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The Relational Turn – Moebius (2004)

Michael - Handouts — Sat, 03 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000

I formulated the key insight which for me constitutes the 'relational turn' in two languages: one as relevant in ALL psychotherapeutic approaches, and one formulated in the language of Body Psychotherapy. Because it is such a crucial insight, I turned it into a fridge sticker, using the famous paradoxical Moebius Strip as a graphic reference.

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The Relational Turn (2003)

Michael - Handouts — Tue, 04 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000

My formulation of what I call the 'relational turn' in two versions: 1. in the language of Body Psychotherapy (i.e. where I first discovered it); 2. in a generic formulation applicable to all kinds of therapeutic approaches. To my mind this formulation constitutes a watershed - a fundamental crossroads - in my development as a therapist. Once I had understood and formulated this, there was no going back.

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The Paradox of Enactment (2003)

Michael - Handouts — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 +0000

The 'relational turn' is a paradigm shift into the paradoxical foundation of psychotherapy: having recognised that ""it's the relationship that matters"" in therapy, we then see that the working alliance - which holds this professional and apparently artificial and contrived relationship together - is inherently conflicted and paradoxical. This is my attempt at formulating that essential paradox. We correctly intuit that the enactment is potentially dangerous and negative, and we recognise the many mechanisms - individually and collectively - by which as therapists we are tempted to avoid awareness of the enactment. The second formulation attempts to capture the conditions which incline the enactment to become transformative of the wounding rather than a blind - and typically: destructive - replication of the wounding.

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