Episode 14: Intellectual Scaffolding
Episode 14 of the Tell Me About Your Mother podcast, hosted by Evan Miller and Melissa Martin, titled "Episode 14: Intellectual Scaffolding" was published on June 10, 2022 and runs 72 minutes.
June 10, 2022 ·72m · Tell Me About Your Mother
Summary
Send us Fan Mail Intellectual Scaffolding …prepare for processing emotion“in-the-now” or “numb”…is client re-experiencing & processing events or casually reciting their story?What is client trying to do for me; convince me, win my validation?Client story as “photo negative” . . . needs hidden in darkness and highlighting others’ wishes & wantsIntellectual & emotional hoarding . . . hoarded worthless (possibly harmful) beliefs, ‘values,’ relationships“Emotional hostage” . . . peopl...
Episode Description
- Intellectual Scaffolding …prepare for processing emotion
- “in-the-now” or “numb”…is client re-experiencing & processing events or casually reciting their story?
- What is client trying to do for me; convince me, win my validation?
- Client story as “photo negative” . . . needs hidden in darkness and highlighting others’ wishes & wants
- Intellectual & emotional hoarding . . . hoarded worthless (possibly harmful) beliefs, ‘values,’ relationships
- “Emotional hostage” . . . people pleasing is attempt to control\
- Growing up in alcoholic homes can produce emotional tofu (absorbing emotions of others)
- Client over-estimates responsibility for feelings of others, inflated self-worth
- Mental masturbation & MUSTurbation (it ‘must’ be)
- Clients can be the most well, most mature, most emotionally intellegent cast member in their story
Book: “Why People Die by Suicide”, By Thomas Joyner
Internet Resource: SuicideForum.com
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