Brian Collinson

Journeying Toward Wholeness

Entries Tagged as 'midlife'

Jungian Psychotherapy & Baby Boomer Midlife Transition

September 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · baby boomer, boomer, Jungian, Jungian psychotherapy, midlife, midlife transition, Psychotherapy

The baby boomer generation is entering the later part of midlife transition. Jungian psychotherapy has a lot to say about what happens at that time in life. This generation is looking for something real and unique, that lasts, and Jungian psychotherapy may be key in helping them find what they need.

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Escaping the Grip of Regret, Part 3: Through Phoenix Gate

August 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · complexes, depression, depth psychology, guilt, Individuation, inner life, Jungian analysis, Jungian psychology, Psychology and Suburban Life, regret, Shadow, soul, therapy, unconscious, unlived life, wholeness

Hopefully I have succeeded in making one very central thing clear: regret is not some peripheral thing in our lives that is going to be cleared away by simply improving our thinking. It strikes deeper. It is much more fundamental. How then are we to deal with the presence of regret in our lives? To answer this question in our own personal way, we have to meet this question for ourselves head on.

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