Now that we have met the universal Mother Archetype and the derivatives, we look to the Mother Shadow. Archetypal shadows refer to the part of the unconscious mind that consists of what we don’t want to see or engage with. The Shadow is much like a diamond in the rough…

Now that some preliminary questions regarding the Mother figure in your life have been asked, read a bit more about how the universal archetype of the Mother can take on several different roles and masks. The Mother Archetype While in everyday cycles, as well as cycles of bereavement, the wish for the archetypal…

The relationship to the Mother archetype influences our ability to engage and disengage. It prompts the need for others to see your pain as a means to validate it, and it forms lasting impressions that can help you or hurt you. Sometimes it helps to understand the relationship between Mother…

Growth from sadness and grief is evident when it is felt brewing inside, yet there is a delineation between thoughts of sadness and physical reactions. Sadness will decrease without the feelings of threat or loss of control. …

Our culture’s obsession with unbridled positivity and the need to be happy all the time has disconnected us from the power that can be found by sitting with sadness. By honoring sadness, the beginnings of strength, inner peace, and rebirth bloom. How to honor sadness and turn it into an…

Traumatic life events set off all-encompassing grief and sadness, as do moments of small annoyances like mild discomfort that build over time. Whether sadness comes from a known source, or a seemingly unknown source, feeling stuck incites mild or severe panic and anxiety, which can cyclically snowball into greater feelings…

Role confusion is a state of being that allows for curiosity. As you develop roles, you can prove to yourself that things can change. This ability to change yourself is crucial to life's processes: professional, personal, sexual, and when grieving. Refusal to take on certain roles at this point is…

Look, Feel, Listen… Observe — The date on your phone says it’s a new year, a new measurement of time since your loss… harsh. You know it’s just a number, but why is it unsettling? Perhaps before grief struck, the New Year was little more than a marker. Now, this emphasis on the passing of…

For Introverts, Extroverts, and Ambiverts The family member that you normally only see once a year, for good reason, just said the thing you knew they would say and now your blood is boiling. Don’t they know you’re grieving? How could they possibly act like this? Flustered, you step away…