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The ease and completeness with which a person can exit the interior experience (Vortexes) and return to Orientation points to several different directions within this choice point and suggest what to do next. At least that's one way to see it: like coming to a choice point with multiple trails leading off from it and the degree and ease of Orientation helps name which path to go down.

On the deactivation/discharge side of a wave or arousal cycle, it's a good idea to be watching out for the choice point of whether we should "stay inside" or "get the attention out" as in continuous and intermittent tracking.

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Our sessions often contain multiple rounds of activation cycles, each of which has a beginning, middle and end. Before going on to the next "round" it's a good idea to actively assess whether we should or not. This is a classic choice point.

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The 1st in a mini-series on "choice points" in our sessions. First with a little review of these points of no return and what they signify followed by a discussion of the choice to allow freeze/immobility or to try to redirect out of it (before it comes on).

I mention John Muir's adventures with the dog Stickeen. Here's a link to the Stickeen story. It's lovely.

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Sharing a simple personal reflection on just how international the SE learning community has become. Good to remember that we're not alone.

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An unappologetic peptalk for the SEP's out there who are looking to improve their confidence when needing to direct or redirect their client's attention. The Super Hero Pose might help.

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Hopefully we're all going to find these. The moments when we see the stress response complete with such an obvious naturalness that we know, through and through, that it's simply waiting to happen. Here's one of my personal examples and the origins of my "What if everybody knew?" question. With humble gratitude for Peter Levine for having seen it all in the first place.

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The capacity for differentiation between ourselves and our clients is critically important. So too is our ability to appreciate what our clients are going through. Sometimes putting ourselves in their shoes, at least in our imagination, can be helpful for recognizing what they can and can't do. Plus, it helps us remain human.

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Classically there's transference and counter-transference and all the "stuff" that goes along with that. While avoiding those words I review some thoughts on how to name and keep the differentiation between ourselves and our clients when we are getting entrained, entranced or otherwise overly connected to our client's experience.

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Our most treasured question in SE is probably the classic: "What do you notice now?" This Open question preserves autonomy and empowerment for our clients as they can answer anything they like, including the dreaded "I don't know." At those times, realizing that there are different ways to ask questions can help practitioners keep things from getting stuck. Here are 3 types of questions that we might use in different situations - Open, Menued and Constrained.