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Entries Tagged as 'Jungian therapy'
Jungian Therapy & the Second Half of Life, 1: Openness
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, second half of life, therapy
Jungian Therapy for Anxiety & the Overly Driven Person
January 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Anxiety, driven person, Jungian, Jungian therapy, therapy, therapy for anxiety
It’s actually painful to be an overly driven person, as both Jungian therapy and therapy for anxiety in general recognize. When any of us allows ourselves to get caught in this way, we run a great risk of chronically devaluing our inner life, and our true worth
Jungian Therapy and Divorce Counselling, Pt. 1: Loss
January 20th, 2012 · No Comments · counselling, divorce, divorce counselling, Jungian, Jungian therapy
For Jungian therapy a key focus in divorce counselling is to look at what is trying to emerge in the life of the individual as relationship ends. But before that can occur, there is often some very important, although difficult, work to be done in the ashes and shards of the dying relationship.
Jungian Therapy, Loneliness and Life Transitions
January 11th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, life transitions, loneliness, Transitions
Recently, I’ve been struck by the number of clients who have come to see me in the course of undergoing very significant life transitions. The situations of these clients bring home to me a lot of significant truths about the loneliness experienced at such times
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Jungian Therapy, Time and the New Year: 4 Reflections
January 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, New Year, therapy, Time
If life is limited and finite, I need to live in the ways that are most meaningful to me. To do that, I must know what it is that I really value. And to know what it is that I really value, I will have to encounter those parts of myself that I do not usually encounter or acknowledge — the undiscovered unconscious self.
Jungian Therapy, the Self & the Christmas Tree
December 20th, 2011 · 5 Comments · christmas tree, Jungian, Jungian therapy, The Self, therapy
The symbol of the Christmas tree is quite unusual. For one thing, it’s not at all clear how it fits into the traditional Christian narrative about Christmas. Who would think that the familiar Christmas tree is an ancient symbol of the Self?
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Jungian Therapy, Individuation & Dealing with Feeling
November 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Feeling, Individuation, Jungian, Jungian therapy, therapy
In Jungian therapy, discovering feeling is often a key to individuation, the discovery of our individual identity. Feeling is one of the things that makes us human; discovering our own unique feeling is often an important path to ourselves.
Jungian Therapy, Stress Reduction & Perfectionism
November 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Jungian, Jungian therapy, perfectionism, stress, stress reduction
Our anxiety about these unacknowledged aspects of ourselves can drive us to strive ever more relentlessly to try to cover our weakness and imperfection. Unrealistic expectations for ourselves are rooted in a lack of willingness to accept our own fundamental nature, with its particular strengths and weaknesses.
Jungian Therapy for Anxiety & Times of Crisis: 5 Truths
August 14th, 2011 · No Comments · crisis, Jungian, Jungian therapy, therapy, therapy for anxiety, times of crisis
In times of crisis like these, with financial panic and other factors, some important truths emerge from the practice of Jungian therapy, depth psychotherapy, and therapy for anxiety. Here are some key learnings important for resilience in times like these — and for getting through them.
Surface Tension: Jungian Therapy, Persona & Suburbia
June 7th, 2008 · No Comments · depth psychology, Individuation, Jungian psychology, Jungian therapy, Lifestyle, persona, suburbia
© Stuart Corlett | Dreamstime.com Viewed from the point of view of Jungian therapy, suburbia can seem like it is entirely about persona, just living on the surface of life, never penetrating into its true depths. The suburban experience can sometimes be very caught up with appearances. We are continually bombarded with an enormous number of messages that [...]
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