An archive of previous Zoom Meeting discussion prompts.
Hi all, it’s Cale again! I’m back from my travels across middle America and find myself more than a little overwhelmed as I try to reintegrate back into some semblance of a routine. This topic suggestion is incredibly relevant for me as I pivot away from self-employment toward full time employment with whatever generic company […]
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Work Identity 💼 Read More »
Cale here! I’ve been on vacation for the past couple of weeks and, unfortunately, haven’t much time to invest in pre-meeting questions and resources. I’m curious to see what questions and issues come up for us during the group discussion time. The first thing that stands out to me is the distinction between how those
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Navigating Criticism 🙉 Read More »
In “Atlas of the Heart”, the section on Resentment is, perhaps surprisingly, grouped under the larger umbrella of Comparison. Below is an abridged section on Resentment as well as some reflection questions added afterwards. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Book by Brené Brown Places We Go When
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD: Bitterness & Resentment 😒 Read More »
Join us to share your experience disclosing your OCPD diagnosis to close family and friends and how you navigated their various reactions and responses. Prompts for Reflection [Note from Cale] Going to leave this placeholder until I have questions to share.
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Navigating Family Reactions 😐👨👩👧👦 Read More »
Hello All! If you’ve had the opportunity to attend one of the monthly Zoom Support Group Meetings then we’d like to inform you about our very first “All Hands” meeting. The format will differ from our usual group discussion based approach and instead function more like a presentation with periods for question and answer time.
1st “All Hands” Meeting for You, Me, & OCPD Read More »
“Is preoccupied with details, rules, lists, order, organization, or schedules to the extent that the major point of the activity is lost.” OCPD Diagnostic Criteria (1 of 8) This diagnostic criteria is often one that folks with OCPD immediately understand, they have implicit experiences – maybe even from the past few days, or in researching
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Getting Lost in Details 🔬 Read More »
In “Atlas of the Heart”, the section on Shame flows directly into Perfectionism and so I thought it pertinent to follow that thread through to completion. If you’re just now joining us, be sure to check out the Shame section for full context. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Perfectionism 📐 Read More »
Once again, it seems appropriate to share an entire (slightly abridged) section from the book “Atlas of the Heart” on Shame. For context, the emotion of Shame falls under the heading “Places We Go When We Fall Short” and is grouped with Self-Compassion, Perfectionism, Guilt, Humiliation, and Embarrassment. There’s just too much ground to cover
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Shame 😔 Read More »
Setting New Year’s Resolutions Intentions A few years ago I made the switch from setting “New Year’s Resolutions” to “Setting Intentions” and I’m pretty sure I’m never going back! While it might seem like just semantics at first, the biggest difference I’ve experienced is how much kinder I am with myself when I think about
[Zoom Meeting] OCPD & Setting New Intentions 🌱 Read More »
I’ve been cultivating a personal practice/ceremony of reflecting on the year as it comes to a close over the past few years now. I’m know not alone or unique in this practice, as evidenced by the countless lists of great questions and reflection prompts available all over the internet. One of the challenges I’ve encountered
[Zoom Meeting] Reflecting on the Year 2023 📝🔍 Read More »
