This innovative book introduces Group Radical Openness (GRO), a group treatment for individuals who struggle with costly and harmful overcontrol. The book opens with the background and evolution of GRO, followed by a thorough description of how to assess overcontrol. This novel group approach draws on both Group Therapy and Polyvagal Theory and encourages an entirely different way of working with this client group. It explores the concept of overcontrol, describing a pattern of distance in relationships, rigidity, and emotional inhibition. The 27-session group treatment leads the participants on a journey where they develop trust and safety with each other, show flexibility, and become more emotionally aware and expressive. Chapters feature engaging clinical examples and strikingly original exercises. This book is aimed at clinicians looking for ways to effectively treat disorders characterised by excessive self-control, such as mood disorders, eating disorders, and certain personality disorders. This will be an important resource in a wide range of mental health and forensic settings.
Authors
Rachel Egan, a certified Life Coach, specializes in helping new, veteran, and adoptive moms learn how to integrate motherhood into their existing lives. As President of Maternity Transitions®, Rachel launched a 3-part coaching curriculum - the New Parent Transition Program - at Harvard University in 2005. This ground-breaking program spread nationally to other leading institutions such as Yale University, Spirit Airlines, Allegro, Chicago Institute of Art, Tufts Health Care... Rachel teaches skills and strategies she gained from all areas of her life: her coaching practice, 29 years of marriage, her 4 children (4 babies born in less than 4 years!), world travel and a master's degree in business administration. From your pregnancy and throughout your early years of motherhood, she shows you how to stay connected to yourself as well as design a unique roadmap for you to become more competent, decisive and empowered during this life-changing transition.
