EXPERIENTIAL CONVERSATIONS – An Uncommon Lens

Each of the following presentations takes place on a Saturday and Sunday (11:00-1:00 EST). The cost of each 2-day presentation is $129. As we look in the mirror, and to our clients, these are the elements that arise again and again. More than diagnosis, they are aspects of a response vocabulary, which is often nested in the language of the generations.

Each presentation will be recorded. Participants will have access to the recording for three (3) weeks following the presentation dates. "If you register but cannot attend the full live presentation, you will still receive access for three weeks from the date of the class.  

Checkmate! July 18-19, 2026

When there are no more moves left to make, what do you do? Are you strangely comfortable when you feel trapped? Your back against the wall, maybe you'll be forced to move your butt! Better to have no choice than be given the chance to choose. And for some of us, the vision of fulfillment is too much to bear. Better to refuse the extended hand. Best to reject our resources. Where did we learn the navigational tool of "leaving it to fate"? Jung pointed out: "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate." Together, we'll investigate the seduction and risk of clinging to innocence in the face of possibility -- and we'll explore some alternatives. 

How Not To Be An Idiot September 12-13, 2026

There is a powerful pull in the US (and perhaps across the globe) to trade in our capacity for discernment, nuance, and ambiguity for snappy, reflexive nonthinking. Suddenly ... Depth equals weakness. Inclusiveness is passé. Jesus was a wuss. Together, we'll pause to examine our own drift into the danger zone of certainty and reactivity. We'll do an internal scan to identify where we may be drifting into an all-or-nothing POV, extrapolating our world view from singular events, judging groups of people according to a growing fear of difference, or operating from a position of scarcity versus generosity. Together, we look for ways not to join the crowd and find the courage not to be an idiot.

Alone Together: The Couple In Time October 3-4, 2026

We often struggle with the delineations: What's the difference between compromise and submission?  Why do I feel alone in her company? Is loving him and needing him the same thing? I fell in love, but can I rise in it? We will approach these and other questions. We'll also explore the territories of change, including when children arrive (or leave), when a partner gets sick, when parents need help, when goals or conditions change. 

When the Body Tires November 14-15, 2026

Some believe that illness is an unconscious connection to others or to events. Full disclosure, I think we eventually tire, break down, die. The question is, can I love myself when I become ill, lose some capacity I once had, simply grow old? Can I still love you when you do? How does "self-care" evolve when conditions change? How do relationships shift whether with our partner, our work, or our gods? When the body tires does the spirit have to? 

Boundaries and Love December 19-20, 2026

Upholding boundaries, even when we know them, is challenging for many of us. So-called people-pleasing, especially in families, does not include pleasing the person engaged in it, of course. Together, we'll explore the ways in which guilt and fear are bullies when it comes to setting or sustaining boundaries. We'll look at the lineage and logic of guilt and fear and where they first take root. Together, we'll explore how to expand the language so that it better supports love, boundaries, and freedom.

Daydream Interpretation January 16-17, 2027 

What are we saying when we dream about being something other than we are? So often we are led by dreams not of our own making, wanting to compensate or fulfill or prove ourselves to others. Guided in this way, we usually fail. And when we "succeed," we may not even notice and still feel angry, empty, dissatisfied. Together, we'll begin to tease out the aspirations that haunt us, that stand in the way of fulfillment, that keep whispering, "You haven't made it," "You don't have what it takes," "You will ever find what you are looking for.”