“Sticks and stones may hurt my bones for a little while, but words can harm me forever.”

While most of us have gotten over most of the physical harm that’s been done to us, we all still carry emotional effects from how we were spoken to in the past.

We live in stressful times and for many of us, pleasure, distraction or relief sounds pretty good every now and then, until it gets out of control. Food, sex, chocolate, the internet, work, love, Dust Off, Haagendaz, anger, jealousy, obsession. You name it, someone is addicted to it. Bit it’s not the “substance” that creates [...]

Psychotherapists often assist by clarifying the Past to benefit the Present. Perhaps Psychotherapists should attend to the Future as well. For some, successful psychotherapy might require attending to that sometimes loud, often feint, Voice of the Creative. According to Jungian analyst Marian Woodman, blocked creativity may even cause addictions.