Episode 2

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21st Jan 2023

Growing Down: Avoidance, Decay, Depressive Cycles

In this essay I explore the riches of the depths of psyche, particularly as experienced through our depressive cycles that arise alongside habits of avoidance. What does it mean to tend the flowers but not the roots? We are culturally obsessed with striving upwards, and we avoid the earthen, darkly whispers of the unconscious below the surface where the seeds of both or suffering and creativity are buried. These are some basics of Carl Jung's depth psychology. The quote from James Hillman comes from Re-Visioning Psychology, p. 99.

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Again, but with Feeling
Essays and talks on consciousness, culture, and career.
What am I doing here? How am I supposed to feel about it? Why do I keep circling around the same themes no matter how much time I spend on my own evolution or how many leaps I take? Enjoy single-narrator audio essays written through the depth psychology frame, and casual talks on topics that traverse the realms of consciousness, archetypes, culture, and career.

Erika is a business strategist and executive coach of 15+ years, and recovering existentialist who teaches meditation and embodiment, with degrees in both political science and depth psychology. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Depth Psychology - Jungian and Archetypal Studies.
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Erika Raney

Erika has an M.A. in Depth Psychology and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. She graduated from the UCLA Honors Program in Political Science/International Relations and holds teaching certificates in Vedic meditation, EMA somatic embodiment, and wilderness survival/experiential education. Erika has worked as an executive coach, producer, consulting CMO and brand and messaging strategist for more than 15 years across multiple industries, from tech and aerospace to wellness, gaming, and entertainment.