Dose of Depth

Most leadership development focuses on strategy, communication, and performance. While these skills matter, many leadership challenges persist because the real issue is operating beneath the surface. In this video, I explore leadership through a depth psychology lens:   * I explain why self-knowledge is one of a leader's greatest advantages. * We examine the hidden dynamics that influence rel...

What if the body isn’t a problem to fix, but a message to understand? In this conversation, Dr. Deborah Lukovich sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Gretchen Ames to explore the body through a depth psychology lens—where symptoms are not isolated issues, but expressions of the whole person shaped by culture, history, and the unconscious. Some of the books mentioned during our chat:  Memories,...

Most conversations about toxic workplaces focus on what’s happening out there —bad leadership, poor communication, unhealthy culture. But what if that’s only half the story? In this episode, I explore: What makes a workplace “toxic” (and how it impacts your mental health) How "toxic" shows up differently in nonprofit and corporate environments How stress and uncertainty trigger what&apos...

Have you ever felt like the version of you that once worked… no longer does? Midlife unraveling rarely announces itself. It begins quietly, with a growing sense that something is off, even when your life still looks “successful” from the outside. The traits and patterns that once helped you navigate the world can start working against you. And instead of changing, many of us double down on what we...

What are your earliest childhood memories?  Often, there's an invisible thread running through our lives, connecting various life events in ways we could never imagine at the time.  Revisiting your earliest childhood memories can inspire appreciation for decisions you made that didn't make sense to others or even yourself at the time.  In this brief episode, I share a pair of early child...

Ever find yourself attracted to someone you shouldn’t be attracted to especially when you’re already in a relationship? What if that attraction isn’t a threat…but a message? In this short video, I explore how attraction often points to something your unconscious is asking you to develop, reclaim, or live more fully. Instead of acting on attraction or suppressing it, I suggest lingering with it and...

In this episode, I’m joined by one of my coaching clients who shares her experience of depth psychology coaching and how it changed the way she sees herself and her life. We talk about dreams, active imagination, creative expression, and how inner work supported her in writing and performing a play that received standing ovations. She also shares how learning to advocate for herself through a diff...

Who gets to decide what’s right for you? We often hear the phrase “You are the highest authority for your own life , ” but that raises a deeper question: who is the “you” that can actually be trusted? In this episode, I reflect on a talk by Alan Watts, in which he suggested that our five senses are always perceiving the past, while intuition, faith, and belief shape the future. Much of what guides...

Original blog post: https://www.deborahlukovich.com/post/what-does-it-mean-to-be-sovereign-the-sigma-female What does it actually mean to be sovereign , and why might sovereign women be exactly what men need right now? In this episode, I read my blog post, which explores the rise of the Sigma female and why she may be less a social trend and more an archetypal correction. I share my fascination wi...

My memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ In Chapters 11–13 of my memoir, When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling , the story shifts from what I thought was happening to what my body already knew. Long before my conscious mind was ready to face change, my body was offering clues—subtle signals, sensation...

Many people dismiss dream images as random, strange, or meaningless. But in depth psychology, nothing in a dream appears by accident. In this video, I share two dreams I had on New Year’s Eve and walk you through how I worked with the images, one by one. Rather than interpreting the dreams as a whole, I explored the individual symbols, followed my personal associations, and noticed what each image...

As the new year approaches, many of us rush to set goals, make plans, and envision what’s next. But real transformation doesn’t begin with striving—it begins with release. In this episode, What Must Die Before the New Year Can Begin , I explore the often-overlooked truth that something within us must end before something new can emerge. We can’t become the person who has achieved our goals without...

First, my memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ   or at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-sex-meets-god-a-midlife-unraveling-deborah-lukovich/4cbce8637457c444?ean=9798349679292&next=t .  Are you nervous about AI? It may not surprise you to know that AI is currently being used for unethi...

My memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ Have you ever wondered what's really happening during an ah-ha! moment?  In this video, I talk about C.G. Jung's concept of the transcendent third. When you can hold the tension between what feels like opposing ideas or forces, eventually, a reconciliati...

Are the holidays stressful, sad, joyous, exhausting, overstimulating, or a combination of all of these?  In this video, I teach you how to apply four depth psychology concepts to have a more joyous holiday experience this year:  (1) The four conversations happening between you and other people; (2) Recognizing projection in yourself and others; (3) Finding the complex behind the projection; and  (...

My memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ Did you come of age in the 1980s? It was a time of great progress for women, but also of violent rhetoric against women's desire for independence.  This included sexual freedom, too.  In this video, I share a little about Chapter 4: I Want Sex, including the...

My memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ Can you remember a time when your life was going great, but you noticed this little twinge of discontent?  Maybe you ignored it, or perhaps you suddenly became interested in meditation or yoga.  In this video, I share a little about Chapter 1: Wheel Broken, includ...

Check out some amazing advanced reviews and purchase an eBook, paperback, or hardcover:  https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ To learn more about why I wrote this story, the types of readers that will enjoy it, and to subscribe so you have access to a series of videos I'm doing about the depth psychology theories beneath the story, go here:  https://www.deborahlu...

In this video, I demonstrate how to explore and interpret strange and symbolic dreams using a depth psychology approach. This dream included a mattress, a dead mouse, multiple dead insects, and even my father — and the meaning behind these symbols genuinely surprised me. If you’re curious about how to find personal meaning in your own dreams, this step-by-step example will help you see how images...

In this episode, I’m excited to talk with Branden Singletary, an artist and philosopher whose creative expression seeks to highlight a connection between cosmos and human cognition.  Branden has produced a short film, an art book, and a wide array of other illustrations for the purpose of expanding deeper and farther in his quest to refine and eventually present a detailed map of patterns between...

In this episode, I spend time describing the different types of readers that might enjoy my memoir, When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling.  It's coming in late OCTOBER. Be sure to subscribe to my website to get updates: https://www.deborahlukovich.com/ The reader groups are:  #1 - Readers who enjoy stories about personal transformation (midlife unraveling, identity crisis, etc.) #2 - Women...

In this episode, I share the story of why I decided to title my memoir When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling.  My emotions throughout the past five years have ranged from confidence in the meaningful nature of my experience to deep insecurity about my ability to communicate it. My experience blew my mind, and my goal in sharing my story is to encourage others to follow the whispers of their unc...

This episode is a follow-up to my last episode about how to deal with difficult people. In this episode, I help you understand what's happening beneath the surface of people who identify as MAGA.  Check out one of my favorite creators, Rich Louis of Leaving MAGA . As a former MAGA, his thoughtful interviews with people who are going through the process of leaving MAGA are insightful.  Likewis...

In this episode, I teach you how to find the deeper reason for your reactions to certain difficult people. These could be family members, annoying co-workers, or the special brand of difficult people that refer to themselves as MAGA. Then, I teach you how to use a communication template I created based on the Start with Heart principle from the book Crucial Conversations.  Enjoy feeling more empow...

In this episode of Dose of Depth Podcast, I have a chat with Urania Harp, a professional astrologist and intuitive guide.  Urania is passionate about uncovering the core connection between the spiritual and physical realms. She has oriented her studies and practices towards dream analysis for healing and self-transformation.  Urania is a co-host of Journey Through the Innerverse, a podcast discuss...