From Worry to Insight: Making Sense of Uncertainty
This Jungian Life Podcast
Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Worry arises because we can imagine countless possibilities, yet it often traps us in unproductive loops. Recognizing when worry prompts useful action—and when it spirals into paralysis—can be transformative. By holding uncertainty with patience, rather than trying to eliminate it, we engage a deeper capacity to reflect, adapt, and discover hidden strength.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this Jungian life. |
| 0:04.2 | Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marchiano, Deborah Stewart, and Joseph Lee, |
| 0:09.7 | invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day. |
| 0:19.4 | I'm Lisa Marchiano, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee, |
| 0:24.9 | and I'm a Jungian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I'm Deborah Stewart, a Jungian analyst, |
| 0:31.1 | and Cape Cod. |
| 0:44.4 | Thank you. Hi, everyone. |
| 0:47.8 | Today, Lisa can't be with us. |
| 0:54.4 | So Joseph and I are going to do our best to talk about worry. |
| 1:03.9 | Let's begin by setting forth some of the essential differences between worry and anxiety, |
| 1:08.0 | which are often used somewhat interchangeably. |
| 1:17.4 | And basically, worry is kind of one of the unfortunate side effects, so to speak, of our ability to imagine. |
| 1:19.4 | Because we imagine and get worried about what might happen if this or that or the other thing. |
| 1:28.7 | Worry is really a thought process. |
| 1:32.8 | We can usually express it in words. |
| 1:35.6 | You know, I'm worried about my uncle George. |
| 1:38.8 | She's in the hospital. |
| 1:40.4 | And, you know, I hope his surgery goes okay and I'm worried about it. |
| 1:45.5 | I'm worried about all kinds of things that I can express, |
| 1:50.6 | whether my flight will be on time and I'll be able to make my connecting flight. |
| 1:56.2 | These are thoughts that I can say out loud. |
| 2:01.7 | It often has to do with our attempt at control, |
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