Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc)

This Conversation of Meaning was with David Hayward aka. The Naked Pastor. David is pastor turned artist and cartoonist, exploring honest conversation about life, healing and spirituality. 'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc). For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

This Conversation of Meaning was with Melissa Van Biljon.  Melissa is a minister and teacher at Mosaiek Church.  She shares her story of being a woman in ministry.    'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).  For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Join us as Nicky has a conversation with Liezel Graham.  Liezel is a writer, storyteller, and writing-for-wellbeing facilitator. Born in South Africa, she now lives in Scotland. Her work explores personal and interpersonal healing through the natural world, intuitive stitching, and the use of poetry and stories. She is currently busy with a stitched autoethnographic project combining poetry with words, often experienced in the domestic violence narrative. “Words with Elizabeth”, is an attempt to give voice to her own childhood memories, as well as to honour family members who were affected by domestic violence.  More of Lizel's work can be found at www.liezelgraham.com   'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).  For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Join us in conversation with Trevor Hudson as we chat to him about his latest book "Discovering God's Will for Your Life". For more information about the work we do, please visit www.i4cc.co.za

In our October Conversation of meaning we are joined by Lacy Finn Borgo.  Lacy Finn Borgo, DMin, teaches and provides spiritual direction for various organizations in spiritual formation and spiritual direction including, Renovaré, Fuller Theological Seminary, Portland Seminary, The Companioning Center and Mercy Center, Burlingame. Lacy has a spiritual direction and supervision of spiritual directors ministry for adults, and provides spiritual direction for children at Haven House, a transitional facility for families without homes in Olathe, Colorado. Her book Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together was released March 2020.   'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).  For more information about the work we do, please visit our website www.i4cc.co.za

In our September Conversation of meaning we are joined by Sasha McAllum Pilkington from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.  Sasha is a counsellor at Hospice North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand. She first met David Epston in 1986 when he agreed to be her supervisor while she was working for a mental health service in Auckland. Sasha then undertook training with David and Johnella Bird and has been learning and practising Narrative Therapy ever since. In recent years Sasha has developed a passion for writing stories that illustrate narrative practice (see Pilkington, 2014, 2016, 2017) and is now writing a book with co-authors Arthur Frank and David Epston illustrating Narrative Therapy in palliative care. She joins us to share a “Narrative Approach to Therapeutic Conversations at the End of life”.  We do apologize for the video freezing occasionally.  New Zealand was in Lockdown at the time of the conversation and with so many being online in the country, the internet was a bit 'flooded'.     'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).   For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

This is the six in our Conversations of Meaning Series where Nicole Dickson engaged in conversation with Dr Jo Viljoen.  Jo is a South African narrative therapist and in this conversation she talks about how she came to practice narrative and how she uses it in the addiction work she is involved with.   'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).   For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

❤Women's Month❤  This is the fifth in our Conversations of Meaning Series where Nicole Dickson engaged in conversation with Professor Carol-Ann Benn.  Dr Benn is a world leader in breast cancer management and care.  The conversation is about superheroes, breasts and sneaky cancer and some Q&A.    'Conversations of Meaning' are conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc).  For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Nicole Dickson was interviewed by Dr Chris Hoff, The Radical Therapist.  Together they explore how counselors and therapists have often treated client morality and spirituality as off-limits in the therapy room, and some of the possibilities and challenges of therapeutic conversations from a narrative pastoral counseling perspective. (The Radical Therapist #053 – Narrative Pastoral Counseling w/ Nicole Dickson, posted on January 13th, 2019) For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Nicole spoke to Russell Pollitt (from the Jesuit Institute) about her work, the Institute and the research she is undertaking for her doctoral thesis. Nicole Dickson is co-creator and leader of the Institute for Creative Conversation (I4CC), an NPO, which explores ways to weave narrative practices and pastoral theology into a meaningful ‘Narrative of Care’. The i4cc attempts to help people grapple with the stories that have shaped their lives and therefore their sense of well-being and identity. Narrative practices help people to clarify for themselves the problems and situations that prevent them from having the kinds of lives and relationships that they might wish for. Nicky worked at Northfield Methodist Church for 15 years, and has over 20 years’ experience in counselling, workshops and training. She has a Masters in Pastoral Theology and has presented papers at several conferences. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Pastoral Therapy. For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

This is the second in our 'Conversations of Meaning' Series, where Nsamu Moonga engaged in conversation with Nicole Dickson, our co-founder, about her journey with Narrative Therapy. 'Conversations of Meaning' is a series of conversations we have with people who bring meaning to our lives and the work we do at the Institute for Creative Conversation (i4cc). For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Nicole Dickson had the privilege of sharing about the journey of Grief and Loss at Hospice's Virtual Candles of Remembrance Service. For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Mental Health does not need to be a stigma in the Church. This is a pre-recorded segment that Nicole Dickson shared with Grace upon Grace church in 2020. For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Nicole Dickson, interviewed on Radio Pulpit, shares about the Pastoral aspect of Counseling. For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za

Have a listen to Nicole Dickson's interview with Sibongile from Radio Pulpit (September 2020) as she shares about Listening and particularly listening to our children.  For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za 

Maya Angelou writes that “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” Join Nicole Dickson from the Institute for Creative Conversation in conversation with Rabbi Julia Margolis, Rev Dianne Willman, Rev Louise Wernich and Najma Khota for Women's Day 2020. For more information on the work we do visit www.i4cc.co.za