Reflections

Fall 2011 CIL Newsletter – Autumn Reflections from Judith

Embodied Images: Healing Containers For Trauma Judith Sarah Schmidt Ph.D The deep resources of healing and wholeness offered by dream and imaginal journeying are central to both my personal and professional practices. I would like to share with you some of my thoughts and reflections on the healing worlds of imagination in times of trauma. …

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May 2011 Newsletter: Cry the Beloved Country

Cry the Beloved Country Judith Schmidt, PhD I am concerned for my beloved country.  There are things I see that frighten me, that I believe are potentially threatening to our democracy.  Being a culture focused on the cult of personality, we tend to look at our leaders as individual personalities.  There are times, however, when we …

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Healing Depression

Healing Depression by Barbara Miller, MD Depression is a withdrawal from life. It is usually felt as a sense of hopelessness, helplessness, low energy, eating and sleeping problems, poor self-esteem, difficulties in relationships, and thoughts that may be preoccupied with catastrophe, self-criticism and death. Why does this happen? When I’m trying to understand someone’s depression, …

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