Peggy Sax, Author at Re-Authoring Teaching

Peggy Sax Workshop: Takoma Park, Maryland

Reclaiming Community out of Personal Catastrophe Peggy Sax, PhD Takoma Park, Maryland April 11, 2014 Presented by The Narrative Reading Group & The Center for Healthy Families at the Family Science Department, University of Maryland Through video, audio, and story-telling, Peggy Sax will explore therapeutic practices that engage clients who have survived psychological catastrophes -their worst nightmares - in the supportive actions of the communities around them, peer-to-peer support, and “giving back” practices. Weaving in [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:53-04:00March 1st, 2013|0 Comments

Responding to Abuse Within Families and Building Ethical Resistance

This one-day practice based workshop focused on developing responses to people who have been subjected to abuse from those they love and to those who have inflicted abuse on those they love. It took place on June 20th, 2012 with special guests Rob Hall and Alison Newton (Adelaide, Australia). They provided participants with a framework for counselling people subjected to or perpetrating abuse in a range of circumstances, with a particular focus on domestic violence. The workshop is based on the work and approaches of Michael White and Alan Jenkins who, as friends and colleagues for 30 years, have informed and supported Rob and Alison in their work.

Peggy Sax2019-05-03T10:54:43-04:00August 29th, 2012|0 Comments

Toni Morrison – 2011 commencement speech at Rutgers

Peggy Sax: September 04, 2011 Someone just sent me a very thought provoking quote by Toni Morrison in her 2011 commencement speech at Rutgers Univesity that I want to share with you. It's about not settling for the pursuit of happiness. She puts words to what I have wanted to say for a long time. Here is the quote as addressed to new graduates: .... the narrative of a worthy life is yours [...]

Peggy Sax2017-08-01T14:51:53-04:00July 21st, 2012|0 Comments

Michael White Presentations

We include here a few publicly available videos of Michael teaching including with Salvador Minuchin, presenting about Trauma, and a short audio piece. Did you attend Michael White workshops? Do you still have cassette tapes or notes from his earlier presentations? Have you looked forward to the opportunity to review these treasures? We hope you will consider sharing these with us now! Just fill out our contribution form here. Please remember to honor confidentiality and to get permission when required. Due to legal restrictions, we can share recordings of teaching only when all references to actual therapeutic conversations have been removed.

Peggy Sax2024-10-07T01:02:48-04:00September 25th, 2011|0 Comments

Archived Notes from Workshops & Collab Salons

Michael gave many workshops around the world. We begin this archive with a couple of Past Salons for Collab Members. Please fill out our contribution form here if you have contributions from Michael’s workshops. Remember to leave out transcripts of interviews and anything traceable to a specific clinical illustration.

Peggy Sax2024-10-07T01:09:48-04:00September 24th, 2011|0 Comments

Michael White Workshop Notes- Collab Salons

In the December 2015 Collab Salon, Linda Moxley opened a conversation about Recuperating Michael White and re-curiositizing narrative therapy. Sharing her meticulous notes from two of Michael White’s workshops (1991; 2007), Linda evoked Michael’s voice, rescued the said from the saying, and captured some of his intentions and innovative thinking. She guided us to particularly pay attention to themes, shifts in language and zig-zagging. The January Collab Salon continued this conversation with a focus on bringing Michael’s inspiration forward into the future. These recordings and notes are visible to Collab Salon Members.

Peggy Sax2018-01-20T12:24:34-05:00September 23rd, 2011|0 Comments

Looking back 25 years- Shona Russell

Shona Russell is interviewed by her close colleague, Maggie Carey (Narrative Practices Adelaide) looking back 25 years to reflect on her journey toward becoming a narrative therapist/teacher. Three parts to the interview include: Through a Different Lens, In Response to Trauma, and The Politics of Experience. The entire interview will be part of the upcoming online course, Responding to Trauma & Life's Difficulties.

Peggy Sax2017-12-26T07:58:36-05:00December 31st, 2010|0 Comments

Using the Internet in Productive & Socially Conscious Ways

Being online and being able to share practices across geographies is quite a marvelous thing. However the Internet can also readily become a place where a lot of damage is done in a very short period of time. The digital world is a space where perceived distance can lead to words being used that might not otherwise be used or words being used that can engage readers' imaginations in unproductive ways. We are all pioneers in [...]

Peggy Sax2017-12-23T16:13:57-05:00December 23rd, 2010|0 Comments

Higher Education

Over the past decade, several higher education programs have emerged a leaders in preparing the next generation of narrative practitioners. Please help us list them here.

Peggy Sax2025-01-21T23:12:18-05:00November 29th, 2010|0 Comments

Listening in Narrative Practice

What role does listening play in narrative practice and in rich story development. Pam Burr Smith, Ken Potter & Don McGillivray describe some of the influence of narrative therapy on how they approach their work, listening with a narrative ear. Maggie Carey describes listening in a decentered way and Double Listening. Please consider contributing some of your own!

Peggy Sax2025-01-29T05:59:42-05:00November 19th, 2010|0 Comments

The Narrative Metaphor

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. In a popular TedTalk, Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. We also offer a recording of Maggie Carey presenting about the narrative metaphor in current times - Maggie Carey. We welcome your contributions!

Peggy Sax2025-01-29T06:01:32-05:00November 18th, 2010|0 Comments

A Cook’s Tour

What do we mean by rich story development? What guides these conversations? Several recordings from Ummeed Child Development Center (Mumbai, India) are in production. In the meantime, we begin with Personal Agency, and the Absent but Implicit. We welcome other contributions!

Peggy Sax2025-01-29T06:02:53-05:00November 17th, 2010|0 Comments

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