Expanding Beyond The Inner Critic and its Victim:
an embodied approach to loosening the clutches of the self-critical process
and developing a healthy relationship to our shamed places
a series of 3 x 2-hour evening sessions with Dr Greg Madison direct from the UK
MAY 13, 20 & 27 2024
Greg Madison returns to CEP virtually this year to explore with you an aspect of our socialisation that is very common, perhaps even universal, in Western cultures. It is the process of self-criticism and the slump of shame that it creates. You will explore with Greg this dynamic as it uniquely arises in each of us, look at why it is so prevalent and what situations are likely to trigger it.
Specifically, Greg will offer practical suggestions for deepening your experiential attention on three aspects of the self:
Compassionate Awareness
The Inner Critic and
The Shamed Victim of the Critic
During each 2-hour session Greg will offer simple practices that can be helpful in loosening the stuck critic-victim dynamic that has such a strong impact on our day-to-day lives. Elaborating on the Focusing approach to self-reflection, Greg will invite further exploration and fundamental questions on how we experience ourselves beyond this restrictive process. You will also learn ways to discern the restrictive dynamic of critic-criticised so you don’t confuse it with the body’s ability to create a felt sense that encompasses information about living situations.
During each session, there will be lots of time for personal experiential practice as well as informal discussion and deeper questions about the source of compassion, the role of the critic and how to integrate the learning into your work with others.
The Details
Dates: Monday evenings on 13 , 20 and 27 MAY 2024
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm AEST. Please join us at 6.45pm to iron out any technical issues
Location: online via zoom (registrants will receive an invitation to participate and all the details they require in advance of each session. These will include any suggested advanced readings)
Cost: $420 (Flat rate for the 3 sessions)
CPD Hours: 6
Dr Greg Madison, PhD
Born in Canada and based in the UK, Greg is a Registered Psychotherapist (UK, EU & World Certified), Chartered Counselling Psychologist (BPS & HPC), Registered Coach & Mediator, Senior Lecturer, Researcher (currently at City University, London), Associate Fellow of the BPS & International Trainer. Using Focusing in all his work, Greg has worked therapeutically with people in a great variety of settings, from high level corporate clients to children living on the streets. Greg is a Focusing Institute Certifying Coordinator, Certified Focusing Oriented Therapist and Certified Focusing Trainer. He founded the London Focusing Institute, a community of people who are learning, practising and teaching Focusing. Greg has also edited 2 books on FOT.