I’ve just uploaded a talk I’ve been developing on fairy tales and group life.In the talk, I look at how stories (particularly fairy tales) can function as shared symbolic spaces that help groups think together when things feel difficult, charged, or uncertain. youtu.be/NJ02g7pflbA?...

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Not all injury is dramatic. Some of it accumulates in the long stretch between knowing what’s needed and being unable to act. www.libbynugent.com/post/living-...

Power in psychotherapy is often framed as something happening between therapist and client. But online work shows us something else: the relationship now sits inside systems—platforms, policies, surveillance, data infrastructures. www.libbynugent.com/post/power-t...

The Death Mother and the Singing Bone A reflective practice day for mental health professionals exploring organisational neglect, buried truths & imaginative repair. 19 May 2026 | Birmingham www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-death-...

When institutional containment collapses, clinicians overextend - holding more than their role was built to bear. The fairytale of the Fisherman’s Wife captures this emotional logic of boundary creep. www.libbynugent.com/post/the-cos...

When institutional containment collapses, clinicians overextend - holding more than their role was built to bear. The fairytale of the Fisherman’s Wife captures this emotional logic of boundary creep. www.libbynugent.com/post/the-cos...

Quarterly Reflective Practice Group for Psychologists in Leadership www.eventbrite.com/e/1753346970...

The Death Mother and the Singing Bone A reflective practice day for mental health professionals exploring organisational neglect, buried truths & imaginative repair. 19 May 2026 | Birmingham www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-death-...

My latest blog: Cinderella Services and the Glass Fit In clinical life, containment often operates in the background: shaped by policy, maintained through administration, and carried out in the discernment of teams. www.libbynugent.com/post/cindere...

Just a few spaces left for this series. All welcome. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1358225873...

This post 'Leadership as a Riddle of Relationship' explores the symbolic and ethical dimensions of leadership through the Indian folktale The King and the Corpse. Read more by following the link below: www.libbynugent.com/post/leaders...

Quarterly Reflective Practice Group for Psychologists in Leadership Begins Tuesday, September 30, 1:30 - 4:30 pm. Space still available. www.eventbrite.com/e/1396982084...

I now have a newsletter ‘Symbolic Currents’ on LinkedIn. It focuses on group process and ethics through story. This is the first edition - exploring The Tiger Who Came to Tea www.linkedin.com/pulse/tiger-...

This reflective practice group for @DCPPreQual clinical and counselling psychologists #reflectivepractice @BPSWestMids @BPSEastMids @DCPWales @nebranchdcp www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reflective...

Quarterly Reflective Practice Group for Psychologists in Leadership Begins Tuesday, September 30 1:30 - 4:30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quarterly-...

Greek Myths and Fairy tale in Psychoanalysis and Group Analysis A Group Reflective Space Exploring Symbolism, Storytelling, and Unconscious Processes Starting 3rd Nov– Meeting Weekly for Seven Weeks Mondays, 8:00 – 9:30 PM (UK Time) Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greek-myth...

Recovering from the Death Mother: Reclaiming Life in NHS & Social Care Work Moving beyond the self-sacrificing archetype, embracing rest, support, and community to reclaim a balanced life. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:30 - 16:00 BST Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1554933109...

Quarterly Reflective Practice Group for Psychologists in Leadership www.eventbrite.com/e/1396982084...

New blog: Let the Bone Sing: Group Analytic Reflections on the Depressive Position, Bodily Truth, and the Stories We Tell www.libbynugent.com/post/let-the...

New Blog - The Sister and the System: A Fairy Tale of Relational Change. When a plant is wilting, ... we’re told to change its environment... But what does this mean in a group or social context, where the "environment" is made up of other people? www.libbynugent.com/post/the-sis...

Reflective Practice Group for Aspiring Clinical Psychologists. Begins Tuesday 16th September. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reflective...

Ten Reflections on Group Facilitation. Some thoughts on how musical metaphors can help us reflect on group dynamics. Read more here: www.libbynugent.com/post/ten-ref...

The next Friday Fairytale online session we will be discussing ‘Iron Hans’ Explore the psychology, symbols & archetypes of this story. Friday, 27th June 2pm - 3:30pm (UK). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-fai...

Navigating the Death Mother: Ambivalence and Attachment in the NHS A space to explore the emotional toll of NHS Work and the tension between care and sacrifice. Sat, 2 Aug 2025 10:30 - 12:30 BST Online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1372961196...

