Exploring Lisa Barrett's relational realism and its implications for counseling, linking philosophical, clinical, biological, and spiritual perspectives.

The video we are discussing: https://youtu.be/T1b7nEj7IlQ?si=FzNbMcnLRU28NR1j

Distinctions between maps and territory;

Ryan contrasted a Cartesian epistemology that treats perception as isolated with a constructivist view in which clients build internal "maps" and therapists help update those maps when they no longer match reality.

Examples — including C.S. Lewis's image of removing irrational fear — to frame therapy's goal as restoring choice rather than imposing a single truth.

Tensions between modern counseling/psychiatry and traditional spiritual guidance  ...