Anxiety is one of the most common complaints that bring people into therapy. While it can be difficult to differentiate anxiety from healthy fear we all agree that finding an ally to stand with us makes a big difference.
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Episode 11 – Fairy Tales
Why do Jungians care about fairy tales?
Carl Jung’s Concept of Synchronicity: The Mysterious Web of Numinous Coincidences
Synchronicity is a concept that has fascinated thinkers across disciplines for decades, and few have delved as deeply into its nature and implications as the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. According to Jung, synchronicity refers to meaningful coincidences that defy rational explanation, but that feel infused with a sense of significance or destiny. But how do we recognize such coincidences, and what role do they play in our lives and psyches?
VAMPIRES: the dark seduction of immortality
How can we understand vampires psychologically, and what does their tremendous popularity tell us about our culture?
CHOOSING A LIFE PARTNER
Choosing a life partner is one of the most significant decisions one will make in life. It is a decision that can impact every aspect of one’s existence, from financial stability to emotional well-being. Therefore, it is critical to approach the decision with care, patience, and introspection.
HEARING VOICES: when our complexes begin to speak
The standard psychiatric understanding of auditory hallucinations is that they are a symptom of serious mental illness, and ought to be treated with antipsychotic medication, but could there other ways of understanding this phenomenon?
ALCOHOLISM: Bill W. and Jung
Is alcohol dependence a misplaced expression of a spiritual thirst, or a collapse into a regressed and infantile state? We discuss Jung’s involvement in the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous.
SHAME: confronting the bonds of dread
What’s the difference between shaming, being ashamed, and being shameless? Which of these is most alive in the culture right now? Why do we feel existential shame, and how can it be healed?
EMOTIONAL AFFAIRS: betrayals or paths to growth?
We take a look at emotional affairs and imaginal affairs. Both are more common than you might think and can lead us into an experience of our own depths.
THE SHAPE OF WATER: a tale of tragedy or triumph?
The Shape of Water recently won the Academy Award for best film, captivating audiences with its dream-like images of an other-worldly love. What can a psychological perspective contribute to understanding this film?
HOOKUPS: helpful, hurtful or irrelevant?
Are hookups a joyous celebration of unbridled sexual expression? A defense against intimacy? All of the above?