OM DENNE EPISODE
In this episode of The Web: Weaving Psychology and Soul in Circle, Carrie sits down with Ryan Spencer, LMFT, a Certified Group Psychotherapist whose work bridges modern analytic theory and process-oriented group practice. Together, they explore the subtle relational movements that shape every group: the ways we reach toward connection, pull back for protection, and return when the moment feels right.
Through Ryan's clarity and depth, contact function becomes a lens for understanding not only how groups grow, but how people navigate closeness, vulnerability, and repair.
You'll hear:
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What contact function means in the context of modern analytic and process groups
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How reaching, withdrawing, and returning create the rhythm of group experience
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Why paying attention to these micro-movements deepens safety, insight, and cohesion
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Ways facilitators can track relational cues in real time
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How these patterns reveal the emotional life of the group
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Practical examples of contact function unfolding in live group process
For therapists, circle leaders, and anyone captivated by the alchemy of human connection, this conversation offers a rich and grounded understanding of what makes groups transformational.
Direction: Carrie Haynes
Production: Hayley Lewis
Music:
Song: Embrace
Composer: Sappheiros
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Additional Music from:
Heartland Nights - Midnight Square Dance
