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 | Dec 29, 2011 | Alchemy, Dreams, Ecopsychology, Individuation, Nature, Psyche, Psychotherapy
How is the archaic and symbolic process of alchemy demonstrated through human behavior in modern times? An excellent example is the more recent phenomenon of the coastal quest for sea glass. Living by the sea, I have been a regular observer and participant in the... by Jeff Howlin | Nov 17, 2011 | Dreams, Ecopsychology, Nature, Psychotherapy, Synchronicity
Earlier this year I wrote about the Common Loon, an occasional visitor to Santa Cruz and the Central Coast. A much more abundant seabird in the area is the Brown Pelican. Visitors and locals alike marvel at the beauty of the colorful pelican as it glides along the... by Jeff Howlin | Oct 23, 2011 | Depression, Ecopsychology, Nature
I write alot about the natural world. I seem to be drawn back again and again to using examples from nature to help people cope with the various sufferings brought to the psychotherapy hour. As a psychologist and psychotherapist, I’ve found that examples from...
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