David R - Presence

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by David Russell.David is my supervisor. Decades in the field. Academic, therapist, teacher. More lived experience than most and not hiding behind it.This conversation sits inside something deeper than most people want to go.We go straight into the question that was left.What does it mean when something is done out of love beyond good and evil.And it doesn’t stay philosophical for long.David breaks it down in a way that strips the bullshit out of it. Good and evil as ideas don’t hold much. They don’t carry imagination. They don’t carry depth. They are labels. Morality. Surface level.We move into something else.Soul.Not as a word people throw around. As something that actually happens. In the moment. In connection. In presence.Not something you learn.Not something you perform.Something you allow.We also go into the danger in this work.How easy it is to hide behind the identity of therapist, coach, psychologist. To use training as armour. To sit above instead of with.And how quickly that kills any real connection.This one hits on something I care about a lot.Dropping the vertical relationship. Therapist above client. Parent above child. One person holding the power.And moving it into something more honest. More equal. More human.Not losing boundaries.Not losing responsibility.But actually meeting someone where they are instead of trying to manage them.There’s also honesty in this.The pull of ego.The inflation that comes when someone tells you how good you are.How easy it is to believe your own bullshit if you don’t check it.No one is above that.Not me.Not him.Not anyone.This one slows things down.Less talking.More presence.The question David leaves for the next guest is this.When have you felt completely helpless and it ended up being the best thing that ever happened to you?It’s You. Oh Fuck. It’s ME. In Session with a PsychotherapistHosted by Chad Taylor. Author of It’s You. Oh Fuck. It’s MENo tips.No fixing.Just real conversations.WEBSITEINSTAGRAM BOOK SALES: SHOPIFYGROUPS/COURSES: PATREON