I had three highlights this week, and now that I’ve listed them, I’m noticing they all have to do with easeful, enriching friendships and collaborations. And a bit of 2027 orientation is starting to peek out from behind the curtains…

Debriefing ReConnect Retreat

I spent a few hours unpacking last week’s ReConnect Retreat with Kathleen—exchanging observations, decoding feedback, and discussing what to keep and what to change. We also brainstormed what we might do next year.

Supporting a Gestalt group intervention

It was my first time doing a “pure” Gestalt group intervention outside the context of training, and I upped the ante by doing it for a first-time client and in a hybrid setting where I was the only one dialing in.

But I felt secure in my collaborator’s trust and confidence in me/us. I was calm going into it, and it worked out really well. Participants leaned into the experimental spirit of it, swam in the rich data that the conversations yielded, and continued debriefing voluntarily afterwards. Our own debrief was insightful and energizing, as we recognized that our first official collaboration was built on the back of hundreds of hours of practicing together. How can I do more of this?!

Weekend in Surrey

I went to Surrey (southwest of London) to celebrate the milestone birthday of a friend and fellow Gestaltist. A younger me would have found it inconceivable to make a trip like that—to “give up” a weekend and the money for such an occasion, to want to go to a big party with so many strangers, or even to have a friendship that would warrant such a move. But this is an older, wiser me with different priorities. No regrets, only joy.