SIMPLY FOCUS Podcast: The Good Life Approach - Your podcast with the little extra Solution Focus for your daily life!

Change is happening all the time. Make use of it. In this episode we talk about the assumption of "Change is happening all the time" and its implications. Let yourself inspire by the 3 Solution Focused focuses:
1. Our preferred future – as a driving force towards the life we want to live or how we created a great Christmas time!
2. Working on what works – as the valuable base for amplifying what’s already there or how we can make a...

Your focus matters. And you can choose it. In this episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk about the differences a Solution Focus makes in daily life. Find out how we dealt with our oil leak and how Solution Focused questions made a great weekend possible. Experience yourself the differences Solution Focused questions make compared to problem oriented questions and get started with our free giveaway: "21 Solution Focused quest...

Asking great questions is an art. In this episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk about two important aspects to consider to master the art of asking great questions. Find out how your questions determine an answer spectrum in which the answers will most probably be and how the concepts that you introduce in your questions co-construct the conversation as much as the answers you get. Therefore it's important to choose both wis...

Jonathan D. Sherman about the GREAT relationship. In this episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Jonathan D. Sherman, a Solution Focused licensed family & marriage therapist, about what fascinates him with Solution Focus, what differences Solution Focus makes in his family life, and how he refocuses and trains his focus in his life. Jonathan shares his secrets to have a great relationship with his wife Cara and their kid...

Listen for the brilliance of others. It makes a huge difference! In this episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk about Solution Focused listening. Find out what we love about the topic “listening” and what differences it makes when we listen for the brilliance of people. Learn about the “T study” that shows that as listeners we are co-narrators: when we listen attentively people are much better storytellers. Get to know Nancy ...

Monica Rotner about Solution Focused Leadership live! In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, Elfie talks with Monica Rotner, Division Manager of the Community Justice Service in Boulder, about what fascinates Monica with Solution Focus, the differences Solution Focus makes in her daily life as a leader, examples of what she does as a leader and how these enhance co-creating an environment for change. They explore how they ...

Pamela King about play as Intervention. In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Pamela K. King, Author, Speaker, Trainer & Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, about what fascinates her about Solution Focus, how she finds the path with children towards their solutions, what helps her to find out what kids like to start a conversation and how she manages to engage young kids in a good conversation. She tells us...

Dr. Stephen Langer has 34 years of experience in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Dr. Stephen Langer, a clinical psychologist and president of the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association, about what fascinates Steve about Solution Focus, what is still the fascination to stick to this approach since 1984, and what he does that people come alive, start being hopeful, are ...

Janet Bavelas about microanalysis of face-to-face dialogue. In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Janet Beavin Bavelas, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Victoria, about what fascinates Janet about Solution Focus, what fascinates Janet about microanalysis (moment-by-moment analysis) of face-to-face dialogues, how she stayed curious to unfold and demystify all these things ...

Haesun Moon about microanalysis and language of hope. In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Haesun Moon, Co-Director of the Canadian Centre for Brief Coaching, about what fascinates Haesun about Solution Focus and microanalysis of face-to-face dialogue, what differences microanalysis makes for her as a teacher and as a person, and how it enhances «real life» learning - from day one on of the Solution Focused ...

Dr. Thorana Nelson about SF Supervision, the interactional view, and relationships. In today’s episode of our SIMPLY FOCUS podcast, we talk with Dr. Thorana Nelson, a.o. Professor Emerita of Utah State University and author of many Solution Focused books about what fascinates her about Solution Focus (SF), how she got in touch with SF and how she met Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg and was then involved in the Hammond Conversati...

Victor Nelson shows us Solution Focus at work. In today’s episode, we talk with Victor Nelson, a Solution Focused Pastoral Counselor and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, what fascinates him about Solution Focus and how a Solution Focused stance is unique for so many professionals. Find out what he does when he combines spirituality with Solution Focus, how he introduced a Solution Focused way of working with church congregatio...

Elfie Czerny & Dominik Godat about inspiring others. In today’s episode, we talk about where we are right now and where we are heading next, we explore what inspired us in the interview podcasts we did with Jonathan D. Sherman, Monica Rotner, Pamela King, and Stephen Langer. And we added a little extra fun at the end for you to enjoy and smile. And what inspired you in these four episodes? Check out SFP 5 – Episode 5: The GREAT Rel...

Elfie Czerny & Dominik Godat about inspiring others again. In today’s episode, we talk about where we are right now and how we enjoyed two cold dips – one in Canmore and one in Calgary, we explore what inspired us in the interview podcasts, we did with Janet Bavelas, Haesun Moon, Thorana Nelson, and Victor Nelson, and we invite you to join the community. Check out SFP 10 – Episode 10: Seeing Interaction: Interview with Janet Beavin...

Elfie and Dominik celebrate one year on the road. In today’s episode, we celebrate and talk about our first year on the road, some fun facts of our first year, where we are and where we are heading to next. Get to know one of our favorite Solution Focused games on the road: Solution Ping Pong. Hear some of our highlights of the first year living in our Hearty, what we did that helped us to experience these highlights, some of our l...

Dr. Bo Yon Koh about music and teaching Solution Focus. In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Bo Yon Koh, Co-Director of the Canadian Centre for Brief Coaching, about what we like about Toronto, what fascinates her about Solution Focus, music and the connection to Solution Focus, how she uses Solution Focus in her work as a music teacher and directing work with a choir, and the concept of audiation and its connection to SF. Learn mo...

Learning SF. Teaching SF. In today’s episode, we are live at Brieffest with Bo Yon Koh and Haesun moon, exploring their best hopes for the Brieffest, what was most useful in the first 3 1/2 days of learning Solution Focus for the participants, the linguistic audiation model that Bo Yon Koh and Haesun Moon use in their trainings to orient the clients towards the preferred future and what’s already working, and what Bo Yon Koh and Ha...

With Alan Kay at the round table. In today’s episode, we talk with Alan Kay, a Solution Focused Change Facilitator, about what fascinates him about Solution Focus, how he uses Solution Focus to support people in many different areas, like advertising and marketing or strategic planning and his favorite area to use Solution Focus at the moment. Find out how Solution Focus helps him in difficult situations and how he facilitates roun...

Brenda Zalter-Minden about FROG or Forever Recognize Other's Greatness. In today’s episode, we talk with Brenda Zalter-Minden, a Solution Focused consultant and greatness detective, about our highlights since we are here on this beautiful „honeymoon point“ island, what fascinates her and keeps fascinating her with Solution Focus, the three phases of learning the Solution Focused approach, and the FROG and the acronym „Forever Recog...