In his book, POWER IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, Jungian psychiatrist Adolf Guggenbuhl discusses how therapists, teachers, and medical practitioners create polarities with clients and students when they take on the role of “knower.” Jungian analyst John R. Haule calls this polarization a “split archetype.” A split archetype happens whenever we know “what is best” for…
It’s counter-intuitive, but opening up space is more important than filling it. Many who teach, train, coach, or mentor focus on content and strategies, but it’s the opening of space that’s transformative. When we focus solely on content, learning becomes static. We have no room to let the wisdom under the surface reveal itself. Creating…
CRITICAL THINKING is often confused with finding things to disagree with. Perhaps the word “critical” is what gets in our way. Actually, critical thinking is more about depth. Critical thinking is the ability to look under the surface of what is being said and discussed. It involves examining our own lenses and perspectives. It’s about…
“Most of us typically associate metaphor with the flowery language that poets use or with things that are made up: ‘That’s just a metaphor.’ In other words, we typically treat metaphors as outside of ourselves, when in fact they are the deep, sensory, intuitive language of the feeling center of our brain. To say that…
In my 25 years of teaching—across graduate schools and diverse programs—I’ve seen that while many educators, trainers, and coaches emphasize content and strategies, it’s the opening of space that’s transformative. When we only focus on content, learning and growth become static. There’s no room to let the wisdom under the surface reveal itself. It’s in…
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