155 - Spirituality in Therapy Sessions (feat. Russell Siler Jones)

This week we’re joined by Russell Siler Jones to talk about his book Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy. He talks with us about why spirituality matters for all of us, some ways spirituality shows up in conversations, and why paying attention to our own spiritual journey is important to helping others.

Things we mention in this episode/other resources:
- ACPE’s website, and their Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy (SIP) program
- CXMH ep. 81 - Closing the Chasm Between Spirituality & Treatment (feat. Dr. David Rosmarin)
- CXMH ep. 85 - Why & How Should Therapists Talk About Faith? (feat. Dr. Cassandra Vieten)
- CXMH ep. 31 - Does It Matter If Your Therapist Is Christian? (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)
- CXMH ep. 58 - Religious Coping Skills: Good, Bad, or Both? (feat. Dr. Kenneth Pargament)
- Russell mentions the work of Brian Doyle (specifically, Mink River)

Connect with Russell on his website and buy Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy on Amazon.

Quotes:
- “We’re never not a physical body, we’re never not a mind, and we’re never not a spirit. It’s always there.” (tweet)
- “When patience is happening, something spiritual is happening. When kindness is happening, something spiritual is happening.” (tweet)
- “The way through a struggle is through it, not around it.” (tweet)
- “If you’ve ever been Job, you know what it’s like when friends show up and try to give you easy answers.” (tweet)
- “Being on your own spiritual journey is probably the best thing you can do to be able to accompany others on their spiritual journey.” (tweet)

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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.