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The Storm: Mountains Ablaze

by Jeff Howlin | Oct 3, 2020 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Soul, Symbolic, Trauma/PTSD

Shelter from the storm–Bob Dylan sang about it and the sirens with their beautiful voices lured sailors toward it.  When life deals you one heavy blow after another with no end in sight, seeking shelter may seem like the right thing to do. Here in California...

Dead Wood

by Jeff Howlin | Feb 6, 2016 | Biology, Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Psyche, Soul, Symbolic, Trauma/PTSD

If your life was like a tree, you would learn to be a master gardener. You would take the time to prune away all of your dead wood. Like the life of a tree, your process of growth and change can be hindered by the dead wood that is left behind. And like a tree that...

Dr. Howlin Interviewed on Dreams, Jungian Psychology and Mental Health Awareness Month

by Jeff Howlin | Jun 7, 2014 | Announcement, Depression, Dreams, Editorial, Individuation, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy

Last month for May 2014 Mental Health Awareness Month,  I was interviewed by the International Association of Healthcare Professionals and FindaTopDocRadio on BlogTalkRadio. In the interview and podcast below, I answer questions related to dreams, Jungian psychology...

An Unhealthy Concern for You

by Jeff Howlin | Dec 23, 2013 | Depression, Dreams, Editorial, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Unconscious

If you are looking for a Hallmark, feel good Holiday time read stop reading this article now. Lisa (not her real name) was a client of mine who was awakened in the middle of the night by a “voice.” This voice was clear and ominous and it simply said this, “An...

Calcinatio: Sitting in the Heat and Fire

by Jeff Howlin | Jul 15, 2013 | Alchemy, Depression, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Individuation, Nature, Poetry, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Symbolic, Unconscious

NPS Photo by Jim Peaco Fire and heat—what occurs outside in nature and is viewed as a natural process there can also occur inside of us in the form of symptomology. But because of one dimensional views on natural psychological phenomenon on the inside, we sometimes...

The Psychotherapist, the Client and the Tide Pool of Depression

by Jeff Howlin | May 7, 2013 | Depression, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Psyche, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Symbolic, Unconscious

There is a great paradox for the psychotherapist in helping a client navigate through depression. On the one hand, life can be extremely painful and debilitating for a person suffering with symptoms of depression, especially for moderate to severe depression. Some...
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