by Naomi Adams | Sep 26, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues, Relationships
Hey TJL Fans, There’s a great Jungian conference in Minneapolis MN this November 1 & 2. Here’s a link to the flyer and since it’s by ‘invitation only’ just say, “This Jungian Life sent me” and you’re in!...
by Naomi Adams | Sep 19, 2019 | Personal Issues
Complaining is universal. Perhaps, like gossiping, it is one of the first uses to which developed language was put. In this episode, we examine the chronic complainer through a Jungian lens. A complaint can refer to a perceived legal injustice, medical...
by Naomi Adams | Sep 5, 2019 | Core Jungian Concepts, Relationships
Healing a Negative Mother Complex As the mother is the generator of life and usual primary attachment figure, the mother complex is universal. As the image of a “personified affect” fueled by an archetypal core, the mother complex is especially...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 29, 2019 | Personal Issues
While psychiatric diagnostic labels often reify the complexities of psychological dynamics, they can also orient us to the essential qualities of a particular emotional and behavioral field. BPD is characterized by difficulty with affect regulation, intense and...
by Naomi Adams | Aug 22, 2019 | Personal Issues
We all procrastinate. Tasks from making a doctor’s appointment to preparing taxes to doing the laundry invite us to put off until tomorrow what we can postpone today. We may distract ourselves by going online, doing errands, or minimizing the time a job will...