Back in the old days, my inner voices could have drowned out a rock concert. Things quieted down when I became more insightful about inner conflict and the operating modes of the two primary conflicting voices. One of the voices is critical of oneself, while the other is … [Read more...] about Two Terrible Voices in Your Head
Why People Support Donald Trump
I watched MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show this past Monday, and I was frustrated. She’s brilliant and patriotic, but like journalists everywhere she tends to see people and world events somewhat superficially. I’ll explain why. Ms. Maddow was bemoaning the fact that so many … [Read more...] about Why People Support Donald Trump
The Vital Knowledge We Disown
Many of us are somewhere on a neurosis spectrum where our emotional and behavioral self-regulation is rendered unstable by inner conflict, misleading defenses, and lingering attachments to unresolved negative emotions. Deep in our unconscious mind is a hidden dysfunction … [Read more...] about The Vital Knowledge We Disown
Climate Anxiety and the Psyche
It’s appropriate, of course, to take seriously the dangers climate change poses and to feel some grief about the crisis. But when this grief or sorrow turns into anxiety, it is likely to be the result of emotional weakness that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with climate … [Read more...] about Climate Anxiety and the Psyche
Abandonment, Self-Abandonment, and Democracy
If we were just a bit less selfish, we would be more inspired to work on our self-development for the sake of others. Self-development benefits us personally, of course, yet it also serves democracy, unity, and progress. Put another way, we can ask, “How do my unresolved … [Read more...] about Abandonment, Self-Abandonment, and Democracy