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Episode 34 - The Scapegoat
The archetype of the scapegoat goes back to the ancient Hebrew ritual of using two goats to expiate the sins of the tribe. Sin, blame, and wrongness …
7 years, 4 months ago
Episode 33 - Archetypal Dynamics of Gender Transformation
Lisa, Joseph, and Deb circumambulate the difficult issue of gender reassignment. They discuss the significance of teen girls wishing to transition an…
7 years, 4 months ago
Episode 32 - Slobs
What happens when one is held captive by the mud of messiness? We try to understand sloppiness as a defense against overwhelming emotions, ongoing en…
7 years, 4 months ago
Episode 31 - Food Addiction
Compulsive eating is a complicated psychological and biological problem. Food addiction can be a way of defending against unmet needs by displacing e…
7 years, 5 months ago
Episode 30 - Escaping Literalism
We consider literalism as a normal state in childhood; children’s literalism can be funny and charming. We grow first into the ability to understand …
7 years, 5 months ago
Episode 29 - ENVY & JEALOUSY: Hobgoblins in Relationships
This podcast relates envy and jealousy to early developmental dynamics, with envy related to the dyad of mother-and-baby and jealousy arriving a bit …
7 years, 5 months ago
Episode 28 - Boredom
Boredom is not depression or dissociation, sadness or loneliness…but what is it? We consider boredom from various perspectives: lack of access to one…
7 years, 5 months ago
Episode 27 - Dream Animals
In this podcast, we focus on animals as symbols of instincts that have often been repressed in order to conform to cultural norms. When some aspect o…
7 years, 5 months ago
Episode 26 - Betrayal
The experience of betrayal is painful, confusing, and damaging to one’s basic sense of self and reality. The betrayer is often seized by feelings tha…
7 years, 6 months ago
Episode 25 - The Psychology of Divination: a depth approach
Divinatory systems have been used for thousands of years as a source of help and direction to people wishing to resolve situations of personal uncert…
7 years, 6 months ago