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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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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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Fairy Tales in Therapy — How They Heal

Posted on June 30, 2016
by Lisa Marchiano
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This article in The New York Times introduced me to a new concept – “emotional granularity.” Emotional granularity refers to the ability to feel and differentiate finely tuned emotions. It is the ability to identify that you are feeling melancholy, irritable, or teary rather than simply knowing that you feel bad.  According to the article, those who possess emotional granularity…

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The Goddess Appears

Posted on June 26, 2016
by Lisa Marchiano
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Most of what transpires in analysis is slow, quiet, and humble. Months can pass where all seems stuck on both an inner and outer level. Often the unsticking happens so slowly that it is barely perceptible. But occasionally, patient and therapist alike are rewarded with something striking and dramatic. Sometimes, this occurs in the form of a remarkable dream that…

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