Subj : Sourdough Whole-Wheat Biscuits
To   : Ben Collver
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jul 02 2025 14:26:30

Hi Ben,


RH> What is co-counseling? It's a term I'm not familiar with, but then too,
RH> most of my classes were in the early 70s. BTW, Steve (my husband) says
RH> that yes, I am a good listener.

 BC> Co-counseling is a grass roots method for peer counseling.  Sessions
 BC> are organized as an exchange.  I listen to you for a period of time,
 BC> then you listen to me for an equal period of time.  It has a formal
 BC> structure that feels awkward compared to an informal meet-up between
 BC> friends, but i think it is good practice.  Co-counseling is a spin-off
 BC> from RC (Re-evaluation Counseling), which is in turn an offshoot of
 BC> Dianetics.  It also has ties to the Human Potential Movement.

OK, I see. I don't know if I'd call it counseling but that's the name
chosen so I'll use it if I have the occaision to. I don't know how well
it works; 2 people exchanging and listening to problems doesn't sound
like counseling to me--more of just a co listening session.


 BC> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-counselling
 BC> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Potential_Movement
 BC> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-groups

I'll look it up but probably not this week or next, got a small trip
coming up.

RH> Where is your part of the world? We do travel, most often in a camper.
RH> We do carry teas, other than my morning British Blend, in the camper as
RH> Steve will sometimes brew up a cuppa non caffienated at night.

 BC> I live in southern Oregon, not far from the northern border of
 BC> California. I love British blends, and also Irish and Scottish blends.
 BC>  :)

We've not been to California since Steve had his language school in
Montery in 83-84 other than flights stopping briefly. Guess we ought to
try to make it to the west coast at some point; we've good memories of
the Montery area. We were introduced to guacamole and calamari while we
were out there, 2 things that we still enjoy today. IITC, the furthest
north we got then was San Francisco but have flown in and out of Seattle
a couple of times. First time we flew in, we got there in early
afternoon so spent the rest of the day and early evening exploring.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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