“What we once thought we knew, what we thought we understood, what we thought was a reliable map of our world, all seem now to fail us”
The practice of Jungian Coaching is not about "fixing" you, because you’re not broken. In Jungian terms it’s about Individuation—the process of becoming the person you were actually meant to be, rather than the person you were taught to be. In Latin this is called the Soul, in Greek it’s Psyche. In depth psychology it’s the Self.
Most of us spend the first half of our lives building a container, and ego which develops around a career, a reputation, a persona using a compass that fits us seemingly neatly into the world. We learn to curate the acceptable and hide the rest. But there comes a moment—often in the aftermath of some internal crisis—when the container feels too small. The old map and compass no longer work.
“Every moment of our lives is trying to tell us something”
We often fear what lies beneath the surface, believing our "Shadow"—the angry, fearful, or eccentric parts of us—must be repressed. But in Jungian work the Shadow is also the seat of our creativity, our passion, and our vitality. Some of which will have been repressed to accommodate the adaptations required of our ego.
Instead of repressing the dark; we invite it to the table. By integrating exiled parts of yourself, you stop warring with your own nature and reclaim the energy you’ve spent hiding it.
“The voices you hear, are they from your culture, your family of origin, or your soul?”
Carl Jung noted that the problems of the second half of life can’t be solved by the ego. The ego was developed through the necessity of being accepted in the family and society you were born into and will naturally oppose any challenges to the way it has responded to the world.
Whether you are navigating a career transition, a relationship shift, or a spiritual plateau or any significant life change, exploring the territory beyond your ego, into the psyche can bring out a refreshing, sustainable source of being.
