Promovirana knjiga „VIDJETI SEBE – ispričajte svoju priču stvarajući”, 3. 6. 2024., Novinarski dom, Zagreb

Prepoznati, razumjeti i objasniti svoja unutarnja stanja izrazito je zahtjevno. Unutarnji procesi stalno se izmjenjuju i ostavljaju dojam da smo u potpunosti pod njihovim utjecajem. Nerijetko se  kaže da smo preplavljeni emocijama, podložni promjenama raspoloženja, skloni burnim, nekontroliranim reakcijama. Da smo ovisni o utjecajima okoline i opterećeni mislima s kojima nikako ne izlazimo na kraj. Brojne odgovore na pitanja kako vidjeti sebe, spoznati se i razumjeti stanja u kojima se trenutno nalazimo, kako razumjeti emocije i postupke te kako na vlastitim unutarnjim procesima raditi i to još kroz umjetnost dale su dr. sc. Antonija Balić, profesorica umjetnosti na Učiteljskom fakultetu u Zagrebu i mag. Draženka Milinković, ECP psihoterapeutkinja, u svojoj knjizi „Vidjeti sebe – ispričajte svoju priču stvarajući“, svečano promoviranoj u prepunoj dvorani Novinarskog doma u Zagreb.

Knjiga na inovativan način pokazuje kako korištenjem likovnih tehnika u psihoterapiji možemo istražiti različite perspektive i doći do željenih rješenja. Autorice, a svaka stručnjakinja u svom području rada, Antonija Bilić kao umjetnica i Draženka Milinković kao psihoterapeutkinja, kroz knjigu su oživotvorile interdisciplinarnost. Spojile su najbolje energije, znanja i dosege svojih profesija te na inovativan način obradile neke od ključnih tema i preokupacija koje sve nas oduvijek intrigiraju i s kojima se kroz život nosimo.

Korištenjem umjetničkih tehnika u psihoterapiji u komunikaciji s unutarnjim svijetom možemo zaobići cenzuru uma, spojiti naizgled nespojive dijelove, istražiti različite perspektive i doći do rješenja. Sami vizualni uradci koji tako nastaju konkretni su i opipljivi, jedinstveni su i osobni i zbog toga posebno dragocjeni, a knjiga je njima prekrasno ilustrirana,

Autorice otvaraju nove opcije za ostvarivanje željenih promjena u osobnom razvoju i može poslužiti kao priručnik s kvalitetno osmišljenim metodičkim uputama i sjajnim vizualnim prilozima i istovremeno kao inspiracija terapeutima u procesu jasnijeg sagledavanja, boljeg razumijevanja i novih uvida u unutarnja stanja klijenata.

Knjigu je moguće naručiti putem maila: drazenkamilinkovic@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

“VIDJETI SEBE – ispričajte svoju priču stvarajući”, knjiga je dostupna od 20. 5. 2024.

Iz recenzija o novoj knjizi “Vidjeti sebe – ispričajte svoju priču stvarajući” autorica Draženke Milinković i Antonije Balić:

Biserka Šprah, mag. psihologije, ECP psihoterapeut: ‘Ova predivno ilustrirana knjiga na pitak način pokazuje kako s pomoću umjetničkog izričaja nevidljive intrapsihičke procese možemo učiniti vidljivima. Korištenjem umjetničkih tehnika u psihoterapiji u komunikaciji s unutarnjim svijetom možemo zaobići cenzuru uma, spojiti naizgled nespojive dijelove, istražiti različite perspektive i doći do rješenja. Sami vizualni uradci koji tako nastaju konkretni su i opipljivi, jedinstveni i osobni i zbog toga posebno dragocjeni.
Autorice nam otvaraju nove opcije za ostvarivanje željenih promjena u osobnom razvoju. Stoga ova knjiga može poslužiti kao priručnik s uputama i kao inspiracija terapeutima koji žele izaći izvan okvira.”

