Recently I was asked several questions in regard to Sober Dating. What would you suggest someone do when their date reacts poorly to finding out that you’re sober? Maybe your date is mean or begins to pry, or they try to get you to “just have one?” How should someone newly sober and vulnerable handle… Read more

If it comes to a neurosis, we invariably have to deal with a considerably intensified shadow. And if such a person wants to be cured it is necessary to find a way in which his conscious personality and his shadow can live together. CG Jung, CW11:132 Read more

In my opinion one of the most destructive aspects of early trauma is an avoidance of emotions – our own and others – however this does not need to be permanent condition. With patience, guidance and grace, one can slowly begin to tolerate difficult emotions and therefore attain a greater degree of emotional independence. Read more