Integrating with a Variety of Approaches

What are some considerations in integrating other approaches with a foundation in narrative therapy? The affective turn- as described by Gerald Monk and Navid Zamani -as concerned with the connection between the mind, brain, and body, and its connection to the language of feelings, intentions, and choices which is both discursive and non-discursive. The turn to affect pays attention to what is beyond language and the discursive and focuses on what is located within the body. How can Narrative Therapy honor history while bridging with other embodied approaches?

Integrating the embodying practices of EMDR, Somatic Therapies and Mindfulness with Narrative Therapy:

Applications of the Affective Turn

We are delighted to share several resources examining the contributions of the affective-discursive turn to the evolution of narrative therapy.

Narrative Therapy & The Affective Turn: Part I: GERALD MONK & NAVID ZAMANI (author’s manuscript; also published in: Journal of Systemic Therapies, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2019, pp. 1–19
Narrative Therapy & Affective Turn Part 2 GERALD MONK & NAVID ZAMANI, (Unpublished Manuscript)

Interview with Lynne Rosen on The Radical Therapist Podcast: In episode #050 Chris meets with Lynne Rosen to discuss how she integrates EMDR and somatic-oriented approaches with narrative therapy, in a way that that resonates both practically and philosophically, and that supports the social construction of identities and the politics of experience.
International Journal of Narrative Therapy & Community Work: 2019 #3: The entire issues focuses on The Affective Turn. We recommend reading everything and in particular Traveling down the neuro-pathway: Narrative practice, neuroscience, bodies, emotions & the affective turn: David Denborough, p 13-53.

Related Collabs

December 13, 2020 Collab Salon: Becoming our practices: Interweaving the storied, embodied, affective and relations of power
Presenters: Ian Percy
Ian continues to explore in his therapeutic work, and also in his teaching program, the interweaving of four interdependent dimensions…
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December 15, 2019 Collab Salon: Applications of the Affective Turn
Presenters: Lynne Rosen, Gerald Monk, Ian Percy, Navid Zamani
This presentation began with examining the contributions of the affective-discursive turn to the evolution of narrative therapy. The affective turn…
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December 2018 Collab Salon: Fields of kindness: An antidote to tyrannical devaluing
Presenters: Ian Percy
Somatic therapies and a resurgence of interest in affect are two significant trends in recent times. These movements invite narrative-oriented…
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April 2018 Collab Salon: Yoga and Narrative Practices
Presenters: Sarah Hughes, Kayla Robbins
What are some ways we can integrate Narrative and Yoga practices? What might this look like? What are some of…
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September 2016 Collab Salon: Tales of Integration
Presenters: Lynne Rosen, Larry Zucker
How do we create a bridge between these paradigms practically, and philosophically, in ways that do not support interiority ideas…
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May 15, 2016 Collab Salon: Narrative and Mindfulness Practice
Presenters: Ian Percy, David Paré
With their shared backgrounds in both traditions, this discussion with David Paré (Ottawa, Canada) and Ian Percy (Perth, Australia) lived…
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Additional Reauthoring Teaching Resources

Past Event
Extending the Histories of Narrative Practice: Creating Spaces for Emerging Approaches
Presenters: David Paré, Lynne Rosen, Ian Percy
Narrative practices have evolved in many ways over the decades in response to changing professional, social and cultural contexts. The…
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The EM-BODY-ing Conversations Consultation Group
Presenters: Lynne Rosen
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The Em-BODY-ing Conversations Training Group
Presenters: Lynne Rosen
The Em-BODY-ing Conversations Training Group is for practitioners interested in exploring an affective-discursive approach to clinical work that integrates EMDR Therapy…
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The Em-BODY-ing Conversations Consultation Group
Presenters: Lynne Rosen
The EM-BODY-ing Conversations Consultation Group is limited to 12 mental health workers or educators who have had experience with either…
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