115. Creating Meaningful Gatherings with Debbie and Diana

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 2:44 a.m.

Whether you are planning a holiday dinner, a work conference, or a group therapy session, how you design your gathering has a big impact on its outcome. In this episode, Diana and Debbie use the book The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker to explore strategies to make your groups transformative. Grab a slice of pie, some people you love, and enjoy an episode all about meeting with a purpose!\n\nListen and Learn:\n\nHow to use purpose to design your next party, meeting, or friends\u2019 weekend away\nExamples of successful gatherings Diana and Debbie have designed and attended\nWhat group therapy teaches us about creating effective meetings\nWhy Debbie is practicing \u201cscruffy hospitality\u201d and why Diana likes to visit her purse at parties\nIdeas to make your Thanksgiving, Winter Holiday or New Year\u2019s celebration impactful\n\nWith the help of this episode, we hope you gather well this holiday season, and beyond!\nResources and Books Mentioned in this Episode:\n\nThe Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker\nPlaying Big by Tara Mohr\nWolf Pack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach\nThe Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner\nArticle on The Blue Zones Moais\nArticle on Scruffy Hospitality\nThe Bear That Wasn\u2019t by Frank Tashlin\nJoss Paper Diana uses in group work\nTheory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom\n\n\xa0\nSponsor: Praxis Continuing Education\nACT BootCamp\xae with Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., Robyn Walser, Ph.D., and Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., cofounders of ACT\nPortland, OR | February 20\u201323, 2020; up to 32 CE/CME credits available\nSign up with a friend to save 20% off the professional registration price!\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\nEp. 95. Healing Racial Trauma with Dr. Kristee Haggins\n\n\n\nEp. 112. Nature vs. Nature: Why Temperament Matters with co-hosts Debbie Sorensen and Yael Schonbrun\n\n\n\nEp. 109. How to Loosen Up and Be Less Overcontrolled: Radically Open DBT with Hope Arnold\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices