It might seem that stress and self-awareness are unconnected. Yet, the more conscious that we can be of such connections at times when we confront stress, the more in possession of ourselves we can remain. In the demanding "fall start up" season, many find a…
What are some of the things that actually go on within the psyche of a person dealing with death in the family? An essential part of grieving is to find a way for psyche to move the departed individual from the realm of the living,…
Yet grief and grieving are an essential part of the psyche coming to terms with the loss of a close family member. We may well speak of an archetypal pattern to human grief. U. Mass. Prof. James Averill has made a strong case that grief…
Many people rightly realize that finding the right career in midlife is an essential piece of soul business -- yet they might miss the most important parts of meeting that necessity. finding the right career Why? Well, because we often have an overly-romantic notion of…
In some respects our culture seems addicted to very rapid change. There is a huge distinction to be made between the superficial churn that often characterizes our society, and the deep changes or transitions in human life where something fundamental shifts.