The Dominance of the Unconscious Mind
Entering my fortieth year of practicing depth psychology, I find it painfully ironic to finally believe in, and surrender to, the dominance of... Read More
What Heart Surgery Taught Me About Delayed PTSD
It took the Vietnam War to barely wake up the globe to the reality of post-traumatic stress conditions—known most commonly as post-traumatic... Read More
Finding Your Authentic Self in a World of External Influence
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arts, authenticity, books, Carl Jung, experts, individuality, interests, living-a-lie, movies, music, preferences, scripts, scripts people live, self, Shakespeare, soccer, songs, theory, thoughts, values, writing
///Carl Jung famously wrote something like: It’s not that a person has an idea. The idea has the person. What did he... Read More
How You Avoid The Moment — Part I
Sunday, March 31, 2019 Glendale, California How You Avoid The Moment — Part I Striving to live as much “in the moment”... Read More
Stray Thoughts On Freedom
Sunday, March 24, 2019 Glendale, California Stray Thoughts On Freedom Near the end of Tara Westover’s memoir, Educated, she references a lecture she... Read More
Chasms Following Trauma
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Patagonia, Chile Chasms Following Trauma Bolstered by having published six scholarly psychoanalytic articles thus far, I explore... Read More
The Dangers Of American Capitalist Imperialism
Puerto Natales, Patagonia Region, Chile Friday, February 22, 2019 The Dangers Of American Capitalist Imperialism If freaked out following open heart... Read More
Understanding Depression Following Cardiac Surgery
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cardiac, death, depersonalization, depression, depression after open heart surgery, emotional distress, healthcare, heart surgery, interpersonal context, medical, mental health, mortality, open heart surgery, psychology, self-image, shock, surgery, the nature of depression, thoughts, trauma, vulnerability
///Thursday, January 17, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada Understanding Depression Following Cardiac Surgery Freshly recovering from my second aortic valve replacement surgery... Read More
How To Stop Being A Fake
Thursday, January 10, 2019 Glendale, California How To Stop Being A Fake The first step, naturally, is surrender to the simulation,... Read More
Truth Decay II: Ignoring a Journalist’s Murder and Climate Change
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Thursday, November 29, 2018 On Amtrak Train En Route To San Luis Obispo Truth Decay II: Ignoring A Journalist’s Murder And... Read More