Action Insights

Sometimes helping hurts, and "hurting" helps.

In this week's podcast, we explore the role of the Chief Enabler in the addicted family system, and how their helping hurts.

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.

Think you're not struggling with addiction? Think again.

In this week's podcast, we explore addiction, and how it affects more than just the person who struggles with it.

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.

One in 4 children in this country was raised by a parent struggling with addiction. Are you one of them?

In this week's podcast, we explore the Family "Rules" and "Roles" of addicted family systems.

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.

Fighting fair requires willingness, openness, and staying on track.

In this week's podcast, we explore how Switchtracking can sabotage fair fighting.

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.

Conflict is inevitable. But how do you work through it effectively?

In this week's podcast, we explore how using the Psychodramatic Classical Encounter can lead to actual conflict resolution.

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.

Feeling connected, and doubled, can be incredibly healing, especially in these troubled times.

In this week's podcast, we explore how protesting can be good therapy.

Dr. Pria Alpern's Substack Article

https://traumajournal.substack.com/p/eight-million-people-are-not-a-symptom?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2700628&post_id=192513903&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=22hmam&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

Jonathan Alpert's Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/no-kings-politics-as-bad-group-therapy-df3778ff?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfFAwwQp1PoYS0VugdY47m7BAoh0gAQgaa4B8ScuJUB6j7KxpZwcZAkgQQfG2o%3D&gaa_ts=69c9890b&gaa_sig=V5pCT0EYycFHmsCDwGXgiIg4f1N4IaV-IJDTFlO6G-4McNWylxbgwukNK9tpmPQLtWfuujh-cX6ZwZagYlKQ2g%3D%3D&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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're not meant to be in high activation all the time.

In this week's podcast, we explore the power of movement to settle our nervous systems.

Here's an article on Surge Capacity https://www.additudemag.com/mentally-exhausted-pandemic-surge-capacity-adhd/?srsltid=AfmBOoq2CdVUfKghZffEPs6np6rO7tVbOb_LXzwstmijRKMpcUvmbEJQ

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski https://www.burnoutbook.net/

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.

Take a deep breath and think of a smell that makes you smile.

In this week's podcast, we explore the power of scent, and how to set a mood using essential oils.

Studies mentioned in this episode:

Transdermal absorption of lavender

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6007527/

Lavender and geranium lower anxiety amongst psychiatric patients

https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/9/3771

Black pepper and angelica root oil reduce nicotine cravings

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9757938/

Bergamot increases improved mood, and reduced cortisol

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5434918/

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.

Triggers can happen in a nanosecond, and the experience can be debilitating.

In this week's podcast, we explore the difference between top down vs. bottom up therapy, and why focusing on thinking instead of experiencing and feeling is insufficient to heal 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.

For those of us who tend towards pessimism, it's a lot of work to shift to a more positive spin.

In this week's podcast, we explore the difference between learned helplessness and learned optimism, and dive deeper into tools to help us stay with possibilities.

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.