When Connection Becomes a Search for the Self There are encounters in life that seem to reach beyond ordinary attraction. We meet someone and experience an inexplicable familiarity, an emotional intensity, or a sense that something within us has been awakened. Perhaps the connection feels spiritual, even destined. We may call this person a soulmate… [Read More]
A Jungian Perspective on the Twin Flame Journey
This is a journey of individuation and sacred union. The Twin Flame Journey is often described as a profound and transformative connection—one that mirrors both the light and shadow aspects of the self. While Carl Jung never explicitly wrote about twin flames, his theories on the anima and animus, individuation, and the hieros gamos (sacred… [Read More]
Ambient Gaslighting- A Subtle Form of Harmful Emotional Abuse
What is ambient gaslighting? Rest assured, it doesn’t create good ambiance in a relationship. “Ambient gaslighting” describes the subtle, ongoing mistreatment or disrespect we encounter in small doses, often unnoticed as a form of gaslighting. The Audio Take — a fast listen with new angles on the topic HERE. These are the slippery conversations we have with… [Read More]
Gaslighting: Five Steps to Take Back Your Personal Power
What is Gaslighting? Here’s what is important to know. Gaslighting can happen to anyone. Even those of us who consider ourselves highly intuitive can get ambushed by a Gaslighter. If you think you have been a victim to Gaslighting don’t feel ashamed or guilt yourself for falling prey or missing it. Recognize it and take… [Read More]
When infidelity happens, it takes both to pick up the pieces…
Infidelity and affairs happen. Recent articles in the New York Times, Does Couples Therapy Work? And Wall Street Journal, Couples Therapy for One: To Fix a Marriage, Some Go Alone suggest that couples therapy is not always the answer to fixing a broken relationship and I tend to agree. Instead, understanding one’s own sense of… [Read More]
