Ep.21 – Higher Self and the Structure of Becoming

What does parenthood awaken in us beyond responsibility and care? How does raising a child activate our own inner child and call us into deep inner work? In what ways does this role transform us and i...

25 Aug 20251h 14min

What is the experience of burnout like? How does it reveal the deeper resources we’re lacking? How might burnout signal the end of an old creative cycle and the need for change and transformation?Foll...

4 Aug 20251h 6min

What can the wilderness teach us about solitude, psyche, and transformation? Why is the forest such a potent symbol in fairytales and myth? How does backpacking mirror the archetypal journey into the ...

21 Jul 20251h 5min

Arran and Alyssa got married! In this episode they reflect on their recent marriage and explore its deeper meaning through a psychological, philosophical, and archetypal lens. They discuss how true pa...

9 Jul 20251h

Alchemical Inner Work is a technique created by Alyssa to support the process of re-imagining our psychological dynamics within the metaphorical language and concrete practices of the alchemical art.I...

5 Jun 202449min

What is "parts work"? How might we engage with the psyche by dividing it into subpersonalities? Who are the "exiles," "managers," and "firefighters" within us and how do they relate to one another?

8 Mai 20221h 7min

Why do we have dreams that are stressful, painful, or terrifying? How might tension in dreams reflect shadow integration? How can we work with bad dreams towards greater awareness and wholeness?

29 Apr 20221h 4min

What role do somatics play in the therapeutic process? In what way is trauma locked into the body? How can we incorporate a body-first mentality into our self-work practices?

8 Apr 20221h