A Therapist and an Alchemist
by Neil and Gil Stafford
What happens when a psychologist and an alchemist walk into a coffee shop? Something new starts brewing. Okay, that's a bad joke, but it pretty well describes Neil and Gil's conversations on this podcast. What's new in contemporary psychology and how does it connect to the ancient practice of alchemy? Our conversations include pilgrimage, transitions, integration, the enneagram, the Myers Briggs, tarot, and mysticism, as well as the practical problems of living everyday life; job, diet, exercise, marriage, raising kids, and aging.
Episodes
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Back At It With Dreams and the Sandman
Gil and Neil are back to restart the discussion. We are diving into a discussion about the importance and relevance of dreams and symbols in our lives. We examine The Sandman comic and series written by Neil Gaiman, and how it's symbolism and story moves us.
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Starting the Grief Discussion
Neil and Gil begin a discussion of grief and its relation to disability. www.drdansiegel.com Grief Recovery Handbook by John James and Russel Friedman
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Conversation with Stacy Ellis - School Leader
In this episode Neil and Gil talk with Stacy Ellis. Stacy is an esteemed elementary school principal. She is an educator with more than 17 years experience, and 11 years as an administrator. Stacy provides insights into the thinking of school leaders in this critical time. She touches on what…
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Debriefing the Last Couple
Neil and Gil review the last couple of episodes.
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John Wiles and Vox Peregrini
Neil and Gil chat with John Wiles about his musical journeys with Vox Peregrini. Vox Peregrini is John's inspiration. They are a pilgrimage choir creating music as they journey to together. Listen in to the fascinating discussion. John is an Associate Professor of Choral Conducting at UNI where…
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Conversation with Marlene Bjornsrud
In episode 8, Neil and Gil talk with Marlene Bjornsrud in an amazing conversation about advocating for women, LGBTQ persons, and people of color in all areas. Marlene Bjornsrud has been a leader and advocate for women's sports as an athlete, coach and administrator at the college and professional...
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Talking About Literature
In this episode Neil leads a discussion with two friends, and English teachers, J.T. and Josh. They talk about how important reading is to their lives, and give some suggestions about how to engage a wide variety of literature.
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Talking About It
Gil and Neil continue the conversation in this episode by taking on the current events. They talk openly about the protests and reactions to the death of many African American men, and in particular, George Floyd. Gil and Neil openly discuss their thoughts and feelings around privilege, and what...
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Therapist and Alchemist Episode 5
Neil and Gil return from a hiatus to discuss openness and flexibility in thinking. There are moments in everyone's life where new information can challenge a perspective, philosophy, theology, or belief. Neil and Gil talk about some of those moments, books, poetry, and movies which changed their...
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Therapist and Alchemist - Episode 4
We are back from a hiatus as we had spring and summer adventures. A few of you asked when we were going to start up again, and we got back together to continue. In this episode we review where we've been. We discuss the deconstruction phase of alchemy. It is sometimes necessary take everything...
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Going Back to Go Forward
We go back to go forward in this episode. We spend time reviewing Gil's book "Wisdom Walking," and how the 4 stages of pilgrimage in his book shape our conversations in the podcast. We talk about Chaos, Birth, Disorientation, Orientation, and Rising from the Ashes. We delve into what are the…
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Are You Ready...for Change?
We continue our discussion of change from the perspective of stages of change in psychology and alchemy. Our focus here is talking about getting ready for change, and needing to be prepared and open for the change to take hold.
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Change, what is it good for?
In this episode we begin conversation focusing on change. We look at change from the perspective of a psychologist and from an alchemist. Neil discusses Prochaska's stages of change, and Gil comes from the angle of the stages of change in alchemy. We agree that change comes through the process of...
About this show
What happens when a psychologist and an alchemist walk into a coffee shop? Something new starts brewing. Okay, that's a bad joke, but it pretty well describes Neil and Gil's conversations on this podcast. What's new in contemporary psychology and how does it connect to the ancient practice of alchemy? Our conversations include pilgrimage, transitions, integration, the enneagram, the Myers Briggs, tarot, and mysticism, as well as the practical problems of living everyday life; job, diet, exercise, marriage, raising kids, and aging.
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Neil and Gil Stafford
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