Peggy Sax March 29, 2010: Michael White died on April 5, 2008. We are now approaching the 2 year anniversary of his death. How can this be? I was just reviewing and archiving some of our old posts so we can and making room for the new. However, I left in our 2008-09 tributes to Michael. And I am starting this post for any new reflections. Many of us relied on Michael [...]
April 3, 2011 Peggy Sax Over the last week, I’ve been thinking a lot about Michael, knowing this is the 3rd anniversary of his sudden death. You too? In some ways, it feels like yesterday and in other ways it feels like centuries ago. I remember wondering how we would “go on,” – the loss felt so humongous. Now I am in awe to see how [...]
Each year, on the last week of March/early April, we gather together to remember Michael. Some of us had the privilege of knowing Michael or seeing him in workshops. Others must learn about Michael from his writings, recordings (whatever is available) and stories. Peggy Sax, March 26, 2012 Peggy Sax This week is the 4th anniversary since Michael’s death. The number “4” seems especially significant (4 years on [...]
June 11, 2013 Peggy Sax Maggie, Shona and Rob speak eloquently about their aspirations to bring Michael’s presence into their practice and teaching – his intentions, the ethical position of the work, the careful, thoughtful way Michael spoke. As Rob says, “Behind the practice of narrative is such a strong, powerful and helpful ethic in terms our engagement with people, what people mean to us, and [...]
An Introduction to Rich Story Development with Maggie Carey follows six lessons: 1) A quick outline; 2) An overall map; 3) The conceptual landscape of meaning; 4) The doing and experiencing; 5) Neurobiology and story development; 6) Putting ideas into practice. This course is now under construction.
April 3, 2014 Peggy Sax Every year in early April, I especially think of Michael White. For me, the week of his death was a real before/after experience, a moment in time that I will never forget, akin to J.F.Kennedy’s assassination or September 11, 2001 (two seminal moments as a US citizen). A lot has already been said in the past 5 years. Michael’s presence in my life [...]
Peggy Sax David Epston is a prolific writer and collaborator. Many of his writings are freely available, thanks to his generosity. Have a look at The David Epston Webpage. Also, we’ve included an Honoring David’s legacy topic in the first section of the course, Narrative Therapy: Foundations & Key Concepts. Over time, we hope this forum will grow. I’m particularly looking forward to engaging Collab members in test piloting courses in the upcoming “Where [...]
June 8, 2014 Judith Hi all, Thank you for asking about my project. I ‘met’ David through an email and subsequent conversations. I became curious about how he constructs his Inquiries, which are so distinctive and surprising, plus being ‘precise’, concise, and entice toward possibilities. (Enough ‘-ises’ to begin my USA summer!) I began taking a closer look at his questions/replies, sort of unpacking the pieces he puts into his sentences. This fascinates [...]
June 24, 2014 Judith Hello everyone, Initially, I started this conversation here: https://reauthoringteaching.com/forums/topic/my-interest-in-davids-inquiries/ However, Peggy asked if I’d continue my topic here, in this Forum. I should include some ‘disclaimers’ before I begin. I come from a nursing background in which mental ‘deconstruction’ and ‘reconstruction’ are expected (or at least hoped for in nurses’ thinking). It’s a learned way of thinking, with practice, to see the ‘part’ within the ‘whole’…and to move semi-easily [...]
Re-authoring Teaching is initiating a collective Youtube Project called Why Narrative therapy? This shared project is a wonderful illustration of creating a collaboratory with people coming together for a common cause. We want to especially acknowledge Cindy Parrish (videographer), Charley Lang (editor) and Akansha Vaswani for helping create our new Re-authoring Teaching Youtube Channel including the "Why Narrative Therapy?" Playlist. Introducing the Why Narrative Therapy? Project SuEllen Hamkins, Charley Lang, Peggy Sax, Akansha Vaswani, and Larry Zucker describe [...]
May 16, 2014: Marija Welton Marija Welton Hi, i have a few moments and thought I would bring this topic up and see if anyone else has done this an what their experiences with it are., i have been doing some internalized other interviews with couples and on one occasion a few months ago I thought I would try interviewing the internalized problem. I got the idea from Charlie Laing's video that was part [...]
July, 2015 Laurie Markham David Marsten On July 19 @ 5pm New York Time), Laurie Markham & David Marsten shared reflections on imagining new possibilities with young people and their families. Drawing from their own work as well as their current book project with David Epston, their presentation ignited lively conversation. Members of the Collab Salon can review - at any time- the archived materials from David and Laurie's webinar. Now, we can hardly wait for Laurie [...]