the wounded healer

(a term coined by depth psychologist Carl Gustav Jung)

This archetype describes the phenomenon wherein the suffering the “helper” undergoes, assimilates, and works through cultivates a lived empathic understanding of the distress of the “helped”–which is the same distress! Ah, humanity. This diminishes any perceived divide between the two parts being enacted, and in fact acknowledges our innate inter-connectivity, who we are beneath the roles we play. In other words, beyond our personas, we are unified, one. Not so separate after all. Let’s embrace the drama, fully immersing in our given multi-dimensional roles, without getting too identified with the characters we portray.

The Path Is The Goal. The Only Way Out Is Through. There’s No One Out There But Us.