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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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Making Rain

Posted on January 27, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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A friend of Jung’s once told him a story. Jung liked it so well that he asked a close associate to tell it whenever she lectured. In recent weeks, feeling the anguish of the tremendous split in the collective and the distress that many of us feel about it, I have found myself telling this story often. Here is a…

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The Postive Father

Posted on November 15, 2016
by Lisa Marchiano
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Carl Jung was the originator of the term “archetype,” by which he referred to the universal psychic patterns that undergird our emotional lives. Jung was careful to point out that the archetypes are always bi-polar, that is, they have both a positive and negative aspect. Manifestations of the positive mother archetype show up in images of the Virgin Mary, while…

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Guidance for Parents of Teens with Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria

Posted on October 27, 2016
by Lisa Marchiano
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For part two of this post, please visit here. Parents whose teens or tweens suddenly come to identify as transgender “out of the blue” without a significant history of gender dysphoria or even nonconformity have few places to turn. The professional response to gender dysphoria has not caught up with this new presentation, and parents are often told that they…

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