“The Painted Bird” is the tittle of a novel by a Polish-American writer, Jerzy Kosinski, and describes World War II as seen by a Jewish (or Gipsy?) boy wandering through small towns in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. At some point the boy is in the company of a professional bird catcher. He watches how the man […]
How to do a (great) experiential workshop?
Are you planning to deliver your very first experiential workshop and trying to put it together? Or, are you a seasoned presenter and wonder whether and how you could enhance the experiential side of your events? This is precisely what this text is about: how to plan and deliver an experiential workshop. And I hope […]
The therapist’s ten commandments: “First – Do not shame”
Although shame is a very common psychological phenomenon, it is not given much attention in our culture. We like to talk about love, anxiety, jealousy, hate, vengeance or grief. But the topic of shame is frequently “the elephant in the room”. Perhaps, because discussion shame feels shameful itself… Nonetheless, understanding shame is crucial for comprehending how […]