About this event
The first phase of the dark night is often heralded by a sudden inability to function, a deep sense of overwhelm, and intense anxiety and emotional instability. It can take a while to recognise that what is happening is not necessarily anxiety or depression, but rather a profound unravelling of the adapted self. Ultimately, this unravelling leads to a deep reconnection with one’s real self, but in the early months there may be little sense that the process is anything but catastrophic.
In this workshop, the second of four, we will explore the circumstances which may precipitate a dark night, and how it begins. We will discuss how to support clients with a variety of intense feelings and physical sensations, and how to meet clients who are having experiences – sometimes spiritual in nature – which may make little rational sense.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Participants will explore the nature of the dark night of the soul and its various phases.
- Participants will learn how to differentiate the dark night of the soul/spiritual emergency from depression and anxiety.
- Participants will explore how to support clients who are going through a dark night of the soul, and how their practice may be challenged in this process.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- For all therapists, counsellors, coaches and spiritual directors.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This workshop will help participants to recognise when clients are going through the dark night of the soul.
- Participants will have a greater awareness of and ability to respond to clients who are navigating this terrain.
- Participants will also be supported to reflect on their own experiences.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
Fiona Robertson
Fiona Robertson is the author of The Dark Night of the Soul: A Journey from Absence to Presence, and has recently published a poetry collection, Eve Was a Realist: Poems for the Untamed Heart. She is a facilitator of somatic inquiry, and supports people from around the world, many of whom are going through a dark night of the soul or spiritual emergency/emergence, to reconnect with and deepen into their real selves.
Website | www.thedarknightofthesoul.com
