Pathways to Indigenous Education for Tribal College Faculty Day 1

Dr. Curtis Peterson explains the norming phase of group therapy, highlighting healthy signs like trust, shared language, and member-to-member work while warning about pitfalls such as premature harmony, unspoken dissent, and status pressure. He also covers how mature groups perform, prepare member…

When a fish gets sick, we rarely cure it by studying its scales in isolation—we look at the water in the tank. Yet when it comes to human behavior, leadership, and personal struggles, our culture almost exclusively obsesses over individual grit, habits, and blame. In this deep dive, we unpack the …

Dr. Curtis Peterson introduces decolonial psychology, explaining how it challenges Eurocentric 'zero-point' science by valuing Indigenous, diasporic, and globally marginalized knowledge. The episode contrasts Western individual-focused therapy with a decolonial emphasis on community, history, and s…

This episode explores how to create belonging and cohesion in groups without suppressing differences. Dr. Curtis Peterson outlines core elements—recognition, reliability, shared purpose, choice, repair, and reciprocity—and shows how warmth and honesty must be balanced to keep groups healthy. It al…