4 Lessons Perfectionists Learn When They Befriend the Archetype of the Fool
My approach to psychotherapy includes the removal and reduction of symptoms, and, at least as...
Archetypal Jung
How to Build a Foundation That Prevents Imposter Syndrome
Building a solid foundation of basic respect, and furnishing it with self-compassion will diminish imposter syndrome. Rather than splitting yourself between how you look and how you feel, image yourself as whole, congruent and harmonious, all parts embraced by consciousness. Then you’re ready to face those challenges that are only partly in your control.
Demand Resistance: What It Is, What Drives It, and How It Serves or Cheats Us
Imagine a couple going through fertility treatment. They’re expected to make love at certain times...
Turning Chaos into Order: Meaning and Burden for the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
Psychiatrist Carl Jung liked to ask people, and I am paraphrasing lightly, “But then what...
The Compulsive Thinker-Planner: Obsessive Procrastinator or Productive Visionary?
This is the last in a series of four posts describing in greater detail four...
The Compulsive Worker-Doer: Destined for Burnout or Fulfillment?
This is the second in a series of four posts describing four different types of...
Who’s in Charge? You or Your Inflated Rogue Ego?
You are not your Ego. No matter how big it’s become. As psychologists use the...
What Inspiration Can Do for Us and Why We Won’t Let It
(Available in audio format at Apple and Spotify.) In the project of becoming a healthier...
Delaying Gratification: The Good, The Bad, and the Downright Dangerous
Some people just don’t know when to have a good time. They habitually put off...
What Happens When a Compulsive Meets the Archetype of the Saint
This is the first of an occasional series on the relationship between archetypes and the...
The Healthy Compulsive book is now available in paperback in addition to hardcover and e-book format:
Healthy Compulsive Book
If you’d like to use your time in psychotherapy more effectively, check out my book on therapy.
