Season 2 | Episode 68 | "Core Tension" with Emotional Regulation w/ Steven Perez & Michael Piciucco

-Welcome to Episode 68 of the RT Dialogue! This episode came about after a text exchange between us and ⁠Michael Piciucco⁠ regarding a “core tension” that he has noticed in the conversation around emotional self-regulation and co-regulation -- specifically how these play out in Restoration Therapy and EFT. So we asked him to come on and discuss this. Michael also invited on our good friend ⁠Steven Perez⁠ as a conversation partner on this topic. I won’t say more about the conversation at this point as we really dive into the weeds -- so please tune and check it out. Mentioned in the Episode ⁠--Restoration Therapy⁠ ⁠--EFT⁠ and ⁠Sue Johnson⁠ ⁠--Hold Me Tight⁠ ⁠--The Prophet⁠ (⁠On Marriage⁠) by ⁠Kahlil Gibran⁠ ⁠--The Mindful Marriage⁠ by ⁠Ron and Nan Deal⁠ & ⁠Terry⁠ and ⁠Sharon⁠ Hargrave ⁠ --On Marriage by Kahlil Gibran⁠ Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, master? And he answered saying: You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow. All links to this episode can be found at our Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3LND3Zc...) and Substack (https://rtdialogue.substack.com/) Channels.