Category: Psychotherapy
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Cindy Jacobs, Ethnic Hatred, and the Journey towards Healing, Part Two
This is the second part of a longer post. The use of scapegoating, abuse, and the erasure of Self is a familiar story in psychotherapy, where clients speak of parents who made little room for the growth and needs of their children, instead insisting the children meet the needs of the parent. The abuse and…
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Shamanism, Psychology, and the Vastness of Human Experience
In the end, memories and experiences of trauma and vision, pain and joy must enter the everyday if there is to be deep healing. We must recognize and accept that the very experiences that set us apart, that others cannot fully know or understand, are experiences that reaffirm our humanity. Wrestling with that paradox is…
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Ritual, Healing, and Cultural Context in Shamanism and Psychotherapy
A few years ago I was working on a mental health services delivery project for a state-wide health agency. The target area was Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, a remote, scenic, part of Vermont with a rich history of community. One day I was given the task of driving up and meeting with a leader in the…
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