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Dream analysis for the everyday dreamer

January 26th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Dream analysis for the everyday dreamer)

C.G. Jung viewed dreams as offering a snapshot of our current mental condition, alerting us to problem areas

Carl Gustav Jung was a psychiatrist and the founder of analytical psychology. He is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as “by nature religious” and to make it the focus of exploration. Jung emphasized the individuation of a person. The process might be described as being all that we can be by uncovering the hidden parts of our personality through dreams, active imagination and self-observation.

A Nanaimo group interested in Jung’s approach to dream interpretation will hold a public lecture on the evening of Saturday February 4, 2012. (more…)

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What do men need from counseling?

November 17th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on What do men need from counseling?)

Women are more likely to request counseling, but when men do seek help, they tend to have difficulty with the process

Dr. Wray Pascoe, a family therapist and human systems consultant from Manitoba, says research has found that women request counseling on a five to one ratio over men and that practitioners say men are more difficult to engage and more likely to terminate treatment early. Men, in general, have difficulty with the psychotherapeutic process, he says.

Wray Pascoe will be in Nanaimo later this month at the invitation of Nanaimo Men’s Resource Centre. Workshops will be offered on November 24, 25 and 26, 2011, on the topics of “Counseling Men Effectively” and “Exploring Male Sexuality.” (more…)

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On living deeply and dying well

October 20th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (0 Comments)

What if grief is a skill, in the same way that love is a skill, something that must be learned and cultivated and taught?

With counseling and ceremony, Stephen Jenkinson has for a quarter century been guiding individuals, couples, families and communities through all the human sufferings, sorrows and confusions in life. He is a Harvard-trained theologian, a sculptor and a traditional canoe builder. Stephen is also the subject of the National Film Board documentary Griefwalker, a lyrical, poetic portrait of his work with dying people. (more…)

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The enjoyment of ‘doing art’

July 7th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The enjoyment of ‘doing art’)

Anne Turner’s journey with art continues, as she opens a show at Studio 366 and turns herself ‘inside out’

Anne Turner became involved with art therapy in 2003 at Other Hand Studio in Parksville, B.C. Anne is an artist because she says she enjoys “doing art.” But Anne also uses art to help her combat severe anxiety and depression. Over the years she has moved from collages to painting with oils to chalk pastel work. She’s just launched a show of her work at Studio 366 in Nanaimo. (more…)

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Using art to express and heal yourself

July 7th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Using art to express and heal yourself)

Mehdi Naïmi says that good art therapy empowers people, strengthens relationships, brings peace of heart, and joy to life

Long before there was “art therapy,“ artists explained themselves with their inner images as references to reality [Wikipedia]. Now considered a mental health discipline, art therapy combines the creative process and psychotherapy, facilitating self-exploration and understanding. Using imagery, colour, and shape as part of this creative therapeutic process, thoughts and feelings may be expressed that would otherwise be difficult to articulate. (more…)

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From old school to new school

June 16th, 2011 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on From old school to new school)

Consensus about the value of recovery-based health systems and programs grows, but how are they best implemented?

The goal of many mental health services and treatments is now recovery. This wasn’t always the case. In the past, mental health professionals told people with mental illness and their families that most illnesses got worse over time. People were told to lower their expectations. But now recovery is the goal—and it can mean anything from the complete absence of the symptoms of mental illness to living a full life in the community while learning to live with ongoing symptoms. [Source: Canadian Mental Health Association]

What is the “recovery model” and how does it differ from old school approaches? And how can a recovery model be implemented? (more…)

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