Dose of Depth

In this episode I read a blog post that I wrote after reflecting on a few chats with male clients over the past few months. Click here to read the post. Some of those men were conscious of an inner battle between their feminine and masculine that was holding them back in some way from fully expressing their creativity. For other male clients, this battle involved their sense of identity and explor...

You might be a natural peace builder and not even know it! In this episode, I’m excited to do something different with someone I’ve already had on Dose of Depth. Click here to listen to my previous chat with Sher Griffin titled: Misfits to the Rescue: The Intersection of Autism, Giftedness & ADHD. Sher embraces her uniqueness as someone with a recently discovered neurotype intersection of auti...

My new friend Jenn Wodtke and I have a conversation about pleasure. I come at the topic from the symbolic perspective and Jenn brings a more practical and literal lens to the topic. I share some interesting personal stories too. You'll love our unique takes on sexual fantasies and the problem of sacralizing suffering over pleasure. Jenn Wodtke is a pleasure and orgasm coach. You can learn mor...

In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with William Diplock , Senior Trainer and Program Coordinator for Gender Equity & Reconciliation International , in Brisbane, Australia.  William is a Senior GERI Trainer and Program Coordinator for GERI, in Brisbane, Australia. GERI stands for Gender Equity & Reconciliation International. I will include a link to my interview with its founders....

In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with Marc Bènèteau about relational Intelligence, authentic relating, circling, and Marc’s honest telling of the end to his “40-year war against himself and the world.”  He  is the author of four books covering various topics in Relational Intelligence, Emotional Communication, sexuality, and human potentials. Learn more about Marco at his website. Marc...

What's your relationship with place? Can you feel the places you live or visit speaking to you about their experience?  Do you have an irrational preference to live near the water? Or a hatred for suburban living? In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with my new depth psychology buddy and a fellow alum of Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Craig Chalquist is the Academic Program Director...

This episode is for people suffering from anxiety or other negative emotions, like overwhelm, guilt, panic, feeling trapped, fear, sadness, etc. I will guide you through some breath work and connecting with the parts of the body where those emotions are gathered. Then we will invite your unconscious to attach an image to that area of the body. The image could be visual, a sensation, color, tempera...

In this episode I read a blog post I wrote in 2020 about the film Aquaman, and then I updated it in 2023. Film images are one way my unconscious speaks to me directly. Certain films  have had a strong pull on me, especially during my midlife unraveling and reconstruction. Now, I do not question my urge to view some films or even Netflix series as many as eight or nine times. Exploring those images...

In this episode, I bring back one of my favorite writers and guests. JD Edwin is a science fiction and urban fantasy author who believes the first goal of fiction is FUN! She is the author of the Headspace series, an easy-to-read, action-packed science fiction trilogy published by Story Cartel Press. Headspace (book 1) Master of the Arena (book 2) Orb Hunters (book 3) JD's Website Our first c...

In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote a couple weeks ago. Click here to read it. It was turning out to be an interesting week. Of course, this story begins with a dream that includes Rob Thomas and having to pee really bad. Before I go on, if you're enjoying Dose of Depth podcast, would you be sure to rate it and share my episodes. It would also be great if you'd consider becoming...

In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote in February, 2024.  As usual, a recent walk on a sunny day prompted some new ideas about how to share some of what my clients and I have learned together on our journeys.  The topics are exploring the spiritual meaning of physical/body challenges and changing up a story about trauma to release shame.  Enjoy some recent realizations and consider schedulin...

In this episode I want to inspire you to activate your inner philosopher because the world needs your reflections about the meaning of your life within the context of all the chaos going on. CG Jung warned something like, the fate of humanity depends upon the self-reflecting individual so as not to get swallowed up by mass-minded ideas (aka conspiracy theories that are spreading like wildfire). My...

This episode is about self-intimacy and includes a guided meditation for those seeking a deeper and more intimate relationship with themselves and others.  Sexuality, arousal, passionate physical touch are all ways creative intelligence works through us to increase consciousness.  The expansion of consciousness always involves an unleashing of creativity. New ideas of what it means to be human, in...

In this episode, I’m sharing my passion for Jungian film theory. I’ve been wanting to incorporate my thoughts about the deeper meaning of movies into my podcast. I guess my second viewing of the movie Poor Things pushed me over the procrastination edge. The fact that I could not immediately articulate how this film – Poor Things – impacted my psyche was a clue that it was communicating something n...

In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote in spring of 2019 . Three things I was reflecting about came together, the dramatic uptick in hate speech and acts of violence, my reading of Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, Strength to Love, and how nonviolent resistance works from a depth psychology perspective. Before I go on, if you like this episode or are already a fan of Dose of Depth podcast,...

I’m excited to chat with Sher Griffin, who describes herself as a thrice-exceptional individual with a recently discovered neurotype intersection of autism, giftedness, and ADHD.  Sher Immerses herself in the realm of transformative social change, delving into the intricacies of liberation psychology through her graduate studies at Saybrook University. Sher is also the visionary founder and co-cre...

In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with a fellow PhD in depth psychology and alum of Pacifica Graduate Institute. We’re going to talk about two of my favorite topics combined: the feminine and film. Jen Degnan Smith has a Ph. D. in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology, an MA in Applied Psychology, and a BA in Economics. Her career spans the US and Europe, focusing on where psychology and bus...

In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with someone from my hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She’s as passionate as I am about making the world a better place. I met Mary Triggiano decades ago when she was the managing attorney for Legal Action of Wisconsin, the state’s largest nonprofit law firm committed to ensuring access to the justice system especially for those least able to afford it....

I’m excited to bring back Vlado Šolc for the third time. He’s a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my hometown. Vlado has authored many articles, and he is the co-author of the book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology . Listen to our chat about self-reflection in a time of conspiracy theories. Listen to our chat about a dep...

In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote on May 1, 2020, after being interviewed for the Moms Meet Sanity online campaign. The title of the post is: The Evolving Relationship Between a Mother and Her Children. It was also five days before I left my hometown, not knowing COVID was just getting started, and leaving my young adult children behind. They smiled as I drove away to start my new life i...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Walter Williams, host of Deep Discussion podcast, certified life coach, and a poet; and he’s a dad and a husband too. I came across Walter on Twitter. His response to one of my reflection questions got my attention so I checked out his profile. All I had to know was that he was a poet and I swooned. I love poets, I’m a groupie for many, I had been trying...

In this episode, I read a blog post I published this week, August 2023: A Framework for Self-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories . About a year ago, I had a chat with Jungian Analyst Vlado Solc about his book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology, which he wrote in partnership with George Didier.  This post is a follow-up article about the book and the t...

In this episode, I have a fun and feisty chat with Natasha Carter , about her first novel, Unfinished Business .  Natasha and I share a passion for writing about romance and sex, but we have difference experiences and perspectives. So much has changed since I was her age, and yet so much hasn’t changed. We’re both feisty and rebellious. In a way, Natasha is more rebellious than I am. She’s more ob...

In this episode I read a blog post from January 2021. This one needs no introduction. Let’s jump in. The title is: I Didn’t Become a Romantic Until I Got Divorced: Midlife Reflections. Did you come of age in the 1980s? What kinds of messages did you internalize having to do with gender roles? Have you thought about how those messages may have shown up as limiting beliefs that stand in the way of f...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Rev. Cynthia Brix and Dr. William Keepin, founders of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International , and lead authors of a new book, titled Gender Equity & Reconciliation: Thirty Years of Healing the Most Ancient Wound in the Human Family. This is one of my favorite topics, the dreaded and stubborn patriarchal wound that wreaks havoc within the psy...