Are you a compulsive hero or a heroic compulsive?
Some people feel compelled to save the world from disorder, irrationality, chaos, and unruliness. It...
Archetypal Jung
Perceived Chaos and the Need to Control
People who are compulsive and perfectionistic struggle mightily with disorder and unresolved situations. These may...
Understanding the Four Types of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality to Achieve Balance
As I’ve gotten to know more people with obsessive-compulsive personality through my clinical work, writing,...
The Healthy Compulsive Book Has Arrived!
Recognizing OCPD and The Driven Personality A woman who recently realized that she had OCPD...
Critical Partner: Rescuer, Victim & Persecutor Roles
Look closely at any conflict with a critical partner, and you’ll usually see certain roles...
Authenticity: Why Being Realistically Real Matters
Living like no-one is watching, authenticity, is both profoundly satisfying and painfully naïve at the...
Why Compulsive People Get Depressed Part 1: The Missed Potential of Low Mood
Constance was meticulous in everything she did. Her friends and colleagues said that while she...
Carl Jung Analyzes Ebenezer Scrooge: Obsessive-Compulsive and Archetypal Symbol of Transformation
Imagine that Ebenezer Scrooge, the curmudgeonly, compulsive money hoarder and eventual hero of Charles Dickens’...
Can Meditation Make You Less Compulsive?
People who are Driven or compulsive like to take action and get things done. Sitting...
Darth Vader, The Need for Control, and The Goddess That’s Become a Disease
Carl Jung famously wrote that the gods have become diseases. What he meant was that...
I’m excited to announce that my new book is now available in hardcover and e-book format:
Healthy Compulsive Book
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