The Depths to Which We Need Each Other

Every person has two histories influencing their present actions and future choices. One history is made up of idiosyncrasies, assimilated norms, and life events โ€” the way you hold a pencil, how you dance, the people youโ€™ve loved and their influence on who youโ€™ve...

The Loveless Trajectory of Sexual Abuse

Long before their falling-out, Carl Jung shared a tragic memory in a letter to Sigmund Freud: โ€œ… as a boy I was the victim of a sexual assault by a man I once worshippedโ€ (cited in John Kerr’s A Most Dangerous Method). Jung also shared his infatuation with...

Love and the Split Self

In the movie Take This Waltz, a young Canadian woman, Margot, is happily married although not excited about her life. Her work doesnโ€™t fulfill her. She designs brochures but would rather be a โ€œrealโ€ writer. She describes herself as afraid of being...

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