161: Differentiation

Michelle Washburn-Busk and Jimmy Bridges join Natasha on this episode of Mormon Mental Health. They are both current PhD candidate students at Kansas State, working towards the Marriage and Family Therapy program. The episode starts with Natasha sharing her background with differentiation, her education on it and how her view of it has evolved. Michelle and Jimmy talk about building off of Ryan and Deci’s “Self-Determination Theory”. They also discuss differentiation in sexuality among other things.  Michelle can be reached at: [email protected] or [email protected] Or at Andrews Associates in Manhattan, KS Jimmy can be reached at [email protected]. He is also a provider at Symmetry Solutions. You can find out more about him here: https://www.symmetrysols.com/jimmybridges Some references from the episode: “Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness” by Richard Ryan and Edward Deci The Olson Circumplex Model “Differentiation of Self: Bowen Family Systems Theory Perspectives” by Peter Titelman “Passionate Marriage” by David Schnarch And, Michelle’s Spirit Animals: Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com Sue Monk Kidd: https://suemonkkidd.com To help Mormon Mental Health be going past 2018, please consider donating at mormonmentalhealth.org.