Action Insights

How much capacity do you have for distress?

In this week's episode, we explore how our instant gratification world is getting in the way of us building the muscle of tolerating distress, and the long term consequences of it, especially for children.

As mentioned in this episode, the book Nurturing Resilience by Kathy Kain and Steve Terrell is a wonderful resource for understanding attachment, and how we heal from complex trauma.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

AI companies now have dozens of lawsuits against them, and for good reason.

In this week's episode, we explore how people benefit our emotional and mental health, not machines.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

The brain is an amazing thing, but the brain and body together are almost unstoppable.

In this week's episode, we explore how role training helps us go beyond visualization into manifestation.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

At our core, we're all the same, and sports reminds us this - on and off the pitch.

In this week's podcast, we explore how the World Cup has brought joy and connection to strangers.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

We all want to feel part of, and belonging, and there's nothing like sports to help us feel that.

In this week's podcast, we explore the healing power of Collective Effervescence.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

When addiction invades a family system, everyone suffers…but families can change and grow.

In this week's podcast, we explore how we can change the trajectory of an addicted family system - from pain and trauma, to hope and healing.

12-Step Fellowships for family members:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families)

https://adultchildren.org/

Al-Anon Family Groups

https://al-anon.org/

Alateen

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-alateen-meeting/

Contact Al-Anon directly for information on Alatot meetings

Nar-Anon Family Groups

https://www.nar-anon.org/

CODA (Codependents Anonymous)

https://coda.org/

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

Being the one who disappears in the family leads to deep loneliness.

In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Lost Child in the addicted family system, and how their tendency to disappear and hide, provides relief to the family, but has an incredibly high cost to them.

12-Step Fellowships for family members:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families)

https://adultchildren.org/

Al-Anon Family Groups

https://al-anon.org/

Alateen

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-alateen-meeting/

Contact Al-Anon directly for information on Alatot meetings

Nar-Anon Family Groups

https://www.nar-anon.org/

CODA (Codependents Anonymous)

https://coda.org/

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

Being able to distract the addicted family with humor takes its toll.

In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Masco child in the addicted family system, and how they're desperately trying to entertain everyone to turn down the volume on the chaos and conflict.

12-Step Fellowships for family members:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families)

https://adultchildren.org/

Al-Anon Family Groups

https://al-anon.org/

Alateen

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-alateen-meeting/

Contact Al-Anon directly for information on Alatot meetings

Nar-Anon Family Groups

https://www.nar-anon.org/

CODA (Codependents Anonymous)

https://coda.org/

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

Negative attention is better than no attention.

In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Scapegoat child in the addicted family system, and how they're desperately trying to get people to notice that their family is in trouble.

12-Step Fellowships for family members:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families)

https://adultchildren.org/

Al-Anon Family Groups

https://al-anon.org/

Alateen

https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-alateen-meeting/

Contact Al-Anon directly for information on Alatot meetings

Nar-Anon Family Groups

https://www.nar-anon.org/

CODA (Codependents Anonymous)

https://coda.org/

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.

Didn't get a childhood because you were a parentified child, taking care of everyone else?

In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Hero Child in the addicted family system, and how their filling the void of the parents costs them in the short- and long-term.

Jean Campbell, LCSW, SEP, TTP, TEP has been bringing together groups of people to heal for over 30 years. She blends her extensive experience in psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy, somatic healing and trauma resolution to offer training for helping professionals, personalized intensives, clinical consultation, and trial preparation consultation. You can find her at theactioninstitute.com, on Instagram at @actioninstitute, and on Facebook at @actioninstituteofcalifornia, and on Substack.

Thanks to Jessica Martindale for our theme music. You can find Jessica on iTunes.