by Naomi Adams | Oct 31, 2019 | Metaphysical
People have reported experiences with ghosts from antiquity; Jung documented his encounters with mysterious sensed presences. How do we make meaning of such experiences? Are they visitations from external beings? Could they be related to unconscious reactions to...
by Naomi Adams | Oct 24, 2019 | Therapy Related
The question of whether, when, and what psychoactive medications may be helpful is both big and ambiguous. Mental distress has always been strongly influenced by cultural filters and subjective perceptions. Whereas a person might once have sought to placate a god,...
by Naomi Adams | Oct 17, 2019 | Personal Issues, Relationships
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_081-Empathy-d.mp3 Empathy, the ability to feel into the suffering of another, is an intrinsic part of being human. We have such a capacity to imagine others’ experience that we react physiologically and...
by Naomi Adams | Oct 10, 2019 | Therapy Related
A planned, collaborative termination is the ideal way to bring a depth-oriented therapeutic process to a close. The client may have resolved a problematic life issue and/or have achieved an abiding sense of wholeness. When both partners feel the client’s sense...
by Naomi Adams | Oct 3, 2019 | Personal Issues
The death of a loved one is a loss that is part of the human condition and is universal. The Stranger — mortality — confronts us with a new need to accept the reality of our loss and pain, a process that can include ambivalent feelings. Relief and anger...