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Groupwork Centre Blog articles categorised 'Thresholds of the soul'

The man who placed process at the heart of groupwork

Posted by Jim Buckell & Virginia Gough on July 18, 2024 in Emotional resilience, Facilitation, Self awareness, Thresholds of the soul, Working well with others,

Arnold Mindell Psychologist, therapist, group worker, author 1 January 1940 – 10 June 2024 A tribute by Jim Buckell and Gini Gough Facilitators the world over have drawn on the groundbreaking work of a giant in the field of psychology, Arny Mindell, who died at the age of 84 last month. Many of our Groupwork […]

Making Magic

Posted by Nancy Nuñez on February 2, 2024 in Emotional resilience, Facilitation, Thresholds of the soul, Working well with others,

What does good collaboration look like? Nancy Nuñez reflects on a maternal health project in Melbourne’s west that could be a model for others There’s nothing quite like being part of a group that’s humming along and making tangible progress towards its goals. This is the magic that we facilitators know can happen when we […]

How I was frozen out of a group process

Posted by Hala Abdelnour on October 20, 2023 in Emotional resilience, Facilitation, Management Gems, Self awareness, Thresholds of the soul, Working well with others,

What’s going on when our basic needs in a group are overlooked? Hala Abdelnour runs a temperature check over a recent chilling experience. It was the first morning of the first day of a five-day residential program. We participants were sitting in the usual horseshoe formation budding with the excitement, angst and nerves that sprout […]

What we are reading, viewing and listening to October 2022

Posted by Jim Buckell on October 10, 2022 in Emotional resilience, Self awareness, Thresholds of the soul,

Atlas of the Heart By Brené Brown Bantam, 2022 What a brilliant concept from one of the great writers on the human condition: a map charting the full range of our emotions. Drawing on 30 years of research and writing, Brené Brown navigates the turbulent waters of the emotional realm with dexterity and humility. Insights […]

Meet our Community – Hala Abdelnour

Posted by Hala Abdelnour on July 14, 2022 in Emotional resilience, Facilitation, Thresholds of the soul, Working well with others,

Hala Abdelnour, CEO and Founder of the Institute of non-violence Since 2003 I’ve been actively working to address systemic racism in various forums, including via my consultancy Global Echo. I work with organisations to implement more justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) across their structures. In 2020, I founded the Institute of non-violence (IoNV). […]

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