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New Guidance for Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria

Posted on July 21, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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In 2016, I posted a short blog that gave general guidance for parents with teens who had recently come out as transgender. In the intervening months, I have spoken with a number of families whose teen identified as trans for some period of time, and subsequently desisted, often as a result of parental support for finding alternative ways of managing…

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The Hubris of Discounting the Unconscious

Posted on June 7, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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Depth psychologies are set apart from other schools by a belief in the unconscious. This means taking it for granted that much of what we know, think, or believe is predicated on processes and influences hidden from our conscious awareness. We simply can’t  know ourselves completely. Though we might like to believe that we understand are own motivations, and that our…

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Does Dream Interpretation Work?

Posted on April 21, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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This article was originally published in PSYCHED Magazine. Dream interpretation has been practiced throughout recorded history, but does it have a place in modern mental health treatment? The earliest recorded dream interpretation dates back to Mesopotamia. In ancient Greece, the sick would sleep among non-venomous snakes in temples honoring Asclepius. In the morning, they would report their dreams to priests,…

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Some Thoughts on Authenticity

Posted on April 14, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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Those who enthusiastically support pediatric transition for dysphoric children often invoke the loaded phrases “authentic self,” or “true self.” For example, top pediatric transition physician Jo Olson-Kennedy posted on the WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) Facebook page in March 2016 regarding her desire to see the standards of care changed to lower the recommended age for surgery to…

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Jung via Seuss

Posted on April 10, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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One of things I find so wonderful about Jungian thought is that there are seemingly endless ways to enter it. Some enter through the door of typology. Others, through dreams. Wolfgang Pauli entered it through physics. One of the ways I learned to enter it was through fairy tales and children’s literature. My colleague Deb Stewart took a little idea of…

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Charlotte Bronte on the Couch

Posted on March 14, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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My article on the negative father complex entitled “Marrying Mr. Rochester: Redeeming the Negative Father Complex” was just published by Psychological Perspectives. Here is a link where copies (up to 50) can be downloaded for free. In the article, I explore how the father wound in a daughter can present itself as a haunting presence in adulthood, and how creative engagement…

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