Talking about the communication between body first and mind first and doing your half. Sam talks about being a monster because he sometimes forgets to see people in front of him once he tips into his mind.
Jesse talks about fighting with Jess. Karon talks about fighting with her husband. Sam and Clancey talk about fighting with each other. The idea that Body First and Mind First people are monsters when they fight because they get farther away in their ability to communicate.
Steve talks about the conversational experience of being a person with Asperger’s, and then tells a story of a man who came to him that struggled to speak “naturally.” Steve is a monster because having Asperger’s has made having social conversations difficult.
Clancey & Jesse talk about family experiences. Clancey is monster because she thinks her brothers value each other more. Jesse is a monster because he struggles to communicate with his mom.
David asks if the body first people are ever bored. When Clancey gets stuck on the word “bored,” she realized how rarely she gives herself time for sensations to turn into words. Clancey is a monster because she doesn’t know how to give herself time to answer Jesse is a monster because he is afraid of trivia night.
Talking about words vs feelings and sampling. Jesse talks about the pain of saying that he didn’t “get” something. Maria talks about how following words leads to interpretations for her. Steve says that what he loves about being a therapist is feeling like he is talking through the woods with a person. Jesse is a monster because he can’t follow your words.
Maria talks about her relationship with Jean. Jesse says that there’s a certain comfort with a mind first person. Sam and Clancey say that their relationship would not have made it if they didn’t discover mind body orientation. Steve says: “I feel sad for what you’ve gone through not sad for who you are.” Jesse talks about the pain of being in groups with his wife and not having enough words. Clancey and Sam are monsters because they struggled to communicate in their relationships. Jesse is a monster because he can’t keep up in conversation with Jess’s friends. Maria is a monster because she can’t tell when her husband, Jean, says “hello.”
Clancey talking about her intelligence and the pain of her friendships in acupuncture school. Steve talks about the burden of this knowledge. Maria asks about interpretations of being Mind first. Clancey is a monster because she can’t keep with her friends in conversations.
Jesse & Clancey talk about their school experiences. Connie talks about having a Body first daughter. Talking about ADD medication and how it affected Jesse. Jesse is a monster because he’s quiet in school. Clancey is a monster because she didn’t understand the rules in school.
Start of Day 2, Fun Moments where Clancey talks about circulating fans and Steve is wearing the wrong glasses. He talks about how there’s a change in the group today. Yesterday, there was a stiffness. But today, we are a group. Steve introduces Mind Body Orientation. We are a group of monsters.
How Character Type gets baked. Most interesting part of this is Clancey realizing that there is nothing wrong with being a three & Maria talking about fear of raising a 1. I also like the idea that character type isn’t brokenness. Maria is a monster because her child might be a one.
Examples of being “upside down,” Character Type-wise, using Jesse / Clancey / Karon / Linda / Maria. Linda is a monster because she’s upside down all the time.
as examples.