Gestalt Therapy - A podcast about living here and now

Episode 9 - A movie on a Rainy Day Therapy

We all have seen movies that profoundly moved us or had an impact on the way we view ourselves and others. That one movie that made you think about the choices you make in life or give you the feeling you are not alone feeling a certain way.  

In this episode, I talk about movies in relation to therapy. Without giving away too much of the 3 movies I am discussing, in case you haven’t seen them yet, I mention some scenes and situations that are relevant and meaningful to Gestalt Therapy. 

The movies are:  

A beautiful day in the neighbourhood
Lady Bird 
Inside Out 

The figure of today;

Is about how movies can inspire us, give us new insights and teach us to be more in the moment, dealing with communication and friendships, the relationship between parent and child and how we deal with our emotions.

How is this important?

Many of us feel understood and a sort of kinship with a certain movie and I believe that we want to have the same feeling in therapy. Not only can movies be important ways to give us new insights they can also be good for us to watch a touching movie, relax a bit and enjoy ourselves. 

What’s Gestalt in all of this?

To open yourself up for communication, ask questions and gaining information is also a way of bringing insights about the other person and ourselves. Asking questions can bring realisations to the other person and provide a certain awareness.  

Dealing with emotions, even if it is something you do not want to deal with like anger, the movie inside out is a good example of how dealing with different emotions can clear a path through the issues you are having. 

The movies discussed in this episode: 

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019, American biographic drama. Directed by Marielle Heller. Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster. 

Lady Bird, 2017, American comedy-drama. Directed and written by Greta Gerwig 

Inside Out, 2015, American computer-animated film. Directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Ronnie del Carmen. Screenplay written by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley adapted from a story by Docter and del Carmen.

References: 

At vaere der hvor du er, Bent Falk, Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck 2010

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