{"id":4531,"date":"2022-08-26T12:10:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T04:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darylchow.com\/frontiers\/?p=4531"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:01:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T10:01:24","slug":"embodiedcognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylchow.com\/frontiers\/embodiedcognition\/","title":{"rendered":"#15. Embodied Cognition (Therapy Tip of the Week)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BApJ56O9qGM\">Embodied Cognition (Therapy Tip of The Week Series #3)<\/a><\/h4><p>As psychotherapists, it&#8217;s easy to get lost in our heads. Our pet theories end up dominating and preventing us from being in touch with the person in front of us. In this Therapy Tip of the Week, I&#8217;d talk about how psychotherapists can employ principles of embodied cognition-the idea of embodiment as a way of thinking-to help you deepen your empathic understanding of your clients, especially in stuck situations.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Embodiment as a Way of Empathy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As psychotherapists, it&#8217;s easy to get lost in our heads. Our pet theories end up dominating and preventing us from being in touch with the person in front of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this <em>Therapy Tip of the Week<\/em>, I&#8217;d talk about how psychotherapists can employ principles of embodied cognition\u2014the idea of embodiment as a way of thinking\u2014to help you deepen your empathic understanding of your clients, especially in stuck situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u23f3 Time Stamps:<\/strong><br>1. Intro (00:00)<br>2. What is embodied cognition? A clinical example (00:42)<br>3. Personal story (04:59)<br>4. Related resources on embodied cognition (06:31)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Any personally identifiable information in clinical examples used are changed, in order to protect their confidentiality and privacy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcd5 Resources:<\/strong><br>1. Focusing by Eugene Gendlin: focusing.org<br>2. 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