by Jeff Howlin | Oct 14, 2012 | Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Sports Psychology, Symbolic
Lines on the horizon. Stacked in sets of twos and threes. Rolling toward shore. Young men running to the sea. Focused. Intense. Smiling. Lines on the horizon. Pounding shorebreak. Thump. Thump. Thump. Smell of board wax, taste of salt. Excitement in the air. Lines on... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 7, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Nature, Psychotherapy, Self, Soul, Spirituality
We all need a place to rejuvenate. With ever newer technology, we have both improved our ability to communicate with one another and to gather information. This has resulted in real and sometimes deep connections with people that would have been much more... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 16, 2012 | Editorial, Ethics, Psychology, Psychotherapy
Years ago I was working in a large inpatient setting which at times had some very psychotic patients. I was new to the job and “shadowing” someone while taking in this unfamiliar psychiatric setting. While in this role, I observed an interaction between a very... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 9, 2012 | Dreams, Editorial, Imagery, Psychology, Psychotherapy
Are you a passenger, or a driver on the journey of your life? This is no small question. You have a unique, customized life-path to follow, and how you go about following this path matters. Not infrequently, dreams bring up the theme of transportation by car. In... by Jeff Howlin | Sep 3, 2012 | Ecopsychology, Editorial, Nature, Poetry, Self
Summer’s end is just around the corner. It is a time of moving from the sun to the shadows of fall and winter. In the summer, many are oriented to the world outside. As fall approaches, you may feel a slight inward shift in your orientation. The sun sets earlier. The... by Jeff Howlin | Aug 28, 2012 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Editorial, Imagery, Nature, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Self, Unconscious
John and Frank Craighead / Photo by the Craighead Institute* A high school biology teacher impressed upon me some of the adventures to be found in the wilderness in and surrounding Yellowstone Park. He talked of Grizzly bears and the wildlife biologists and...
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