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  Hello, my name's Olivia. Les détours d'Olivia, l'épisode en anglais, in English. I've had some requests from some of you asking me to introduce myself in English and I was really hesitant about that part because I was afraid that some people who don't speak English might feel left out all of a sudden because my podcast is in French. But I'm happy to speak English after all, I am. half French and half English, so being English is a part of me. So I'm quite happy doing an episode where I can express my English part, because I do feel sometimes like I'm a bit stuck in between English and French. So sorry for the ones of you who feel left out. This podcast that I'm doing in French mainly talks about depression, addiction, trauma. parenthood and all that stuff all together which very often is is linked depression and trauma for instance are linked and parenthood can be very difficult if you have all of that if you have that messy history this is what the podcast is about it's about being vulnerable i'm also a gestalt therapist and some of you have asked me to describe what gestalt is it's very difficult exercising having to describe Gestalt in a very... short sentence because it is so many things. But what I would say mainly is that Gestalt focuses on the present moment. So during a session, we'll pay attention to what is happening in the here and now in your body, since the bodily dynamics are really important in Gestalt. We'll learn to bring awareness and consciousness into your body. So a session would be like, how do you feel it in your body right now? How does it feel? to talk about this here and now. And the person could say, I don't know, I feel strange, I'm a bit anxious, I'm a bit worried. Okay, how are you worried? What is it like? Where do you feel it? And the therapist will really pay attention to how you're moving. I see you're getting a little bit tense there. I can see you're shaking slightly. What's going on? And the person could say, it's very difficult for me to talk about this. Why? because I haven't done so in a long time. And yet you're talking about this right now, here and now. What would be the risk of sharing this to me? What is at stake? It's just so many things. And you've got that hot seat technique, and that really is one of the main subjects in Gestalt therapy, is where you actually talk to somebody who really isn't there to sort of bring that awareness and consciousness into. into the experience gestalt is about experience it's about experiencing um a moment and the hot seat technique it can feel a bit awkward to most people because it's a bit like a a role play there so you could suddenly feel like what now you want me to like talk to an mtc no i can't do this for people who are really uncomfortable with with their own bodies, it's a lot to ask. So I don't really talk about the hot seat thing immediately because it can really freak you out. Some people can just run away, which I understand. I mean, it's weird to suddenly go out there and play as if you're at the theatre. So it takes a bit of confidence and trust to go there in a hot seat thing. So this is not something that I've done a lot. because you already have to deal with the awkwardness of having to share to somebody you hardly know. And for some people, it takes a tremendous amount of courage to actually get in there and go through the door and talk to somebody. So the body is super important because you've got all that trauma that resides in the body, all your history. And sometimes you just feel it. just don't know why. So for some people who are completely disconnected from what they feel, it's super valuable to learn to gently reconnect with your emotions and feelings and body. This is how you bring awareness into your thoughts and this is how you regain confidence and control of what decisions you're able to take. Should I stay or should I go, for instance, in a relationship? It's wonderful, of course. I think it's wonderful. I wouldn't be a Gestalt therapist if I didn't think it was wonderful. So for those of you who want to reach out to me, I'll put my website in the link of the episode. I work in Paris or online. So talk to you soon. Lovely, lovely talking to you. A bientot. Ciao.