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The Power of Archetype Meditation: Unlocking Inner Healing Through Jungian Archetypes

The Power of Archetype Meditation: Unlocking Inner Healing Through Jungian Archetypes

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Apr 27, 2025 | Guided Meditations

In a fast-paced world filled with stress and disconnection, finding a path to inner peace and self-discovery is more important than ever. Archetype meditation, a transformative practice rooted in Jungian psychology and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, offers a...
The Predictive Mind: Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle and Its Implications for Consciousness

The Predictive Mind: Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle and Its Implications for Consciousness

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized

  The nature of consciousness has long been one of the most profound and perplexing questions in cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy. How does subjective experience arise from the objective, physical processes of the brain? What is the relationship...
EMDR Therapy for Children and Teens in Alabama: A Powerful Tool for Healing Trauma and Emotional Pain

EMDR Therapy for Children and Teens in Alabama: A Powerful Tool for Healing Trauma and Emotional Pain

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Feb 6, 2025 | Mental Health in Alabama

Can You Use EMDR on Children? Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods of development, laying the foundation for mental health and well-being throughout the lifespan. However, for many young people in Alabama, these formative years are marked by traumatic...
Psychedelic Therapy and Shamanism:

Psychedelic Therapy and Shamanism:

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 27, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Jungian Concepts

What Can We Learn from Indigenous Practices? The Resurgence of Psychedelics in the Modern World In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in psychedelic substances as potential tools for healing and self-discovery. After decades of stigma and...
The Rituals of Healing:

The Rituals of Healing:

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 27, 2024 | Anthropology and Evo Psych, Comparative Religion, Jungian Concepts

Anthropological Insights into Modern Psychotherapy Throughout human history and across cultures, rituals and storytelling have played a central role in addressing psychological ailments and facilitating healing. While modern psychotherapy can seem like a far cry from...
The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry: Harry Stack Sullivan’s Vision of the Social Self

The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry: Harry Stack Sullivan’s Vision of the Social Self

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy

Who Was Harry Stack Sullivan? “We are all much more simply human than otherwise.” – Harry Stack Sullivan  The Revolutionary Vision of Harry Stack Sullivan Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) emerged as one of the most innovative and influential...
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Human Relationships

John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Human Relationships

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy

Who was John Bowlby? “What cannot be communicated to the mother cannot be communicated to the self.” – John Bowlby John Bowlby (1907-1990) stands as one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, fundamentally transforming our...
Psychoanalytic Contributions of Otto Kernberg:

Psychoanalytic Contributions of Otto Kernberg:

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy

 Bridging Object Relations and Clinical Innovation Who was Otto Kernberg? “The integration of love and aggression within the context of internalized object relations represents the core psychological task in personality development. When this integration fails,...
The Self Psychology of Heinz Kohut: Revolutionizing Narcissism and the Psychology of the Self

The Self Psychology of Heinz Kohut: Revolutionizing Narcissism and the Psychology of the Self

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 26, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy

Who was Heinz Kohut? “The most significant characteristic of human existence is neither biological drives nor unconscious wishes but rather the human need to have the self understood, validated, and supported by others.” – Heinz Kohut  The...
Unraveling the Neurobiology of Shame and Its Transformative Potential

Unraveling the Neurobiology of Shame and Its Transformative Potential

by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP | Oct 18, 2024 | Trauma, Depth Psychology, and Social Work

The Roots of Emotion At the core of our emotional landscape lies a powerful and often misunderstood force: shame. As a fundamental human emotion, shame has deep evolutionary roots and profound impacts on our mental and physical well-being. By exploring the...
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