Jeff English

But if you examine that, this person is letting me know they don't dig that either. Now I've got a chance to think about doing something different. Right. And to pinpoint the explanation for why it is it's hard for me not to do that. It can be so fruitful, even with folks there that are have less than what I would call healthy intentions because they do show up there.

But if you examine that, this person is letting me know they don't dig that either. Now I've got a chance to think about doing something different. Right. And to pinpoint the explanation for why it is it's hard for me not to do that. It can be so fruitful, even with folks there that are have less than what I would call healthy intentions because they do show up there.

It's such a real thing, too. It's true. Some folks can't do it. And we can't box ourselves into a world where we're talking about all the fruits of residential programs. But this doesn't have to be an either-or thing.

It's such a real thing, too. It's true. Some folks can't do it. And we can't box ourselves into a world where we're talking about all the fruits of residential programs. But this doesn't have to be an either-or thing.

But within the spirit of that residential process that you described, so many different ways that I love the titles that you gave the place, the control, it's got vulnerability written all over it. I keep going back to that word. Introducing vulnerability. We don't try to induce suffering. But distractions, you mentioned the word distraction. We want to take away as many distractions as possible.

But within the spirit of that residential process that you described, so many different ways that I love the titles that you gave the place, the control, it's got vulnerability written all over it. I keep going back to that word. Introducing vulnerability. We don't try to induce suffering. But distractions, you mentioned the word distraction. We want to take away as many distractions as possible.

I don't pretend to know what you need to happen, what the magic's going to be. But I know that we got a hell of a lot better chance of it happening if you don't have your phone, if you don't have your cigarettes, if you don't have all of these things that help you disconnect because I need you to be present. And for some of us, that's the vulnerability is being present where my feet are.

I don't pretend to know what you need to happen, what the magic's going to be. But I know that we got a hell of a lot better chance of it happening if you don't have your phone, if you don't have your cigarettes, if you don't have all of these things that help you disconnect because I need you to be present. And for some of us, that's the vulnerability is being present where my feet are.

Each case is different. There's no one size fits all. This brings up to me how many times the clients come to me when group breaks and everybody's going to the bathroom. They come up to me and they're like, what do I need to do on breaks or in the evenings? Like, what am I going to do with this downtime? And the answer is some folks need to get serious.

Each case is different. There's no one size fits all. This brings up to me how many times the clients come to me when group breaks and everybody's going to the bathroom. They come up to me and they're like, what do I need to do on breaks or in the evenings? Like, what am I going to do with this downtime? And the answer is some folks need to get serious.

So they might want to pick up one of those books on the shelf and read a little bit in our library. Some people need to get serious and some people need to play ping pong. What might look different for you?

So they might want to pick up one of those books on the shelf and read a little bit in our library. Some people need to get serious and some people need to play ping pong. What might look different for you?

One might say you had to disconnect and come to the hills of Kentucky to find the space to even discover that or rediscover that. That control thing, that is such a player for so many. It's a human thing. It's not just a client thing. It's a human thing. It's like everyone, I believe, wants to have a certain sense of control.

One might say you had to disconnect and come to the hills of Kentucky to find the space to even discover that or rediscover that. That control thing, that is such a player for so many. It's a human thing. It's not just a client thing. It's a human thing. It's like everyone, I believe, wants to have a certain sense of control.

And most folks who have a hysterical reaction, as we say, if it's hysterical, it's historical, to the sense of a lost piece of control, that's where we get back into, there's probably a precipitating event. There could be something that needs to be healed here. And that's tricky too, healing versus integration. How can we integrate this trauma, this thing that happened?

And most folks who have a hysterical reaction, as we say, if it's hysterical, it's historical, to the sense of a lost piece of control, that's where we get back into, there's probably a precipitating event. There could be something that needs to be healed here. And that's tricky too, healing versus integration. How can we integrate this trauma, this thing that happened?

All these words bring up so much for me, but I do want to mention with control, because again, it's case study. Everything is so connected to these, in my experience, to the trauma. Let's take another client. For instance, we're going to stay on this control topics. So let's say this client comes into the group room and this client is getting ready to check in. You know how that thing starts.

All these words bring up so much for me, but I do want to mention with control, because again, it's case study. Everything is so connected to these, in my experience, to the trauma. Let's take another client. For instance, we're going to stay on this control topics. So let's say this client comes into the group room and this client is getting ready to check in. You know how that thing starts.

We kind of just say something to start the day and then everything gets quiet until somebody gets nervous enough that can't stand the silence and starts checking in. Somebody always does it.

We kind of just say something to start the day and then everything gets quiet until somebody gets nervous enough that can't stand the silence and starts checking in. Somebody always does it.