Psychosis and Schizophrenia
What is Psychosis? Psychosis is sensory perceptions and abnormal thinking experienced by an individual struggling with a schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic-based disorder. Reminder! We are not here to judge […]
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The Nature of Depression
Changing Perspective on Depression For some, “depression” is a scary word that carries a connotation of weakness and shame. For others, it’s a warm blanket to withdraw into over […]
Intro to Parent Models
Images of Healthy Parent Models Today we begin a new series on images of healthy parent models. It’s no real stretch to suggest that how we were parented influences who […]
Typology: Archetypal Insight and Interpersonal Understanding
Opening the Darkened Caverns In Integrity In Depth, Jungian Analyst and Typology Specialist John Beebe suggests that therapy engages typological functions of both the therapist and the patient. When we […]
Grief and Loss
“When we deny the full expression of our grief, it lays like a weight on our hearts, causing emotional pain and physical ailments” – Bell Hooks Processing Grief […]
Fear and Self-Doubt
The Identified Problem Fear is part of the human experience and unanimously felt. However, our fears are also deeply personal and rooted in lived experiences. We believe there is a […]
Aphrodite
Aphrodite: The Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty Aphrodite is a better known Greek deity. As goddess of love and beauty, her charms, jealousy, and refreshment capture one of […]
The Great Momism of Psychotherapy
One of the greatest disparities of our modern day is the supremely undifferentiated nature of feminine archetypes. By feminine, I, of course, do not refer here to gender. So many […]
A Poseidon Analogy: Anger Management Therapy
Poseidon: The Ancient Greek God of Anger Management? Throughout our years of doing work at Barn Life Recovery, we have seen many patients with Poseidon problems. Clients express that […]
Body and Psyche: Healing the Divide
Well, we made it! Starting this week Barn Life programs are officially on campus! I thought it an interesting experiment as we connected through such physical distance. Our last theme, […]
Narcissus 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 great drama of many mythic and […]
The 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 say yes, others no. Today, we […]
The 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 the youngest of 4 and the […]
Rebirth: The Grand Cycle
The Process of Decline and Renewal The idea of rebirth is ancient. Indeed, throughout time immemorial, myths and legends speak of man’s process of birth, death, and rebirth into a […]
Self-Improvement: Letting Go
Who Is This Self? Self-improvementde seems like a good idea, at first blush. Who doesn’t want to improve? However, have we stopped to think about who or what this “self” […]
Our Communities: The Next Stage Of Recovery
Widening Our Scope The journey of self-identity does not stop with our own self-knowledge and our own personal practices. In previous blogs, we have discussed raising awareness and implementing strategies […]
Inner Truth: Unconcealing Ourselves
Hiding Nothing There are too many good quotes about truth to share in a timely fashion. However, two of my favorites are: “There are three sides to every story: yours, […]
Limerence: Love and the Brain
Limerence No doubt you’ve seen, or experienced for yourself, the state of limerence. The chaotic, sometimes even terrifying thoughts and feelings. The often irrational, even crazy behaviors. And most of […]
