Action Insights

In week's podcast, my response the NY Times op ed entitled, Life Is Too Short To Fight With Your Family, will help you sort through when to stay connected in relationships, and when the healthiest thing you can do is step away.

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.

While you're busy trying to find gifts for everyone else this holiday season, don't forget to get one for yourself.

In this week's podcast, we explore how to be sensible about money, and not gift yourself into debt.

In the postscript, I mention Debtors Anonymous - a 12-Step Program for those struggling with money issues. For more information about this really helpful fellowship, visit https://debtorsanonymous.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.

The holiday season can be joyous, and it can be incredibly stressful. And you have a say in which one it will be.

In this week's podcast, we explore when it's important to say no, so you can honor yourself and your bandwidth.

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.

To some people, astrology is a bit woo-woo, but there's also great value in knowing what's "in the stars". In this episode, we explore the dos and don'ts during a Mercury Retrograde, and look at the RE's that can be explored during that 3-week time.

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.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

Safe touch can make the difference between surface-level healing and deep catharsis, and allows us to move the pain out of the hearts and our bodies.

In this week's episode, we explore safe vs. unsafe touch in our relationships and how integral it is for our healing.

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.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

How did observing animals in fear lead to the creation of an incredibly effective somatic resolution modality?

In this week's episode, we explore the healing power of Somatic Experiencing®, and how it allows the body to gently and safely release 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.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

So often what feels like a "failure" is just a growth opportunity, if we have the right mindset.

In this week's episode, we explore a fixed vs. growth mindset, and how having the latter can make all the difference when we "fail."

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.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

Anger can't be "managed" - it needs to be released safely. And the truth is that most people who are referred to "anger management" classes are actually struggling with rage.

In this week's episode, we explore the difference between anger and rage, and ways to safely release them, so the body can return to a calm and grounded place.

For more information on Psychodramatic Bodywork and its creator Susan Aaron, please visit youremotions.com

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 and Spotify.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

Language matters, and while Alcoholics Anonymous refers to our shortcomings and liabilities as character defects, that label only serves to shame people for the defenses they developed to survive and cope.

In this week's episode, we'll explore guilt vs. shame, underdeveloped vs. overdeveloped roles, and using language that allows us to acknowledge the work we need to do to heal, without driving us deeper into shame.

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 and Spotify.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.

As Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron said, " Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals."

In this week's episode, we explore how we are the therapeutic agents of each other, and how that mutual therapy can help heal us both.

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 and Spotify.

Please note that this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, is not a substitute for professional psychotherapy or counseling, and should not be taken as professional advice.