What if the monsters we spend our lives trying to defeat are not enemies at all, but old protectors, inherited stories, and survival strategies that once helped us find our way through the dark? Through Plato’s cave, Dante’s underworld, Jungian psychology, and the image of a therapist carrying a lantern, this reflection explores how healing begins not by slaying what frightens us, but by understanding it. Sometimes the path home starts by looking more closely at the shadows.
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Are You an Innie or an Outtie? (Or Both?)
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Severance to Understand the Parts Inside You—and the Strange Magick of Becoming Whole Again Welcome to Lumon Industries (a.k.a. Your Brain) Let’s be honest: if your inner world sometimes feels like it was designed by a morally ambiguous tech company with suspicious lighting and no windows… you’re not alone.Continue reading “Are You an Innie or an Outtie? (Or Both?)”
Frankenstein’s Monster: A Mental Health Journey on the Quest for Self-Acceptance
Lightning split the sky, and with a final, reluctant breath, Dr. Frankenstein’s creation opened its eyes. In that moment, stitched together from remnants of the dead, the monster’s life began—not with celebration, but with the stark, cold reality of rejection and isolation. Frankenstein’s Monster: A Mental Health Journey is more than just a gothic horrorContinue reading “Frankenstein’s Monster: A Mental Health Journey on the Quest for Self-Acceptance”