Most people, including mental-health professionals, are unaware of how strongly we know ourselves and identify with ourselves through a condition of non-being known as inner passivity. This mental and emotional identity is a widespread psychological condition that’s … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Inner Passivity Undermine Democracy
Depth Psychology
Connecting With Our Best Self
Our emotional wellbeing is usually related to the degree to which we’re connected to (or disconnected from) our best self. We can support and enhance our personal mental health by seeing our emotional and behavioral problems in the light of connection and … [Read more...] about Connecting With Our Best Self
The Deeper Roots of Social Unrest
People are clashing angrily these days over abortion, gay marriage, gun control, immigration, economic injustice, policing practices, and health care. These are all issues we need to talk about, yet preferably not with malice and hatred. The negative emotionalism we’re seeing in … [Read more...] about The Deeper Roots of Social Unrest
The Las Vegas Killer’s Hidden Motive
Authorities have been trying unsuccessfully to come up with a motive to explain the massacre carried out by a lone gunman in Las Vegas this week. The killer didn’t appear to be motivated by political, social, or religious views. The principles of depth psychology reveal a … [Read more...] about The Las Vegas Killer’s Hidden Motive
My Latest Book is Now Available
My latest book has just been published at Amazon. The e-book is available here and the paperback here. It’s titled: Who’s Afraid of Inner Truth: Dispatches from Our Psyche’s War Zone, and it’s a collection of the last three years of posts that have been published at this … [Read more...] about My Latest Book is Now Available