A New Relationship With Fear
Here at Barn Life Recovery, we receive a lot of inquiries from folks dealing with anxiety. And a couple weeks ago, a blog of...
Read MoreNarcissus and the Psyche
Narcissus and the Psyche Early in my depth-psychological studies, I was drawn to the artwork of John William Waterhouse. His paintings capture the...
Read MoreNational Mental Health Awareness Month
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and it couldn’t come at a better time. In some parts of the country, shelter-in-place orders are...
Read MoreThe Three Marriages and Marriage to Others
What makes up a marriage? Is it an outdated construct that reflects religious themes and rejects the instinctual nature of our existence? Some may...
Read MoreMarriage to the Self
I wish I knew the beauty Of leaves Falling To whom are we beautiful As we go? A Parable There once lives a king,...
Read MoreThe Connection Between the Soul and Work
An Early Memory When I no more than 6 or 7 years old, I often played the role of witness to the family. As...
Read MoreThe Common Threads of Life
Existential Angst During the Pandemic Dr. James Hillman once said that our modern culture worships two gods above the rest: economy and psychology. Today,...
Read MoreMental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A New Set of Problems Social distancing is helping to slow the spread of COVID-19 and without an antidote or vaccine, it’s currently one...
Read MoreUncertainty, Impermanence, and Pema Chodron
Calming Words in a Time of Groundlessness Uncertainty continues to grow and expand and deepen around us, creating perhaps, its own virus, a virus...
Read MoreThe Heroic Archetype and the Human Beneath
Removing the Armor We took the time last week to explore the role of the heroic archetype at work in the therapeutic process. In...
Read MoreCampbell, Jung, and the Heroic Archetype
Heroism and the Psychological Life At the start of this week, I want to break down the role of heroism in our psychological life....
Read MoreThe Soul In Harmony With Itself
The Wisdom of Experience This week, we wrap up our analysis of The Lady and the Unicorn with the sixth and final tapestry of...
Read MoreRainer Maria Rilke Poem Analysis
A Rainer Maria Rilke Poem Analysis By far and away, my absolute favorite poet is Rainer Maria Rilke, whose life’s work is a dedication...
Read MoreThe Soul at the Threshold of Adulthood
The Lion King and the Myth of Horus Have you ever seen the Lion King? It occurred to me this week that the story...
Read MoreThe Lady and The Unicorn: Analysis
The Lady and The Unicorn: The Soul in Innocence, Maturation & Virginity Let’s look at the soul in stages of transformation personified in the...
Read MoreReflection: Reinvigorating the Seeds of the Future
A Future of Hope and Improvement A lady looks into the mirror seeing her reflection smiling back. A man sits by the fire and...
Read MorePerseverance and Overcoming Challenges
Bringing Sustained Change Perseverance is crucial for long term change and necessary to overcome challenges using new methods. Many of our clients have fallen...
Read MoreCelebration: A Helpful Reminder
Why We Work and Live It is important to celebrate, and it often goes unappreciated. We live in a world that teaches us to...
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