One of the larger age groups that come to me for therapy are people who are at or right around the age of 45. © Aleksandar Nikolov Dreamstime.com This is not entirely surprising to me. For many people at this age, there is a…
Mythology is of great interest to /a-midlife-transition, and has been a matter of vital importance throughout the time that humans have been upon this planet. Myth-making is one of the fundamental ways that humans understand and make themselves at home in the world. Myth-making is…
It seemed as if the world’s stock markets might have finally turned a corner early this week, in response to concerted action from the world’s governments. Now things seem somewhat less certain. Since I last posted, people throughout the world have endured bout after bout of bad financial…
These are anxious days in suburbia, and in fact throughout North America and the rest of the developed world. As I write, the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has mushroomed into a full-blown crisis. Many of my American readers live in areas like…
Most of the analytical psychology of Carl Jung ultimately revolves around the idea and image of the Self. It is here that his approach differs from that of so many other psychologies. What exactly does Jung mean when he uses this term? He certainly doesn’t mean…
Anxiety is a very common part of the experience of many, many people, and for many people it can be intense enough to really interfere with living life. However, it can be hard to understand just what anxiety really is, although many know its debilitating effects. © Archana Bhartia| Dreamstime.com There…
As individual therapy shows, we all live our lives, and in the course of just “getting through” our lives, we all have to make decisions. With each major decision that we make, we open a door and walk through it. We also close at least…
Looking at dreams is often a part of Jungian analysis. Jungian analysis, along with other forms of depth psychology, maintains that dreams are meaningful, and that the dreams a person has are directly connected to what is going on in his or her life, both…
© Bonnie Pignatiello Leer | Dreamstime.com I’ve just gotten back today from a trip to Chicago, and I apologize to my readers for the lack of posts over the last little while. I plan to write about my trip, and to reflect on different psychological…
Over the weekend my wife and I had the chance to see the Soulpepper Theatre production of Under Milk Wood, the Dylan Thomas work originally performed as a one-person monologue by the Welsh poet himself. Many other versions of Under Milk Wood have used a…