Nov 30, 2023
"The monsters that chase you in dreams are not trying to hurt you. They just want to reunite with their creator………...… that's you, dummy." (Quoted from an unnamed Jungian analyst overheard at a cocktail party.)
Today, we analyze four nightmares submitted by listeners: BBQ Cats, Blood Red Sky, Tsunami, and...
Nov 23, 2023
What wisdom do fairy tales hold about childrearing in our modern world?
Briar Rose is the foundation for the familiar fairytale Sleeping Beauty. It addresses the complicated consequences of unconscious parenting. While it is understandable we wish to protect our children from harsh realities, too much shielding can...
Nov 16, 2023
What hidden messages make Disney cartoons so impactful and enduring?
Disney cartoons were groundbreaking. They introduced synchronized soundtracks in 1928, and today, they create extravaganzas that sweep audiences into tears and laughter, offering role models of virtue. Archetypal themes, often drawn from fairytales,...
Nov 9, 2023
Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, speaker, consultant, educator, and author of The Psychodynamics of Social Networking.
Social media invites snap emotional reactions, muddling clear thinking and escalating global tensions. It feeds on our anger, oversimplifying complex problems which blocks our ability to empathize....
Nov 2, 2023
Today's technology allows us to be seduced by the possibility of fame and celebrity tempting the ego to claim what does not belong to it.
In earlier times, fame was garnered slowly through work in the arts, scholarship, religion, and the military. Today, unprecedented, almost instantaneous communication has made fame...