Family Conference

Do you remember the movie, "What about Bob"? Funny movie. The psychiatrist, will call a family conference throughout the movie, I still laugh at this great comedy. This writer calls many family conferences in his family. A time to sit down and communicate with current situations. But, it does not always have to be communication with families challenges. Family conferences can be about positive situations too! For example, the other day, I was working with a family bordering our state, Minnesota, and I asked the whole family on a Saturday to come to the kitchen table before I began my individual sessions with the brother and sister. Once the whole family had gathered, I looked at each face and could see anxiety driven facial expressions. I understand with this particular family, some of our family conferences covered the negative energy in the past. I stood up, not saying one word and began to articulate my actions through gestures. At first, the eyes of each person sitting around the table must of thought I was off my rocker, as I gleaned after the exercise! Then, mom, jumped in and shouted you are dancing? Truth be told, I need some work in the dancing department. I replied with shaking my head, nope! Then, my clients jumped in, and began shouting out what they thought I was trying to describe to them. It was a movie, and I was working up a sweat trying to mimic the scene where the psychiatrist (Richard Dryfuss) was laying on down and Bob, (Bill Murray) was jumping on his back! Finally, after exhaustion from this writer, Dad got the movie! The next thing you know, Dad jumps up, and begins his illustration of his movie. We played this for 45 minutes. A family conference on a Saturday morning. Stay in your health, stay in the moment.