Category: Social issues

• Staying Home

  The snow has let up, the sky has noticeably brightened, and the birds have spent the morning on the feeders.  Over the past couple of days we’ve stayed home, as our region experienced the largest snowfall ever recorded in March, and the 3rd largest ever recorded (it may end up second on the list). I…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 15, 2017

  native american, Social issues, Stories

  Native American, psychotherapy, Social Change, stories

• Jung Drops in for Tea

  A sunny, frigid, late winter day. Later this week the temperatures will moderate and there will likely be a sap run. I’ve taken to avoiding news feeds in the evening, and try to limit my intake of news during the day; I also spend too much time fact checking. Anyway, the sheer volume of hatred…

  Michael Watson PhD

  March 5, 2017

  Arts, Psychotherapy, Social issues, spirituality

  dark times, healing, Jung, psychotherapy

• Stormy Weather

  

  Yesterday was dramatic, periods of cloud followed by bright, intense sunlight. In the afternoon cloud rolled in, followed by rain, heavy at night and accompanied by thunder, then changing to light snow. The day’s high temperature was 72F, reached about three in the afternoon; by seven it was 40F. Now, snow flurries dance in a…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 26, 2017

  Climate Change, Ecopsychology, Healing, Psychotherapy, Social issues, spirituality, Stories

  climate change, Conversations Project, Social Change, spirituality

• Join the Conversation

  

  Have letters, brief videos, or artwork to share in these troubled times? Join the conversation at Journeys! We’ve fallen on hard times and people in the U.S., and the world, are deeply divided from one another. This blog is a place for conversation between artists, persons with disability, and others who want to further dialog…

  Michael Watson PhD

  February 24, 2017

  Arts, Disability, First Nations, Healing, Social issues, spirituality, Stories, Teaching

  Arts, conversation, Hard Times, healing, Social Change, stories