by thisjungian | 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 thisjungian | 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 thisjungian | 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...
by thisjungian | 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 thisjungian | Sep 19, 2019 | Personal Issues
Complaining is universal, perhaps, like gossiping, one of the first uses to which developed language was put. Overall, a complaint can refer to a perceived legal injustice, medical symptom, or other personally painful matter. The chronic complainer feels a lack of...