Last week I had the privilege of sharing time and space with a valued colleague and friend, brainstorming ways of teaching facilitation skills to others. We both work in the field of wellbeing and resilience, teaching psychological skills to others. Our job was to identify the intuitive strategies we use to host a group of people, and define what those strategies are so we can teach new facilitators how to do the same. The main principle we kept coming back to was that of psychological safety - ensuring that we establish an environment of trust and warmth, where people feel safe to share and discuss experiences relevant to their personal growth. Beyond being a useful exercise for our day-to-
First point I want to get across - I see my psychologist even when I'm feeling well and doing great. In fact it's a great time to touch base, when I'm thinking clearly and can put things in perspective without feeling clouded. I highly recommend finding a good psychologist you click with, even if you've never experienced a mental illness. Of course after having lived through mental illness for years, I particularly value my good mental health these days, but I think anyone can benefit from the wise counsel of a qualified person to speak to. My exceptionally wise and qualified person showed me that she is worth her weight in gold this week. Of course she says I came to my own conclusions beca
