Like so many women, I have known my inner rage was built in small ways and large ways, over time. Some of it flowed into me through the previous generations of women that also struggled against tides of sorrow and disappointment. I …
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We all have dreams that die. We dream how we want our lives to be and who we want to become. Many of us dream of creating a family better than our original one. And we dream of being able …
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I learned to never tell anyone what I truly felt, almost as soon as I could talk. This lesson left me constantly worried about what people would think of me and how much I could be hurt by them. …
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painting by Hannah Dansie A few days ago, a friend brought me a letter that had been sent to “Dear Abby” by someone signed Already Wounded in California. My friend remarked, “Here is one of the best examples of …
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Zurich-trained Jungian analyst and author Bud Harris, Ph.D. presents his memoir, Cracking Open, at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, NC on July 12, 2015.
Jungian analysts Massimilla Harris, Ph.D. and Bud Harris, Ph.D. introduce their book Into the Heart of the Feminine at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville, NC on March 29, 2015 followed by a question & answer session with the audience.
One of the many popular misconceptions about childhood that rankles people like me is the assumption that if you have a “good” or a “happy” childhood, you will lead a successful and fulfilling adult life. In one of my early …
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How many times will we have to see our children and fellow citizens murdered before we wake up, take responsibility, and face reality? These events stir up a flurry of discussions—about gun control, mental illness, and law enforcement. Unfortunately, the talk …
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From my blog “A Plague of Disengagement” (5/5/15), I received responses that helped me realize how many of us are still yearning for a sense of connectedness to our own selves and to others, and for an experiential sense of soul and spirit …
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Finding our Inner Guidelines for Action In my last blog, “Opening to Transformations“, I explain that my new book Cracking Open: A Memoir of Struggling, Passages, and Transformations grew out of journaling that I did in my personal process of individuation. …
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