Mentalizing For Healing, Connection & Growth with Janne Øestergaard Hagelquist

In this episode of the How We Can Heal podcast, host Lisa Danylchuk welcomes Janne Øestergaard Hagelquist, a licensed psychologist from Denmark, to discuss trauma treatment and mentalization. Janne shares her professional journey and experience in working with children, adolescents, and families affected by neglect, abuse, and violence. The conversation explores the mentalization theory, trauma recovery, and its practical application with various groups, including those on the autism spectrum. They delve into the significance of empathizing with others, the challenges of working in trauma recovery, and how fostering a mentalizing approach among professionals can lead to better outcomes for traumatized individuals. The episode also highlights Janne's recent work and publications, providing resources for those interested in learning more about mentalization.

    00:00 Introduction to Season Four
    00:54 Meet Janne Ostergaard Hagelquist
    02:01 Janne's Journey into Trauma Recovery
    10:06 Understanding Mentalization
    14:06 The Justin Bieber Story
    24:33 Mentalization and Trauma Recovery
    28:00 Applying Mentalizing in Personal Life
    28:55 Client Success Stories with Mentalizing
    31:29 New Themes in Mentalizing Work
    32:56 Mentalizing in Different Settings
    36:25 Mentalizing with Traumatized Children
    44:18 Mentalizing with Autism
    48:21 Intergenerational Trauma and Resilience
    51:50 Resources and Future Projects
    54:09 Conclusion and Final Thoughts


Learn more at: https://www.centerformentalization.com/

Janne Østergaard Hagelquist is the founder of Center of Mentalization and takes care of day-to-day management, development and management of the center. 
Janne is an authorized psychologist and approved specialist in the field of child psychology and supervision. She has over a long period worked with children, adolescents and families, who have been the target of neglect, sexual abuse and/or violence. She has experience in both supervising and teach other professionals, who are working with children or adolescents. 

Janne Østergaard Hagelquist is the author of many different books on mentalization.

        In 2012 her book “Mentalization in the meeting with marginalised children” was published in danish.
        In 2013 she was a co writer on the danish book ”Pedagogy in the 24-hour care centre for children and adolescents”.
        In 2014 she and psychologisk Marianne Køhler Skov published the book “Mentalization in pedagogy and therapy” in danish.
        In 2015 she published the danish version of the Mentalization Guidebook and in 2016 the english version was released.
        In 2016 she and E*MBA Heino Rasmussen published the book “Mentalization in organisations” in danish.
        In 2017 the book “Mentalization in families” by Janne Oestegraard Hagelquist and E*MBA Heino Rasmussen was published.