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This Jungian Life Podcast

DIVORCE: How can heartbreak lead to transformation?

This Jungian Life Podcast

Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano

Jungian, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Dreams, Jung, Relationships, Selfhelp, Society & Culture, Psychoanalysis

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

How does the experience of divorce lead to personal transformation and self-discovery?

The journey of divorce is emblematic of a profound personal transformation, often unveiling the paradoxical nature of human relationships where deep trust and love coexist with the potential for betrayal and disillusionment, reflecting the intrinsic human struggle between connection and individuality. This individuation process during and after divorce constellates a metamorphosis, where confronting the shadows of a broken relationship becomes a gateway to self-discovery, self-acceptance, and a deeper connection with one's authentic self, leading to a more grounded and conscious existence. Loss, grief, and rebirth emerge as universal experiences, underscoring the resilience of the human spirit in facing life's adversities. While uniquely personal, the experience of divorce echoes the archetypal journey through cycles of despair, enlightenment, and resurgence, revealing that in the heart of suffering lies the potential for profound insight, healing, and the reclamation of one's path. At its essence, divorce acts as a catalyst for introspection and existential reevaluation, challenging inherited and societal constructs of marriage and relationships and inviting individuals to redefine their understanding of love, commitment, and self-fulfillment to pursue a more authentic life.

Prepare to discover who experiences divorce's deep impact, when it typically unfolds, how it leads to transformation, what emotional and psychological processes are involved, where it can lead individuals, whether it's a mere dissolution or a transformative experience, which aspects of the self are most affected, and why it can be a profound opportunity for personal growth and self-realization…..and so much more…

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to this Jungian life.

0:03.0

Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marciano, Deborah Stewart and Joseph Lee,

0:09.0

invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day.

0:17.0

I'm Lisa Marciano and I'm a youngian analyst in Philadelphia.

0:22.0

I'm Joseph Lee and I'm a youngian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee and I'm a youngian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

0:27.0

I'm Deborah Stewart, a youngian analyst on Cape Cod. God. Well, in this episode, Joseph and I tackled the topic of divorce.

0:42.3

We talked about the heartbreak of divorce,

0:45.4

the different ways that you can experience it

0:48.2

if you're the person initiating the divorce

0:51.4

versus being the person upon whom maybe this was sprung out of the blue.

0:55.9

We also talked about some of the potentials in divorce, the way that it can often feel like

1:01.3

a relief. It can open us up to new psycho spiritual growth.

1:07.1

It can call for us to be initiated into adulthood. So I think we did our usual job of circum ambulating it. And I do want to

1:18.0

acknowledge we talked about the work of Leanne Downs who is a union analyst who wrote her thesis on divorce

1:26.1

and I was lucky enough to be able to read it and her website is Leanne Downs

1:30.7

Union.com. We'll put that in the show notes, but she's interested in hearing from you if you have a divorce story because she might be doing more

1:39.2

writing on this in the future. So I hope that you enjoy today's episode.

1:47.0

Divorce by Jose Alkantara. He has flown head-first against the glass and now lies stunned

2:01.2

on the stone patio. nothing moving but his quick beating heart.

2:08.1

So you go to him, pick up his delicate body and hold him in cupped palms of your hands. You've always

2:16.4

known he was beautiful, but it's only now in his stillness, in his vulnerability,

2:24.4

that you see the miracle of his being,

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