Red. prof. dr. art. Ana Vivoda: ‘Knjiga na izrazito svjež i inovativan način pristupa nekim od ključnih tema i preokupacija koje oduvijek intrigiraju umjetnike, obogaćuju ih interdisciplinarnim pristupom kako bi otkrili nove kreativne mogućnosti i dublje slojeve značenja. Autorice potiču čitatelja na istraživanje ekspresije emocija kroz likovnost, a kvalitetno osmišljenim metodičkim uputama i sjajnim vizualnim prilozima navode ga na istraživanje različitih likovnih tehnika i načina izražavanja ostvarujući priliku ne samo za bogat stvaralački izraz nego i za eksternalizacije intrapsihičkih procesa i mogućnosti jasnijeg sagledavanja, boljeg razumijevanja i novih uvida u vlastita unutrašnja stanja.’

 

 

 

 

EANLPt Conference “Practice & Research”, Wien 25. 11. 2023.

 

 

The technology of Artificial Intelligence is moving so quickly that ideas which used to seem like science fiction have a potential to became a reality. Artificial Intelligence is already present everywhere, in the mainstream, in the news and in our everyday lives. It seems like there is a movement to replace our natural biology with synthetic technology, with chips in our brain, with Artificial Intelligence making our decisions, our creativity and our imagination for us, in the ways we have never seen before and with technology so advanced that we can’t even imagine, and already is in use today.

As psychotherapists we can consider psychotherapy as one of the most human professions, offering our presence, understanding, empathy, compassion, love, support, safety, time and closeness. As neuro-linguistic psychotherapists our focus is on neurology and linguistic patterns, which are also about to change. Can we get ready to step into the future, or at least think about dangerous and opportunities facing us in this intensive times? Where is our place personally and professionally in near future? We could find ourselves in the front line to show ability of self-regulation and ability of self-resilience to change.

 

 

 

 

EANLPt Conference “Practice & Research”, Bucharest 26. 11. 2022.

 

 

We live in a time and environment that still questions the importance and significance of psychotherapy. The events and circumstances we have been exposed to for the past three years (pandemic, earthquakes, climate changes, economic insecurity, war conflicts and threats) have only added to various personal topics. Many have had their security and perspective seriously shaken and found themselves in situations they are unable to deal with on their own. Although the need for psychotherapy and counseling therapy is enormous, there is still hesitation and sometimes stigmatization of those who confidently engage in the therapeutic process.

How to approach and present NLPt as an acceptable and desirable approach to solving various topics? NLPt and art, as different disciplines that do not exclude each other but support each other, can give a wider range of approaches to a topic. Thus, two disciplines provide different perspectives that merge into one and together create a new meaning.

Expression in art is almost identical to the externalization of internal states in psychotherapy and can be fully or partially used as a tool and metaphor in the psychotherapy process, while the language of NLPt introduced into the artistic process gives art additional value and new meaning. At the same time, art becomes a channel through which new language concepts are introduced in a simple and acceptable way.

 

 

 

 

 

3rd International artistic and scientific conference on arts and creativity in education, Zagreb, 1.- 2. 9. 2022.

 

 

The inner parts of our being – it’s all us. The only thing is that sometimes we don’t even recognize ourselves in too fast or reckless reactions, in difficult doubts, in endless indecision or diametrically opposed thoughts. There is a struggle going on inside, a fight, a war that we are waging with ourselves, we think one thing, we do another, we decide something, and then suddenly change our minds. It is a discrepancy between the internal parts. And they, on the other hand, seem to live a separate life of their own. It seems like they don’t know about each other, they don’t even know that there is a whole. They work for its benefit and in their own way try to preserve the integrity of the system but are unaware that they are sometimes doing so in an inappropriate way. We need to allow our parts to express themselves, give them understanding, compassion and acceptance, explain to them that they are part of a larger whole and introduce them to other parts that live in us. In this way, our internal parts harmonize and give us the opportunity to live functionally and balanced as a whole being. And when our inner parts are seen, recognized, acknowledged, appreciated and accepted, we are in balance. The workshop is based on the principles of systemic structural constellations from which it takes process work and the possibility of using rituals to re-establish and strengthen the connection between internal parts. It also uses visual language and techniques to enhance visualization. In the workshop, we will use white cotton cloth to represent the interior, from which the participants will cut out the shape of a circle. They will then intuitively divide the obtained circle into parts and, with the help of a guide, identify their main characteristics. At the end when all the parts are identified they need to be visually united, so the parts are collected and hand sewn together to get the circle back. With the Tie dye textile dyeing technique, we will colour the circle and thus add colour symbolism that will surely be connected with the personality, sensibility and vision of the workshop participants. In a brief discussion, we will finally consider how insight into the state of the internal parts affects our image of ourselves and the decision to take further action.

