A reading from a recent Medium post titled “I wonder if something important happened around here?” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

This episode talks about how our response to trauma can be located in time just as much as in physical location.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/i-wonder-if-something-important-happened-around-here-1d929c197269.

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “The only way out is through".

This episode, similar in many ways to the style of the book that I wrote, uses the last Sunday's lectionary texts, some thoughts about therapy and mindfulness, in addition to baking bread.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/the-only-way-out-is-through-8f4d5e4546e5.

You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw.

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Insight does not equal change.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

In this episode, I talk about how we sometimes get misled worrying about the "why" of a behavior instead of looking at what keeps the behavior in place. While the story of "why" is important, it does not lead to change in and of itself.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/insight-does-not-equal-change-2aecdff38813

You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw.

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Blessed Be the Deeply Rooted on the roots of corn and live oaks, on trusting too much on our own ability".

This episode, similar in many ways to the style of the book that I wrote, uses the lectionary texts from this week to offer some reflections about the difference between the roots of corn and live oaks.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/blessed-be-the-deeply-rooted-e399d9946ca2

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Handle the emotion first, then talk…” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

In this episode, I talk about the error a lot of us make in trying to rationalize with an emotion, in other words a physiological state. It is better to soothe and calm first, then talk. That can apply to all sorts of relationships.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/handle-the-emotion-first-then-talk-5da284ea785

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Are we Bystanders? on reading Howard Thurman in a social media age".

In this episode, I talk about starting out in services to people who are homeless, along with some thoughts after reading Howard Thurman's The Inward Journey.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/are-we-bystanders-77b1fa2b6e31

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Don’t work harder than they are.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

In this episode, I offer a phrase first given to me as a student in social work. It is about boundaries, about parenting, and a lot more.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/dont-work-harder-than-they-are-ab816680c53f 

You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw.

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Let’s see if we can let your trauma be a part of your story, but not your whole story." Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.

In this episode, I use the analogy of writing, of thinking about ourselves as narratives, to consider how we have some amount of power to change our stories, even after a traumatic event.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/lets-see-if-we-can-let-your-trauma-be-a-part-of-your-story-but-not-your-whole-story-c1ac082ce18a You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw.

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “… there was love behind my shut gate.” Subtitled "on the way that fear and pain keep us away from love and each other".

In this episode, I quote an episode from the writing of Rufus M. Jones, a Quaker, after the untimely death of his son. Along with the quote, there is the acknowledgement of the way that trauma and tragedy can cause us to draw in, instead of remaining open to God and to others.

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/there-was-love-behind-my-shut-gate-9857e106d5ae

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A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Imagine you are hiking up a mountain.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often.. 

In this episode, I use the analogy of a hike to talk about the progress of therapy, handling setbacks, with a bit of talk about the transtheoretical model. 

This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/imagine-hiking-up-a-mountain-c54f2c0fbf23

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