I often use metaphors to describe the human mind to clients. One commonly used metaphor, originally from Freudian psychology, compares the mind to an iceberg. The tip of the iceberg above water, represents the conscious mind– the thoughts and perceptions we are aware of. Just beneath the water’s surface lies the preconscious — thoughts and … More Fractal Lattices of the Mind
I remember when I began my sessions in psychotherapy nearly 30 years ago. Aside from feeling lost in my life, depressed, anxious, and angry – I was under the distinct impression at times that therapy wasn’t doing anything for me. Therapy felt like a slow glacier moving down a mountain. It was a grueling process of showing … More TIMELAPSE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
American writer Louise DeSalvo writes about the connection between caring and grief in her book, Writing as a Way of Healing where she explores the origin of the word care, writing: When we think of the transitional time for our children who may be passing that threshold into adulthood I think of this connection between grief and caring and additionally how it’s entwined with the … More Individuation: Entanglement of Grief & Caring
Follow Your Myth 