 

 

 

 

 

Stručni skup za odgojno-obrazovne djelatnike, Zagreb, 23. 2. 2022.

 

Kad nevidljivo postane vidljivo – Eksternalizacija intrapsihičkih procesa

Prepoznati, razumjeti i objasniti svoja unutarnja stanja jednako je zahtjevno i djeci i odraslima. Unutarnji procesi stalno se izmjenjuju i ostavljaju dojam da smo u potpunosti pod njihovim utjecajem, pa se nerijetko kaže da smo preplavljeni emocijama, podložni promjenama raspoloženja, skloni burnim, nekontroliranim reakcijama, ovisni o utjecajima okoline i opterećeni mislima s kojima nikako ne izlazimo na kraj. Sve to odigrava se iza kulisa vanjskog izgleda i tek naša ponašanja djelomično ukazuju da se iznutra odvijaju neki procesi s kojima se manje ili više uspješno nosimo.

Pritom se uspjeh procjenjuje društveno i socijalno prihvatljivim ponašanjima, što ne znači da smo uspješno izašli na kraj sa svojim unutarnjim stanjima, nego naprotiv, da smo ih zatomili, da se suzdržavamo, krijemo ili ih opravdavamo nečim što drugi mogu prihvatiti i odobriti. Time je izlaz zatvoren i intrapsihički procesi ostaju zarobljeni unutar našeg sustava. Vremenom se stvari kompliciraju i više nismo u stanju povezati, prepoznati, razumjeti i objasniti što nam se događa. Kad se kao odrasli ljudi počnemo baviti svojim intrapsihičkim procesima, česta je spoznaja da su oni povezani s našim djetinjstvom.

Kao djeca nismo znali ili nismo imali priliku objasniti svoja unutarnja stanja, ali smo zato dobivali jasne upute o prihvatljivom ponašanju ili smo prihvatljivo ponašanje učili od naših odraslih uzora. Prihvatljivo ponašanje je željeno ponašanje, ali ono mora biti izraz stabilnog unutarnjeg stanja, a ne prisilna suprotnost onom što se odigrava u našem unutarnjem sustavu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrum master meetup, 9. 2. 2022.

 

 

Svaki sustav sastoji se od pojedinačnih dijelova koji imaju određene funkcije, svoje mjesto, namjenu, posao koji obavljaju. Kad jedan dio sustava ne radi kako treba, to osjeća cijeli sustav. Slično je s funkcijama naših organa, koji imaju svoje mjesto, svrhu, namjenu i područje djelovanja. Najprije svaki organ zasebno mora besprijekorno funkcionirati, potom imati kvalitetnu komunikaciju s ostalim organima, da bi cijeli organizam osjetio dobrobit uravnoteženog djelovanja.

Uspostaviti visokofunkcionalan i samodostatan tim znači obratiti pažnju na svakog njegovog člana, osigurati mu nesmetano djelovanje u području za koje je odgovoran, uvažiti ga, dozvoliti mu da se izrazi  i ostvari jasnu komunikaciju s ostalim članovima.

 

 

 

 

 

EANLPt Conference “Practice & Research”, Wien 13. 11. 2021.

 

 

Externalization of intrapsychic processes is the path from complexity to simplicity that the client goes through. It helps the client to bring to light the experiences, thoughts and feelings he carries within his system. Intrapsychic processes are thus no longer a misunderstood part of the internal system, they become an external three-dimensional image. This image can be perceived and experienced in a new way, it can give answers and new understanding. At the same time, the client is no longer the participant of his intrapsychic process, he becomes an observer of externalized process, who understands and makes decisions. As an observer he can decide whether a new structure is needed or perhaps only one cube is missing. Systemic constellations are also the method of externalizing intrapsychic processes. They are an arrangement within a system, which also implies the mutual position and relationship of individual parts within that system. When it comes to the family system, the family constellation is the order, position and relationship of individual family members.

The goal of constellation work is to bring the system into balance, as well as all its parts individually. In family constellations this can be achieved already if the natural order of the family members is respected, and the client can gain new perspective and answers to unanswered questions.