Author: Kristen Hornung
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Winnicott, Ogden, and Dreaming Undreamt Dreams: Reflections on Psychoanalysis and Therapy
Today I’m going to share some thoughts on two papers that I found really interesting. One is a chapter on transitional objects by D. W. Winnicott, and the other is This Art of Psychoanalysis: Dreaming Undreamt Dreams and Interrupted Cries by Thomas Ogden. Winnicott: Transitional Objects & The Good Enough Mother Both of these works…
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How to Cope with Stress, Anxiety, or Depression: Simple Mental Health Strategies
How to Care for Yourself During Stressful or Anxious Times | Therapist Tips What are some ways we can care for ourselves when we’re in a period that feels more stressful, more anxious, or more depressed than usual? Today I’m going to share some of my own strategies. The first thing I like to do…
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A Healing Light Visualization for Grounding and Release
Today I’d like to share one of my favorite guided visualizations. This practice can be helpful if you’re wanting to feel more grounded, or if you’re noticing that you’re holding a lot of tension or emotional activation in your body. It’s a visualization I often return to myself, and one that I regularly adapt in…
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Self-Awareness & The Unconscious
What We Don’t Know About Ourselves How can we become more self-aware, especially when self-awareness requires knowing what we don’t know about ourselves? In this reflection, I want to share a little about the unconscious and how depth psychology has shaped my own relationship to insight, awareness, and humility. When I talk about self-awareness here,…