This post is a reference to my first podcast and it is accessible at:
http://johnbreeskin.com/happenings/podcast.html
I hope that you will be able to have easy access to it. The podcast itself maybe rather dry as it has to do with my definition of what it means to me to be a mental health worker. Your reactions to it are very much solicited. I apologize to those who find difficulties in accessing it.
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Dear Sparky,
I didn't have to “brace myself” at all to listen to your podcast. It is yet another informative, interesting, and inspiring piece of your work, made only more effective, in this fellow marginalized being's opinion, by your voice's ability to penetrate one's soul.
You predicted three reactions to your podcast. Might I suggest a fourth? Awe. I predict that some, present company included, might find themselves wishing they could emulate your abilities as a mental health worker. By this I mean that this desire extends beyond wishing only to put your intuitive ideas to work; some of us wish we possessed your strength to do so. You talk about your role as a wounded healer and warn of the potential danger of burnout. Perhaps tragically, for some of us burnout will never occur because we cannot bring ourselves to fully and necessarily empathize without becoming sucked under by another's pain. This is where filters come into play, I recall from your writings. And this is yet another area where Sparky dazzles as a psychotherapist. The ability to heal yourself while simultaneously healing another is inspiring.
With love,
Sarah
So good to hear your voice. Its like a walk in the woods.
Dear Sarah,
Thank you for your very moving comments. When I write these posts in my head, my thought is always "What will Sarah think?" and it serves to guide me along my path. You are the kind of student that a teacher wishes for and you make my profession incredibly rewarding by your openness and by sharing your thoughts. I receive your love gratefully and return it in kind.
Sparky
Dear Larry,
You could have not chosen a more apt metaphor. I know that in my walk through the woods I will have an Ecuadorian gaucho at my side with his guitar. (Lama optional.) Thank you for being in my life.
Sparky
You have given me one of the greatest compliments of my life, Sparky. And I humbly thank you.
It appears that you have mistaken me for a character in Hudson´s The Purple Land, whereas I am really living in Steinbeck´s Cannery Row. I will be sending you a powerpoint display to argue my case.
Larry
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