# #18: MBT Group Therapy > Between Being Yourself and Finding Your Place in the Group

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Podcast: [MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mbt-en-understanding-mentalization-based-treatment-7791311)
Published: 2026-04-24T14:14:27+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/japper337/episodes/18-MBT-Group-Therapy--Between-Being-Yourself-and-Finding-Your-Place-in-the-Group-e3idfqh
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## Resource

🎙️ Special Episode – “Between Being Yourself and Finding Your Place in the Group” Welcome to this special episode of the MBT podcast. In this episode, you are given a unique insight into a group session within Mentalization-Based Treatment — a space where multiple people come together, and where thoughts, emotions, and patterns become visible through interaction with others. What makes this session powerful is how one person’s sharing can set the entire group dynamic in motion. Different perspectives, emotions, and reactions begin to intertwine. And within that complexity, it becomes clear how challenging it can be to stay true to yourself — while also being part of a group. Today, we listen to a group session where themes such as loneliness, adapting, not feeling understood, and searching for connection come to the surface. ⸻ 🧠 What this episode explores Sharing something vulnerable When a group member speaks about personal struggles and dark thoughts, the group immediately begins to move. There is engagement. Questions. A desire to help. But also confusion and tension: how do you respond to something this vulnerable? ⸻ Giving support… and receiving support This session clearly shows that giving support is not the same as receiving it. Group members try to help by asking questions or offering solutions. But sometimes, this can make someone feel even less understood. This creates an important tension: when does something help… and when does it not? ⸻ The feeling of not belonging The group also reveals how different inner worlds can be. When someone cannot relate to another person’s experience, distance can arise. And beneath that distance is often a deeper feeling: I don’t belong I am different I am alone ⸻ Adapting versus being yourself A recurring theme in this sessi…

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