The Systemic Lives Podcast

Welcome to the Systemic Lives recordings of talks with leading contributors to the systemic field with Shila Rashid or Gail Simon.

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Arlene Healey

Join us in this insightful episode of Systemic Lives as Arlene Healey engages in a profound conversation with Imelda McCarthy, focusing on Arlene's impactful work during a challenging time in Northern Ireland. Discover their journeys and insights into systemic therapy, trauma, and the critical importance of culturally informed care during one of the most turbulent periods in Irish history.

 

 

Froma Walsh

In this episode of Systemic Lives, Shila Rashid is in conversation with Dr. Froma Walsh, a renowned expert in the field of family resilience. A leading voice in family therapy, Dr. Walsh’s work integrates developmental, relational, sociocultural, and spiritual perspectives to support individuals, couples, and families in navigating life’s challenges. Her numerous accolades include the Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association and awards from key organisations in family therapy, marriage therapy, and pastoral counselling. Join us for a compelling discussion as Dr. Walsh shares her insights into family resilience, her pioneering contributions to systemic practice, and her vision for the future of the field.

 

 

Peter Stratton

In this episode, Peter Stratton - systemic therapist, researcher and editor of Human Systems, talks with Gail Simon about his early years, key influences, the development of the systemic practice field, about establishing the Leeds Family Therapy and Research Centre, and developing the systemic research tool SCORE.

 

Umberta Telfener

Join Chair of EFTA, Umberta Telfener and Gail Simon as they talk about Umberta's early years through to adult life, what shaped her, the relationship with her nonna, and then with her international journey into the systemic field - and how we need a new systemic to meet the current needs of migrants and shifting political landscapes.

 

Sharon Bond

In this episode, Dr Sharon Bond talks with Shila Rashid about her early years, key influences, her emergent political awareness and the synergy between systemic thinking and politics for living and working as a Black woman in London, the importance of resiliance, and why she set up Chi-Ron systemic training institute.

 

Sheila McNamee

Welcome to key social constructionist contributor, Sheila McNamee talking with Shila Rashid. Listen in to Sheila reflecting with Shila on her family, early influences and how her life in social construction unfolded.

 

Imelda McCarthy

Imelda McCarthy talks with Shila Rashid about her life growing up in Ireland, becoming part of an international wave of Milan systemic therapy, creating an Irish approach through The Fifth Province and putting class, culture, and poverty of the systemic map.

 

Charlotte Burck

Systemic therapist, researcher and activist, Charlotte Burck talks with Gail Simon about her early life, family and cultural influences, how her career unfolded with her journey into systemic therapy and more recently, documentary.

 

Harlene Anderson

Harlene Anderson speaks with Gail Simon about her childhood in Texas, about her family, their vision and her move into psychology and family therapy. The rest is herstory! Listen on...

 

Laura Fruggeri

Laura Fruggeri reflects with Gail Simon on her upbringing in a politicised family, in an Italy that was attuned to both workers' rights and challenging mainstream psychiatry. She describes the development of systemic therapy as arising in repsonse to both of these influences and the coherence with her own socio-psychologica analysis.

Monica McGoldrick

Monica McGoldrick talks with Gail Simon about early influences from her family and the many colleagues with whom she pioneered work with families. 

 

Charlotte Burck