The Virginia Satir Podcast: Exploring Satir's Legacy - Honoring the life and work of Dr. Janet Christie Seely. A conversation with her surviving husband, Tom Wright, and friends Dr. John Banmen and Dr. Richard Kennedy

Honoring the life and work of Dr. Janet Christie Seely. A conversation with her surviving husband, Tom Wright, and friends Dr. John Banmen and Dr. Richard Kennedy

04/29/24 • 52 min

The Virginia Satir Podcast: Exploring Satir's Legacy

We have a special treat today as we are honoring the work and life of Dr. Janet Christie-Seely. She is an important figure in the Virginia Satir world, passing away in 2022 after a battle with Alzheimer’s and complications from Covid. I will be talking to her surviving husband, Tom Wright and his and Janet’s friends, Dr. John Banmen and Dr. Richard Kennedy.

Dr. Janet Christie-Seely was a vibrant mother, grandmother, family physician, family therapist, author, artist, lecturer, professor, and trainer of the Satir Model. Janet is remembered for being an avid learner, creative, intelligent, a beautiful spirit, and a non- judgmental human. She pioneered a family systems approach to family medicine, bridging family therapy and medicine, and founded the Ottawa Satir Learning Centre. Janet taught locally and internationally. Janet always saw the best in people and lived life to its absolute fullest with enthusiasm and passion. She leaves a legacy of her paintings, her teachings, her care for a community of patients, and her family, all infused with her revolutionary spirit of meaningful interaction, pioneering innovation, and desire to help people.

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Beth Nemesh, PhD, MT-BC, LMFT, holds a PhD in Expressive Arts Therapies from Lesley University. She is a Licensed Marital Family Therapist, a Board-Certified Music Therapist, a Certified Satir Transformational Systemic Therapist (STST), and Certified Body-Mind Psychotherapist. Beth has been working with children, adolescents, couples and families since 1999. She has researched the niche field of family music therapy from both music therapy and family therapy perspectives. She has published articles and presented the topics of family-based music therapy, and musical interventions with families at national and international conferences. She has been conducting workshops and training for family therapists and music therapists in Israel, US and Canada. Beth advocates for the integration of creative arts in family therapy training, and the integration of a family system's perspective in music therapy education. Her unique expertise emphasizes the innovative use of musical interventions in family therapy.

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Diana Hall: A Great Adventure with Virginia Satir

Diana Hall went to UC Berkeley and graduated with a B.A. in psychology. Her early career was as a special education teacher. During her many years serving children who were on the spectrum she earned five different credentials in her field and experienced much success engaging her students with experiential interventions.

When she met Virginia Satir, she was inspired to go to grad school and later earned a master's degree in counseling.

Diana became a licensed marriage and family therapist applying the Satir Model to help high conflict couples and their children. She became well-known and was invited to present at conferences in relation to her work with domestic violence and couple therapy.

While Diana’s relationship to Virginia Satir began as a student, apprentice, and employee of Virginia Satir, Diana Hall reports that it was a great blessing in her life to have become a close friend, confidant, and a dear companion.

Diana Hall was named the Satir Global Network Living Treasure in 2016.

It is with great joy I welcome Diana Hall as our guest for today’s episode