Best Gill Straker Rachael Burton Andrew Geeves Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 2: Too Good for the 'Hood 24:33

1M ago24:33

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In this episode it becomes clear that Andrew and his patient Manuela are unconsciously co-constructing a dynamic in which Manuela is under pressure to be cultured and cool in order to maintain Andrew's admiration, while Andrew is under pressure to take up a lesser position. As the supervision unfolds, Andrew becomes aware of how his envy is at the …

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Episode 1: The Therapist's Revenge: Trading Porn for Prayer Cards 26:27

5M ago26:27

26:27

Rachael comes to realise that feeling provoked by the patient’s apparent self-centredness in enactments that occur in the waiting room and in the session has led to a wish to be provocative in return. She first enjoys then tussles with revenge fantasies. By talking through these fantasies and owning their pleasure, she recognises their meaning, and…

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Episode 8: XOXO Gossip Girl; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 29:40

7M ago29:40

29:40

In this episode, Rachael encounters a worthy adversary in the elegant and charismatic Iris. Beguiled by Iris charm and colourful stories Rachael can’t help feeling seduced. However she also feels manipulated and is irritated with herself and Iris. Nevertheless she still feels the pull to captivation in the session. In the end, Rachael ⁠ realises th…

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Episode 7: Sex Talk 27:47

8M ago27:47

27:47

In this episode, Andrew struggles to disrupt his patient's rigid self-control, ever mindful of a psychotic potential that could be unleashed given the patient's history of experiencing a psychotic episode. Andrew experiences both the seductions of a meeting of minds and the potential tyranny of his patient's mind that fears the body, its appetites,…

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Episode 6: An Education on Trauma: The Obliteration of Thinking and Feeling 26:12

9M ago26:12

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In this episode, Rachael is provoked by a disrupted patient. Power struggles and challenges emerge in the room as Rachael struggles to think and not enact in the face of the patient's enactments. Technical questions of courageous speech versus disruptive challenges are engaged as Rachael shows great integrity and courage in taking in the challenges…

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Episode 5: SHUSH! When Talking Is The Problem and Not The Cure 28:15

10M ago28:15

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In this episode, Andy is frustratingly blocked by his patient's difficulty in listening and by her incessant talking, both of which reveal parts of her self and mask others. Ironically, Andy himself has to surrender into listening rather than talking and into only having recognised small snippets of his thoughts, if any at all. He becomes aware of …

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Episode 4: Dine In or Take Away Therapy 28:05

1y ago28:05

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In this episode, we encounter Rachael's struggle with an avoidant patient who is fearful of closeness. Rachael is conflicted between her desire for the patient to make progress and to stay present to the work and to 'dine in', and her awareness that, for his desire to move forward to emerge, she needs to take a step back and let him continue with '…

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Episode 3: Dank Memes, TikTok, and Unprocessed Grief 30:03

1y ago30:03

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In this episode, Andrew finds himself challenging his patient's perception of him as an internet dinosaur, too old to be familiar with youth culture. In engaging this challenge, Andrew finds both a way to connect with his patient, but also a way to collude to avoid an underlying grief which needs to be addressed.…

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Episode 2: The Dangers of Addiction: Help Me, Help You 27:19

1+ y ago27:19

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In this episode, Rachael⁠ struggles with exasperation and grief as she writes a court report for a patient who has relapsed. To be both truthful and helpful is no mean feat, and nor is accepting the limits of her responsibility while still grappling with how to move the therapy forward.

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Episode 1: Neurodiversity: Lost in Translation 28:50

1+ y ago28:50

28:50

In this episode, Andrew⁠, ⁠Gill⁠, and ⁠Rachael⁠ explore the hot topic of neurodiversity. We conclude that whatever the political and ideological controversies, our main focus needs to be on the person in the room.

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Episode 8: When The 'Not Me' Is Actually Not Me 26:35

2y ago26:35

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Misrecognition and the projection of others are a perennial problem, but perhaps more so for those who are queer identified. But whoever is at the receiving end of mistaken identity, the effects are very unpleasant as Gill, Andrew, and Rachael come to know first hand in this episode. www.threeassociating.com…

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Episode 7: Decent Or Indecent Exposure 27:12

2y ago27:12

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In this episode, Gill, Rachael, and Andrew grapple with feelings of exposure as Rachael becomes aware that her private and professional lives have collided, but the exact nature of this is unknown. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 6: The Therapist's Destructive Fantasy 23:02

2y ago23:02

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Rachael, Gill, and Andrew work together to understand how the presence of subtle power dynamics, unconsciously enacted in the therapeutic relationship, are signalled by the therapist’s destructive fantasy. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 5: "Help! I'm A Borderline Nightmare And I Need Reining In" 27:23

2y ago27:23

27:23

In this episode, Gill, Andrew, and Rachael are confronted with how intense feelings can muddy the waters and produce confusion about which feelings belong to the therapist and which to the patient. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 4: Protection And Its Perils 25:03

2+ y ago25:03

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In this episode, Rachael, Andrew, and Gill discuss the proverbial notion that the road to hell is paved with good intentions as Rachael's wish to protect the patient reveals hidden difficulties. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 3: The Sexiness Of The Self-Help Guru 30:22

