Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, PhD. & Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. (***) We share our article published this week in Psicología y Mente -Spanish online portal- (Psychology for professionals, students and the curious. Daily articles on mental health, neurosciences, famous quotes and relationships): https://psicologiaymente.com/psicologia/terapia-pareja-construccionismo-social-relacional We trust it will contribute, be useful, and serve you for your reflections, relational transformations, and generative construction of the new possibilities. English translation by Bruno Tapia Naranjo.

septiembre 15, 2023 Consorcio Relacional y Socioconstruccionista del Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. y Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D.  In our psychotherapeutic practice, it is quite common to hear that both women and men indicate that they live in a “toxic” relationship and it is usually a common theme for working in therapy with couples and families. Even in conversations between friends, it is quite common to hear that some people talk about their partner being toxic or that they are part of a relationship that they experience as toxic. In this context, it is interesting to be able to determine what a “toxic relationship” entails and what are some…

September 1, 2023 Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. y Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D.  “Everywhere I look I find the commandment to respect parents and nowhere a commandment that requires respecting children.” (Alice Miller) Throughout our lives, we will give ourselves and accept -in the different relational contexts in which we participate- the same treatment that we received when we were children. You have to respect the boy/girl, love him deeply, and show it to him. Parents must realize the meaning that things can have for their child, and based on that, do what is most useful for everyone. The fulfillment of fathers and…

agosto 18, 2023 Consorcio Relacional y Socioconstruccionista del Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. y Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D.  As the days go by and the media informs us about the events in the world, it is increasingly evident that our country is immersed in a climate, in a spiral of violence that not only frightens -in many cases- it paralyzes and leaves citizens without hope or answers. In contexts in which dialogue has broken down and in which trust in institutions is lost, people tend to stop seeing the possibilities and positive aspects that could exist in everyday spaces and tend to focus their attention, fear, and thoughts on…

agosto 4, 2023 Consorcio Relacional y Socioconstruccionista del Ecuador (IRYSE) Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. y Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D.  All abuse (sexual, physical, psychological) is sustained in an asymmetrical power relationship, in which the abuser feels or is -for different reasons- above the victim and wants to let them know; it acts in such a way that its power is imposed in an abusive way. Abuse is the result of a social construction in which it is believed that there are “second class” people, generally women and children, who must be “corrected”, “possessed”, “silenced”, “punished”, people who are not people because they are not seen as such, but as objects…

julio 21, 2023 Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. y Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “…the complexity and multidimensionality of people, their relationships, and circumstances nurture creativity and promote emergent processes, possibilities, and innovation… We consider generative dialogue as prospective research that builds futures, and the unfolding of a generative process and its implementation as a creative pragmatism aimed at creating resources and possibilities in the present to build innovative futures in the face of the difficulties and hopes expressed in the consultation. This pragmatism is reflexive since the participants can recognize and review both their transformations and their novel knowledge… It is about formulating…

July 7, 2023 Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. y Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “Remain curious, interested and reflective. The dialogue is performative, different experiences and resources of the participants, and versions of themselves are activated. As we have stated, dialogue builds its own future in the very process of being in dialogue. A dialogue is made, it is created in dialogic actions, the path is made by walking: the word is walked”. Dora Fried Schnitman (2020b, 2021). We base ourselves for this series, on this thesis, from which we extract -adapting them- the proposals and invitations to a different relational position for the…

June 23, 2023 Relational and Social Constructionist Consortium of Ecuador (IRYSE) Diego Tapia Figueroa, Ph.D. y Maritza Crespo Balderrama, M.A. “What kind of resources do you need to continue with your daily life that allow you to sustain relationships? What kind of language do you need to use to sustain relationships? What do you say, how do you say, what do you do? For me this is a question about the dialogue, and how we take care of it; there can be many ways. How are we responsible for relationships? It is about responsibility and relational ethics.” Kenneth Gergen, 2017 “We can create the conditions so that those who dialogue…