Allan Frater on Waking Dreams and Imagination

It was so lovely to revisit my London Bridge psychosynthesis training roots and talk to the delightful Allan Frater for Episode 110 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHD with Eve Menezes Cunningham.He shares some of the ways in which he honours his imagination and integrates self-care, Self care and community care into his whole life.LINKSBuy Allan’s latest book here https://amzn.to/4d5XSmk (affiliate link)Website:https://wildimagination.uk/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Allan-Frater/100073610989149/The Psychosynthesis Trust:https://psychosynthesistrust.org.uk/Related episodesIf you enjoyed this, check out:Shake, Cry and Let Go with Emily Rosenkranz: Episode 104 of Soles to Soul Care for Trauma and AuDHDCommunity as Self Care (with Elizabeth Potts): Episode 83 of the Feel Better Every Day PodcastOwn Your Privilege, Change the World: Episode 80 of the Feel Better Every Day PodcastBook your free telephone consultation and access 100s of body-mind practices at https://solestosoul.ie/free-downloadsCHAPTERS(0:00) You are important, valuable and worthy(1:53) Introduction and welcome to episode 110(2:02) Meet Allan Frater and their shared training history(3:46) Allan’s new book and imagination in therapy(5:48) Waking Dreams and being imaginative(7:30) Feel: principles of self-care and embodiment(10:54) Attention and protecting focus in modern life(13:11) Love: connection through relationships(17:00) Heal: community, differences and polarisation(22:13) Responding to world events and collective context(25:18) Message to a younger self(28:48) Closing reflection and body scanHASHTAGS#allanfrater#imagination#psychosynthesis