Rethink Fragility

Mario is a clinician and psychotherapist, who first started working with Guatemalan immigrants to the USA in the early 1990s. These days he’s clinical supervisor at the Marjorie Kovler Centre in Chicago (https://www.heartlandalliance.org/kovler/), a part of the Heartland Alliance. He works with people claiming political asylum, and helps on initiatives elsewhere around the world. We discuss a three-decade journey with severely traumatised people, what can work in rebuilding resilience, and the gradual growth of the field. Show notes: [02:30] Mario’s work with survivors of torture, and how they can rebuild and move on with their lives. How people react to his job when he meets them socially. [11:20] How to reach people across cultural and language divides. Finding cultural and spiritual resources to build resilience. [22:15] Application of the Kovler Center’s approach in Guatemala, Colombia, and other contexts where resources for this kind of work are not abundant. [27:00] How psychotherapy can work fo