“Jung believed that “suffering” is not an illness; it is the normal counter pole to happiness”
Cinderella and her Sisters, is the tale of a young and vulnerable woman whose lived experience of early childhood trauma has severely impacted on her psychological, physical, and spiritual wellness.
The name Cinderella, means rebirth of the feminine. This talk will explore Cinderella’s journey as she reaches out for professional help. Its context is today’s culture and society that has become skewed toward a patriarchal approach that has led in part to the separation of treatment modalities.
When we recognise the relationship between clinical psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and the symbolic phenomenology of the soul, we find a deeper meaning to the human condition. Reaching a common understanding of language within what too frequently remains disparate fields of mental health may be a step forward in bringing a cohesion and unity to an individual’s care.
Cinderella is a story of the transformation of the soul, and the restoration of the Feminine archetype in today’s patriarchal society.
Christina Thomas
Christina Thomas is a Jungian Analyst who trained with the C G Jung Institute in Zurich. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Melbourne and is an experienced group facilitator, whose Jungian and spiritual orientation ensures her ability to work deeply with the unconscious language of dreams, fairy tales and myths.
Christina currently runs a popular community dreamwork group in Richmond and facilitates their monthly meetings. She has worked in psychiatric hospital settings, where she designed and facilitated psychodrama groups for adolescents with behavioural problems.
Admission:
Members: Free
Non Members: $20
Concession: $15