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    • Panic

      I will work with my feelings of panic today. Rather than swing into emotional action by shutting the feeling down or by projecting my own panicky feeling onto someone else, I will first identify it as a feeling within me. When I project the feeling, I do not experience it. Then I do to another [...]

    • Being Open

      Today I feel open to whatever is going on, recognizing that it is the quickest way to process repressed material, the fastest way to grow and the most fun way to live my life and feel alive. In recovery I process
      years, even decades of material in a condensed time. There are moments when I feel [...]

    • A Full Human Being

      I am willing to pay the price of personal and spiritual growth. Confronting the situations both within and outside that frighten me is not easy-it can feel terrifying, sometimes almost life-threatening. But today, rather than bemoan my fate, I will reach deep down into myself and look for something good. I will be sustained not [...]

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    Tian Dayton, Ph.D.

    Dr. Tian Dayton, has a doctorate in clinical psychology, an M.A. in educational psychology and is a fellow and “Scholar’s Award” recipient from the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometery and Group Psychotherapy and the Mona Mansell award for contributions to the field of addictions. Tian is an executive editor for the Psychodrama Journal and sits on the ethics committee. She has presented psychodrama to wide audiences across the U.S. for nearly two decades, integrating action methods into the fields of mental health and addiction. Tian is a licensed Mental Health Therapist and a licensed Creative Arts Therapist and a certified trainer in Psychodrama.


    Dr. Dayton taught psychodrama, sociometery and group psychotherapy in the Drama Therapy Department at New York University for eight years. A regular guest on radio and television, Dr. Dayton has authored a number of books in her field, including “The Drama Within,” “Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development,” “Forgiving and Moving On,” “Trauma and Addiction,” “Daily Affirmations for Parents,” “Heartwounds,” “Journey Through Womanhood,” “The Magic of Forgiveness,” “The Living Stage: A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy”, Emotional Sobriety: From Relationship Trauma to Resilience and Balance” as well as numerous articles. Dr. Dayton lives in New York City where she has a private practice and runs training groups in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She is a wife and mother of two wonderful young adults.