You can have principles that inform techniques and practice, but you can’t go from principles to manualization. - Scott Miller

A space to explore the emotional toll of NHS Work and the tension between care and sacrifice. Sat, 2 Aug 2025 10:30 - 12:30 BST www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1372961196...

Grooming gangs, diverse in culture yet united in harm, wield unique narratives and rituals, each demanding specific confrontation. In a world thinned by digital fluency and unpractised in physical courage, speaking truth to power is no mere act of voice … www.libbynugent.com/post/the-inn...

Sacrifice is inevitable in underfunded systems, but relentless giving without support doesn’t sustain care—it depletes it. In my latest post, I explore the Overlooked Child—the clinician who learned that self-care feels like betrayal. Read more: www.libbynugent.com/post/to-the-...

A fairy tale analysis of the NHS. www.libbynugent.com/post/awakeni...

Some more reflections on the death mother and working in the NHS. www.libbynugent.com/post/the-nec...

Some more reflections on the death mother and working in the NHS. www.libbynugent.com/post/the-nec...

When a part of us, or one our emotions, is kept out of consciousness it cannot be recognised, understood or addressed. 🌱 That means it has power over us, often driving our behaviour without us being aware of what is happening. 🌱

A space has just come available for this training this Friday. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1026755091...

The reflective practice group for aspiring psychologists begins again 7th May. All welcome www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1283976621...

Hansel and Gretel: A Reflection on Burnout, Willpower, and Life’s Terms: “Hansel and Gretel’s bond is both their strength and sacrifice. … This dynamic, rooted in love, blinds them to personal depletion—reinforcing the denial that the witch exploits.” www.libbynugent.com/post/hansel-...

Yup, that’s exactly how it is. Portfolio work has become a popular way to express freedom and autonomy and balance the days in the cage. There are different ways to be a bird in the cage too.

Navigating the Death Mother: Ambivalence and Attachment in the NHS.   Fri, 16 May 2025 13:30 - 15:30 BST www.eventbrite.com/e/1232110709...

Some more fairytale reflections thinking about ambivalence and the NHS - "The Golden Cage of the NHS: Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay." www.libbynugent.com/post/the-gol...

And if you feel you don't belong, remember that the brightest wildflowers always grow at the edges of the wheat field. ✍️Edges, Caroline Mellor 🎨wonderful illustrator Jane Carkill #poetry #foodforthought #bookwormsat #bookchatweekly #booksky #spéirgorm #naturesky #flowers 🌿🐝

London Therapists and Supervisors! 👋 In May and June I’ll be running workshops to explore money as a symbol and how to work with “the fee”. More info in link and in below thread… jaredgreenpsychotherapy.com/exploring-th... #therapysky #therapistsconnect

Some more fairytale reflections thinking about ambivalence and the NHS - "The Golden Cage of the NHS: Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay." www.libbynugent.com/post/the-gol...

I highly recommend Libby's groups for anyone interested in the intersection of myth and therapy...

Navigating the Death Mother: Ambivalence and Attachment in the NHS.   Fri, 16 May 2025 13:30 - 15:30 BST www.eventbrite.com/e/1232110709...

Fairytales and Formulation. Exploring fairytales in four different therapeutic modalities. A Group Reflective Space. Meeting weekly online. Sessions are 90 minutes. Starts Mon, 9 Jun 2025 19:00 - 20:30 BST www.eventbrite.com/e/1283986661...

Hans My Hedgehog: A Fairy Tale of Attachment Trauma, Otherness, and the Collective Mirror. www.libbynugent.com/post/hans-my...

🧵 1/2 “In life, and in psychotherapy, people wish to find the safety to relinquish their pathogenic adaptations, and will test their environment in search of this safety...Therapy progresses to the extent that the therapist passes the patient’s tests.” - Alan Rappoport, 1996

The Emperor's New Clothes: A Fairytale Reflection on Large Group Dynamics . The sessions explores "The Emperor's New Clothes" as a lens to explore the large group psychology of social conformity, silence and truth-telling. Thursday, May 29 · 7 - 9pm GMT+1 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225497920...

Some reflections on the fairytale ‘The Crane Wife’ and Burnout as a Cry from the Soul and the System. www.libbynugent.com/post/the-cra...

Begins next week. Some space still available