Open POD pod

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Explaining what Peer Supported Open Dialogue actually entails can be challenging. Talking about talking in order to explain the content of a network meeting is like trying to hold smoke, as Amanda puts it. In this series we hope to record conversations that are dialogical and form a dialogue, with insights from creators, practitioners and teachers of Open Dialogue. We would love it if we could form a dialogue with you. We would like to quite literally demystify what Open Dialogue is all about by having a dialogue about it.

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2.4 Harlene Anderson - retaining curiosity

Apr 27 2024 57 mins

In this episode Amanda and Gareth listen to Harlene Anderson talking about the ins and outs of embedding Open Dialogue ways of working into systems, using the Reflecting Team. Harlene gives us the full benefit of her wisdom and there is a book recommendation too.

2.3 Claire Murdoch- a name not a number

Apr 17 2024 45 mins

Claire Murdoch, Chief Executive of Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) and national director for mental health, brings her wealth of experience and insight to Episode 3. Claire has a lively discussion with Amanda Bueno, Gareth Jarvis and Fiona Eastmond focusing on the importance of fostering meaningful connections and facilitating healing within the community. Listeners

2.2 Jaakko Seikkula - be with them all the way

Apr 02 2024 67 mins

In our second episode of Season 2 Jaakko Seikkula talks all things Open Dialogue right from the very first day that a different approach was decided upon in Tornio. Gareth, Amanda and Fiona ask all the questions and Jaakko imparts his wisdom right from the origin of this new approach.

2.1 Always include the person

Apr 02 2024 36 mins

In this first episode of Season 2 of Open POD pod, we continue to create dialogue about dialogue. We talk about the origins of Open Dialogue, what it actually IS. We reflect about how Season 1 was made and our feelings about Billy Hardy our good friend who passed away in January of this year. There has been something of a break in publishing but as you will see there has been no br

11 small talk can lead to Big Talk

Dec 18 2023 23 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this eleventh and penultimate episode for our first season, we start with small talk and work our way up to big talk, via hairdressers and the word Mental. Another part of our ongoing educational conversations on how to use and embed Open Dialogue way of working into mental health services in the UK.

10 Johnson Tsang

Dec 17 2023 27 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this tenth episode, we start and finish with art and artwork via our musings on how to embed Open Dialogue into mental health services in the UK. We reflect together on our hopes for the future.

9 Roads out of ODESSI

Oct 05 2023 42 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this ninth episode, we start in the middle again and talk about where we go from the ODESSI trial, via non verbal communication, elephants and the bridge across the River Kwai. We reflect together on how this could be a sea-change in mental health services and on our hopes for the future.

8 We can change the language

Sep 07 2023 22 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this eighth episode of OpenPODpod Billy talks about the blue book, the Normans, and reads a poem. We take special descriptive phrases and think about making badges. Content warning: contains one swear word, and some themes which may be upsetting, including mention of domestic abuse.

7 Being the guardian of safety

Aug 11 2023 46 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this seventh episode of OpenPODpod Billy talks about how we can fit safeguarding in to Peer Supported Open Dialogue Network Meetings in an open dialogical and compassionate way. Content warning: contains some themes which may be upsetting, including mention of domestic abuse.

6 As a newborn baby

Jul 23 2023 35 mins

Exploring what Peer-Supported Open Dialogue is by creating a dialogue about it. In this sixth episode, we welcome Oppi who is new to Open Dialogue and an advocate for change. We reflect together on how a "not-knowing" approach is essential to the work and using of ourselves is a part of it too.