2+ y ago30:22

30:22

In this episode, Andrew, Rachael and Gill tussle together over ethical and therapeutic issues as they wonder where self help ends and where helping oneself to what belongs to the other begins. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 2: Trauma And Magic Powers 27:27

2+ y ago27:27

27:27

Rachael, Gill, and Andrew struggle hard to resist the all-too-human desire for magical solutions to truly awful problems. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 1: Game Of Cards 25:42

2+ y ago25:42

25:42

In the first episode of season two, Gill, Andrew and Rachael plunge into the pleasures and perils of toxic masculinity and the allure of trading intimacy and authenticity for the exercise of power. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 8: Feeling Drowsy When The Connection Is Lousy 30:58

3y ago30:58

30:58

In this last episode of season one, Gill, Rachael, and Andrew grapple with the challenges of staying awake when it seems that the other person is exaggerating wildly or, even worse, is somewhat out of touch with reality. Faced with the seemingly impossible task of finding a constructive way to express one’s thoughts to the person, it is easy to unc…

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Episode 7: When The Patient Demands Special Treatment 30:18

3y ago30:18

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Gill, Andrew, and Rachael wrestle with the thorny issues of rivalry and competition. They show how, ironically, being caught in rivalry can lead one to give away one’s authority, as the focus comes to be placed on competing rather than on occupying one’s own personal power. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 6: Fairweather Friend: The Honeymoon Is Over 34:13

3y ago34:13

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Gill, Andrew, and Rachael encounter the common problem of when we are drawn in by charisma, fail to set firm boundaries and then experience guilt and anxiety about hurting the other person when we feel our boundaries have been transgressed. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 5: Therapist As Sex Object 30:09

3y ago30:09

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Gill, Rachael, and Andrew dive into the heady brew of sex and aggression, showing how these issues can be unconsciously provoked and can then easily lead to shame and overwhelm. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 4: Twinning Isn't Always Winning 31:15

3y ago31:15

31:15

Gill, Andrew and Rachael uncover some unexpected disadvantages of friendliness, delving into how affability can cover up an unconscious fear of difference and otherness, and also mask a desire to be mirrored back positively to oneself. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 3: When An Explosion Is Detonated In Session (Part 2 of 2) 35:28

3y ago35:28

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Gill, Andrew and Rachael discover how unconscious disapproval can be communicated with ill effect and provoke bullying and verbal intimidation in return, resulting in overwhelm, dissociation, and an inability to think. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 2: When Our Best Is Not Good Enough (Part 1 of 2) 32:49

3y ago32:49

32:49

Gill, Andrew and Rachael come to understand how an unconscious bias towards over-identifying with a person's trauma story inadvertently deprives the person of agency and disallows a more nuanced perception of the person. www.threeassociating.com

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Episode 1: Naming Without Shaming 30:44

3y ago30:44

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Gill, Rachael, and Andrew explore the common problem of feeling conflicted between a wish to be accepting and the desire to be confronting of offensive stances and statements. They come to recognise how understanding one's own unconscious biases contributes to the solution. www.threeassociating.com

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Gill Straker Rachael Burton Andrew Geeves Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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Three Associating: Adventures in Relational Psychoanalytic Supervision

Gill Straker, Rachael Burton, Andrew Geeves

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Episode 2: Too Good for the 'Hood 24:33

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Episode 1: The Therapist's Revenge: Trading Porn for Prayer Cards 26:27

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Episode 8: XOXO Gossip Girl; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 29:40

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Episode 7: Sex Talk 27:47

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Episode 6: An Education on Trauma: The Obliteration of Thinking and Feeling 26:12

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Episode 5: SHUSH! When Talking Is The Problem and Not The Cure 28:15

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Episode 4: Dine In or Take Away Therapy 28:05

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Episode 3: Dank Memes, TikTok, and Unprocessed Grief 30:03

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Episode 2: The Dangers of Addiction: Help Me, Help You 27:19

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Episode 1: Neurodiversity: Lost in Translation 28:50

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Episode 8: When The 'Not Me' Is Actually Not Me 26:35

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Episode 7: Decent Or Indecent Exposure 27:12

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Episode 6: The Therapist's Destructive Fantasy 23:02

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Episode 5: "Help! I'm A Borderline Nightmare And I Need Reining In" 27:23

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Episode 4: Protection And Its Perils 25:03

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Episode 3: The Sexiness Of The Self-Help Guru 30:22

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Episode 2: Trauma And Magic Powers 27:27

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Episode 1: Game Of Cards 25:42

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Episode 8: Feeling Drowsy When The Connection Is Lousy 30:58

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Episode 7: When The Patient Demands Special Treatment 30:18

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Episode 6: Fairweather Friend: The Honeymoon Is Over 34:13

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Episode 5: Therapist As Sex Object 30:09

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Episode 4: Twinning Isn't Always Winning 31:15

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Episode 3: When An Explosion Is Detonated In Session (Part 2 of 2) 35:28

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Episode 2: When Our Best Is Not Good Enough (Part 1 of 2) 32:49

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Episode 1: Naming Without Shaming 30:44

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