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Rob McNeilly & Our Ericksonian learning community
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not only kittens
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not only kittens
recommended reading
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November 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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the wisdom of the idiots
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the wisdom of the idiots
a book by Idres Shah
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November 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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learning
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learning
Erickson said so helpfully that all problems are learnt limitation.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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would it cosmically matter ...
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would it cosmically matter ...
“Wold it cosmically matter if I didn’t go to work today”.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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childrearing
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childrearing
if only -
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November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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hints towards peace
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hints towards peace
from wise people
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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About Nothing
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About Nothing
“Wominjeka Yearmenn Bunjilaka
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October 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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About Nothing
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About Nothing
“Wominjeka Yearmenn Bunjilaka
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October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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to intervene or not to intervene
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to intervene or not to intervene
that is the question
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October 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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believing and evidence
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believing and evidence
“Evidence” is from the Latin “videre” - “to see”.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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what is hypnosis and why would we use it?
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why Hypnosis?
What is hypnosis?
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October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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my version of Erickson’s approach
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my version of Erickson’s approach
thanks to my friend, Peter Thorneycroft
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October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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what was Erickson’s approach?
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what was Erickson’s approach?
My favourite joke about the Ericksonian approach is “How many Ericksonian therapists does it take to change a light globe?
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October 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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do you want more clients and referrals?
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do you want more clients and referrals?
We all want to do good work, to relieve suffering, assist people to heal.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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sleeping easy
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sleeping easy
Sleeping problems are an important part of our clinical work, and although simple relaxation exercises or meditation practices can help, sometimes they are not enough.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I can’t help you
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I can’t help you
We love it when a client tells us that they are cured.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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client factors, difficult clients - in therapy ... and life?
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client factors, difficult clients, Ghandi - in therapy ... and life?
Michael Lambert and then Bruce Wampold drew our attention to the important contribution of client factors.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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restoring genuine trust
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restoring genuine trust
Whenever we we have a problem, the first casualty is trust.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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masterly inactivity
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masterly inactivity
Little Bo-Peep knew about this
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October 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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saving starfish
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saving starfish
A little girl was walking along a beach throwing starfish that hed been beached back into the sea.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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sleeping easy
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sleeping easy
Sleeping problems are an important part of our clinical work, and although simple relaxation exercises or meditation practices can help, sometimes they are not enough.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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eating problems
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eating problems
Bill O’Hanlon quipped that there is a new entry in the DSM - “Excessive Labelling Disorder”.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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suicide?
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suicide?
a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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refining our questions
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refining our questions
When we ask a client about what they like, the client expands in front of us.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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overcoming anxiety and depression without getting anxious or depressed
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overcoming anxiety and depression without getting anxious or depressed
We live in anxious times and depression is becoming a worldwide epidemic.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:38 AM