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Rjurik Davidson
May 2, 20243 min read
DEPRESSION IS A REVOLUTION OF THE SOUL: MAKE YOUR LIFE MEANINGFUL
Be yourself: everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde Being unhappy isn’t the greatest emotional experience. Let’s face it, few of us think,...
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Rjurik Davidson
Feb 14, 20243 min read
Exploring the Depths: Harnessing Active Imagination for Jungian Shadow Work Rjurik Davidson
Last week I wrote about Carl Gustav Jung and his idea of shadow work. This week, I want to introduce to you a powerful tool for delving...
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Rjurik Davidson
Feb 9, 20242 min read
Are You Un-conscious? Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. Carl Gustav Jung
Perhaps the most important psychological idea is that of the unconscious. This idea has been around since the late nineteenth century,...
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Rjurik Davidson
Jan 9, 20243 min read
Existence precedes essence -- Jean-Paul Sartre
Like most people, at the start of each year I write a series of goals – New Years’ Resolutions – if you like. The new year marks a...
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Rjurik Davidson
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Who Would You Like to Be? Investigating Your Values
Two weeks ago, a dear friend – who I’ve known since I was sixteen years old – was taken unexpectedly to hospital. A stomach ache revealed...
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Rjurik Davidson
Nov 13, 20233 min read
Your Mind is a Helium Balloon: Keeping Your Stories Grounded
When I was about five years old, my parents bought me a red helium balloon. I loved that thing, for about half a day. Later, we were...
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Rjurik Davidson
Nov 5, 20232 min read
DEVELOP YOUR INSIGHT: SOME TOOLS
“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us." Herman Hesse...
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Rjurik Davidson
Oct 31, 20233 min read
INSIGHT: A MODERN SUPERPOWER
Have you ever looked back on an action and thought to yourself: why the hell did I do that? Have you ever been shocked by the way...
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Rjurik Davidson
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Positive Psychology and Coaching
In last week’s newsletter, I suggested that therapy isn’t simply for people who are in crisis or are broken. Here’s what I wrote: Therapy...
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Rjurik Davidson
Oct 29, 20233 min read
THERAPY IS NOT FOR BROKEN CARS
A couple of years ago, my father said to me: “Therapists are like mechanics. Someone brings in a broken-down car. The mechanic fixes...
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