal interest and liking. Get yourself a drink\, a meal or your favourite snack\, sit comfortably and simply show up. \nTitle: Existential Analysis and Racism\n\nIf psychotherapy is anything\, it is ethical.  Both therapist and client are engaged in the question “how am I to live?”\, and perhaps more particularly\, “how am I to live in the face of you?“.  Recent events in the US and UK have foregrounded the issue of racism\, particularly as it relates to the experience of being black in a post-colonial Western world.  As existential psychotherapists\, inheritors of a tradition that is dominated by the thinking of white\, Western men\, what is our response to be?  This symposium will provide a forum to begin exploring this question.\n\n\nHosted by Alexander Morriss\, a UKCP accredited existential psychotherapist in private practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a FREE event.  Please register your attendance. \nThis event will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date. \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/symposium-19th-of-june-7-9
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200614T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200614T130000
DTSTAMP:20200605T134353Z
CREATED:20200601T112256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200605T134353Z
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SUMMARY:'Covid-19 and the financial impact on my therapy practice' - PAUL SILVER-MYER - 14th of June @ 11 am - 1 pm
DESCRIPTION:‘Covid-19 and the financial impact on my therapy practice’\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere are two crises going on – a health crisis and a financial one – and whilst it’s an anxious and upsetting time with the primary concern being the health of the nation\, nevertheless many self-employed therapists have found their income has been [severely] affected. This session will look at your rights as a self-employed person\, what financial support is available to you and how your business accounts and relationship with HMRC might be affected. There will be ample time for Questions and Answers and additionally\, if you would prefer to speak privately to Paul about your personal financial affairs then he will be happy to make himself available at the end of the session. \n\n\nPaul Silver-Myer is both an accountant and a UKCP registered existential psychotherapist. Some years back he realised that half of his accountancy practice was about numbers\, but the other half was about the people behind those numbers yet 99% of his accountancy training was only about the former. So he signed up for a foundation course in counselling and the rest\, as they say\, is history. \nIn addition to a small therapy practice he also prepares tax returns for over 100 therapists and therapy organisations\, being in the fortunate position of clearly understanding the nature of being in business as a counsellor or therapist.  \n\n  \nThis event will be held on Zoom. A link will be sent prior to the date.  \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/covid-19-and-the-financial-impact-on-my-therapy-practice
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Thoraya Alkasab":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200530T200000
DTSTAMP:20200515T172615Z
CREATED:20200403T133020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T172615Z
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SUMMARY:The Natural Ease and Resilience of Being.  KEN BRADFORD PhD  May 30th 6-8pm
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nNatural resilience is the healing expression of authentic presence when we stop talking to ourself and open to experience as it is. The truth is we cannot always trust our mind to see things clearly\, since the human predicament finds us in the position of seeing through a glass darkly: seeing others\, the world and ourself through projections we may not be aware we are projecting. Simultaneously\, the truth is we can always trust the sane nature of our mind\, which is innately open\, clear\, and spontaneously responsive in a compassionate\, healing direction. A vital challenge for existentially-robust therapy is warming-up to\, tuning-in to\, and letting go of habitual patterns that cloud authentic presence. The challenge of recognising authentic presence is opening to the natural freedom and ease of being as such. \n  \n  \nWe cannot make ourself be resilient\, sane or free\, but we can open to a way of being in which resilience\, sanity and freedom come to us. Within the openness of spacious awareness\, we are better able to assist the opening of others. This follow-up experientially-keyed session is devoted to opening to the true\, innately resilient nature of our otherwise distracted mind. Just this is the unconditional basis for practicing the most robust forms of therapy and meditation. \nThe event will take place on ZOOM. A link will be sent to attendees the day before. \nKen Bradford\, PhD is an author\, teacher and contemplative yogin integrating Buddhist\, Dzogchen and Existential thought and practice. Formerly\, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and California Institute of Integral Studies. Publications include numerous articles\, most recently on “Radical Authenticity” and “Existential-Contemplative Therapy”; books: The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity; and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, Vol. 2  (with John Prendergast). \n Website: www.authenticpresence.net \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/opening-to-authentic-presence-the-natural-ease-and-resilience-of-being-ken-bradford-phd
LOCATION:ONLINE EVENT\, zoom.us
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Paola Pomponi":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200529T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200529T200000
DTSTAMP:20200515T182746Z
CREATED:20200402T170945Z
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SUMMARY:Authentic Presence:  Buddhist and Existential Perspectives - KEN BRADFORD  PhD. May 29th 6-8pm
DESCRIPTION:  \nBoth Existential and Buddhist psychologies recognise an authentic potentiality\, sanity and natural resilience to the human mind. Although in Existential thought\, the notion of “true nature” is debatable and not always clearly understood. Still\, both traditions respect that the mind’s natural openness is obscured by habitual forms of mental-emotional reactivity that become reified into a fixed “me.” The radical thought of Martin Heidegger and still more remarkable insight of the Buddha see through the reification of divided selfhood to the authentically open\, unfettered and free nature of the mind.\nThis evening will explore the Buddha’s 2 key insights into the human condition. 1) We have a deep-seated feeling there is something incomplete or wrong with “me” that leaves us with a sense of discontent and wanting we spend our lives striving to fill. 2) Preoccupied with this striving\, we lose touch with the natural resilience\, innate sense of well-being\, and untethered freedom of our authentic nature. Therapy and meditation are practices of opening ourself to the way things actually are rather than how we (compulsively) think they are. \nThis evening provides a theoretical foundation for Saturday’s follow-up. \nThe event will take place on ZOOM. A link will be sent to attendees the day before. \nKen Bradford\, PhD is an Author\, teacher and contemplative yogin integrating Buddhist\, Dzogchen and Existential thought and practice. Formerly\, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and California Institute of Integral Studies. Publications include numerous articles\, most recently on “Radical Authenticity” and “Existential-Contemplative Therapy”; books: The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity; and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy\, Vol. 2 (with John Prendergast). \nWebsite: www.authenticpresence.net \n  \nA 2-hours Certificate of Attendance will be sent to participants
URL:https://community.existentialanalysis.org.uk/event/authentic-presence-buddhist-and-existential-perspectives-ken-bradford
LOCATION:ONLINE EVENT\, zoom.us
CATEGORIES:Misc CPD
ORGANIZER;CN="Paola Pomponi":MAILTO:events@existentialanalysis.org.uk
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