Commentary on 'integrating interpersonal neurobiology with group psychotherapy': reflections on mind, brain, and relationships in group psychotherapy.

摘要

Bonnie Badenoch and Paul Cox have created an exciting summary of the application of principles derived from the interdisciplinary view of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB). My deepest hope is that these ideas are helpful in supporting the journey toward healing. Harnessing the "consilient" lens of IPNB with which we draw from a wide array of sciences and reflective practices to construct a view of being human, we can dive deeply into the notion of a "triangle of well-being" that frames an approach to the process of change: Mind, Brain, and Relationships are the three irreducible anchor points of our human experience. Mind can be seen as having a core process that regulates the flow of energy and information; Brain is the mechanism by which energy and information flow throughout the whole body, and Relationships are the ways we share energy and information flow with one another through patterns of communication. With a mind that is resilient and coherent, the brain is integrated, and relationships empathic. This is the triangle of well-being (Siegel, 2007; 2010b).