{"id":253,"date":"2024-01-18T15:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopscotchchronicles.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:43:20","slug":"ep-9-dr-paul-j-leslie-exploring-the-creative-side-of-psychotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hopscotchchronicles.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Ep.9: Dr Paul J. Leslie &#8211; Exploring the Creative Side of Psychotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/hopscotch-chronicles-podcast-with-dominic-vall%C3%A9e\/id1693298668?i=1000642113748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1rxw6X8fRhwRn6sKFbh05f?si=1835abff1ce44e71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TgKxoh_Muyg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring the Creative Side of Psychotherapy :: Dr Paul J. Leslie :: Ep.9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TgKxoh_Muyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> Back with another fascinating discussion, this time with Dr Paul J. Leslie, psychotherapist and all around amazing guy. Join us for this joyous chat in which we address the importance of creativity in therapy sessions, tricks and tips for self-knowledge and finding one\u2019s \u00ab acorn \u00bb (as psychologist James Hillman would say).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*** ABOUT PAUL ***<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Paul J. Leslie is a psychotherapist, researcher, trainer, and author in Aiken, South Carolina. Paul has a doctorate in Counseling Psychology, is a National Board Certified Fellow in Hypnotherapy, and is presently the coordinator of the psychology program at Aiken Technical College. He has authored nine books on such topics as transformative psychotherapy, healing, and personal development. Paul is a popular trainer in the areas of solution-based therapies, Ericksonian hypnosis, and creative therapy applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more infos, visit Dr Leslie\u2019s website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/\u00a0http:\/\/www.drpaulleslie.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;http:\/\/www.drpaulleslie.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*** SHOW NOTES ***<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milton_H._Erickson\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milton H. Erickson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CNy-vHpweVY?si=5NVLYwkfdaTNzunp\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interview with Paul about Ericksonian therapy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hero's_journey\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Campbell &#8211; Hero\u2019s Journey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byron_Katie\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Byron Katie<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/80069\/the-souls-code-by-james-hillman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Hillman &#8211; The Soul&#8217;s Code: In Search of Character and Calling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkingallowed.com\/jm.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffrey Mishlove<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/johannhari.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johann Hari<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rat_Park#:~:text=Rat%20Park%20was%20a%20series,University%20in%20British%20Columbia,%20Canada.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce K. Alexander\u2019s \u00ab&nbsp;rat parks&nbsp;\u00bb experiment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Logotherapy\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viktor Frankl\u2019s logotherapy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">*** TIMESTAMPS ***<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>0:00:00 INTRO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:08:04 Dr. Paul J. Leslie\u2019s BIO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:10:07 INTERVIEW BEGINS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:11:37 Paul\u2019s approach to psychotherapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:16:17 Some words about Ericksonian therapy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:23:15 Being open to new experiences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:30:22 Self-knowledge VS diagnosis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:40:22 Notions of health in a sick society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:52:41 The pain of transformation VS harmful pain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0:57:03 Adjusting to a rapidly changing world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:02:07 Finding our \u00ab acorn \u00bb (A James Hillman reference)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:09:54 Seeing our own preconceived ideas of who we should be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:21:22 Finding and creating meaning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1:31:04 Wrapping up and Goodbyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*********************************************<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available on\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube. Back with another fascinating discussion, this time with Dr Paul J. 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