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Dose of DepthSacred Teachers in Unexpected Places (Chapters 21-25 of When Sex Meets God)Who gets to decide what’s right for you?We often hear the phrase “You are the highest authority for your own life,” but that raises a deeper question: who is the “you” that can actually be trusted?In this episode, I reflect on a talk by Alan Watts, in which he suggested that our five senses are always perceiving the past, while intuition, faith, and belief shape the future. Much of what guides us lives below conscious awareness, quietly influencing our choices, desires, and longings.I explore how the bo...
2026-02-0711 min
Dose of DepthEcopsychology, Neurodivergence & the Future of Intelligence: A Chat with/Sher Griffin, Author of Cognitive Ecology: Mapping Your Mind for Self-UnderstandingFirst, my memoir is available! Read views and purchase my crazy story here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Meets-God-Unraveling/dp/B0FY1WSSJZ or at Bookshop.org:https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-sex-meets-god-a-midlife-unraveling-deborah-lukovich/4cbce8637457c444?ean=9798349679292&next=t. Are you nervous about AI? It may not surprise you to know that AI is currently being used for unethical and illegal purposes. We are in a literal battle for the human soul as some powerful forces seek to merge technology with humans in a way that separates humans from their own connection to consciousness and their innate di...
2025-12-191h 00
Dose of DepthAre You Asking the Big Questions? A Chat with Branden Singletary, Philosopher and ArtistIn this episode, I’m excited to talk with Branden Singletary, an artist and philosopher whose creative expression seeks to highlight a connection between cosmos and human cognition. Branden has produced a short film, an art book, and a wide array of other illustrations for the purpose of expanding deeper and farther in his quest to refine and eventually present a detailed map of patterns between worldviews, aesthetic preferences, cognitive styles, and ways of creation to benefit people who desire to live a life of boundless creativity, wonder, and awe.Check out Branden's creative expressions her...
2025-10-151h 05
Dose of DepthIs This You? 6 Types of Readers Who’ll Connect Deeply with “When Sex Meets God”In this episode, I spend time describing the different types of readers that might enjoy my memoir, When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling. It's coming in late OCTOBER. Be sure to subscribe to my website to get updates: https://www.deborahlukovich.com/The reader groups are: #1 - Readers who enjoy stories about personal transformation (midlife unraveling, identity crisis, etc.)#2 - Women who came of age in the 1980s, and younger women, will recognize the current version of the same push and pull between women's advancement in the world and the so...
2025-10-0421 min
Dose of DepthWhy I Titled My Book: When Sex Meets GodIn this episode, I share the story of why I decided to title my memoir When Sex Meets God: A Midlife Unraveling. My emotions throughout the past five years have ranged from confidence in the meaningful nature of my experience to deep insecurity about my ability to communicate it.My experience blew my mind, and my goal in sharing my story is to encourage others to follow the whispers of their unconscious, especially if doing so requires going against the grain in some way.Enjoy some backstory, get some depth psychology perspective, and l...
2025-09-2109 min
Dose of DepthExploring Your Reactions to MAGAThis episode is a follow-up to my last episode about how to deal with difficult people. In this episode, I help you understand what's happening beneath the surface of people who identify as MAGA. Check out one of my favorite creators, Rich Louis of Leaving MAGA. As a former MAGA, his thoughtful interviews with people who are going through the process of leaving MAGA are insightful. Likewise, your emotional reactions to their behavior are a doorway to deeper insights about yourself. You'll learn how to disarm your negative emotions, as well as ways to...
2025-09-0813 min
Dose of DepthDealing with Difficult People: A Tool for Scary ConversationsIn this episode, I teach you how to find the deeper reason for your reactions to certain difficult people. These could be family members, annoying co-workers, or the special brand of difficult people that refer to themselves as MAGA. Then, I teach you how to use a communication template I created based on the Start with Heart principle from the book Crucial Conversations. Enjoy feeling more empowered around those difficult people who can trigger you. Consider the trigger as your doorway to taking your power back. Deborah Lukovich, PhDDepth Psychology Coach, Author & Host of...
2025-08-2719 min
Dose of DepthAstrology & Depth Psychology: A Chat with Urania Harp, Astrologer and Intuitive GuideIn this episode of Dose of Depth Podcast, I have a chat with Urania Harp, a professional astrologist and intuitive guide. Urania is passionate about uncovering the core connection between the spiritual and physical realms. She has oriented her studies and practices towards dream analysis for healing and self-transformation. Urania is a co-host of Journey Through the Innerverse, a podcast discussing a variety of topics through the lens of dreams, astral travel, and mysticism. We meander through astrology, tarot, dreams, and our mutual love of depth psychology and C.G. Jung. Debo...
2025-08-1959 min
Dose of DepthAffordable Way to Try Depth Psychology on Your OwnIf you're ready to do inner work but not ready for or can't afford coaching, consider this option:In this video, I explain why I created the Depth Psychology Resource Guide, what's in it, and how to use it. Priced at $7.99, this affordable resource includes: (1) A worksheet designed to get you from insight to action; and (2) A worksheet to apply the associations method to your dreams and other images you want to explore. This library of free content is organized by topic (e.g., depth psychology concepts, finding meaning in dreams, Jungian film th...
2025-08-1108 min
Dose of DepthHow the Unconscious Speaks Through Drawing & Writing PoetryIn this video, I share how image journaling and writing poetry led to insights that could not have been gained through regular journaling or talk therapy.I vulnerably share many of my images to illuminate the process of finding meaning in the strange ways our unconscious tries to get our attention. Enjoy! Deborah Lukovich, PhDDepth Psychology CoachP.S. You can support the Dose of Depth podcast here. You can find all the free resources I mentioned in the video on my website: https://www.deborahlukovich.com....
2025-08-0416 min
Dose of DepthThe Power of Writing and Email Coaching ServicesIn this video, I discuss the power of writing, share tips on how to write to explore your dreams, and introduce you to my email coaching service. Research has proven that journaling can benefit you in numerous ways, including helping you process your emotions and gain deeper insights from life events. Research also shows that writing down your goals increases your chances of achieving them by 85%. Yet, many people avoid journaling and writing goals. Why? That's mysterious, and it also presents an opportunity to explore the more profound fear of revealing a deeply held truth. Th...
2025-07-2814 min
Dose of DepthDream: Riding a Unicycle, Walking Arm & Arm w/My Ex-Husband, and moreIn this episode of my new series, Dr. Deborah's Dreams, I share how I found meaning in my dream about riding a unicycle, cringing at a guy doing pullups and admiring his shoulder muscles, and walking arm in arm down the sidewalk with my ex-husband. I bring some concepts to life, including projection, how images are not just visual, and how dreams are forward-looking, giving you clues about what'scoming up in your life. Additionally, I suggest considering compensation, which means that what is happening in the dream needs to be expressed in your waking life.
2025-05-2208 min
Dose of DepthCringe! A Dream About Dr. Oz: Repairing My Relationship with WealthThis episode is part of my new series, Dr. Deborah's Dreams, where I bring depth psychology concepts to life by exploring the hidden meanings in my dreams. This episode is about a dream that made me cringe. Dr. Oz makes an appearance, along with the sense that Marjorie Taylor Greene played the role of troublemaker. ALSO NEW: I'm part of a new dream app! Dreamigos is a place to go to record your dreams! You can keep them private, share them in a community, and even access experts like me. Click here to learn more.
2025-05-1509 min
Dose of DepthExploring My Recurring Dream: Mercenaries Chase Me Through My Childhood HomeThis episode is part of my new series, Dr. Deborah's Dreams, in which I bring depth psychology concepts to life by exploring the hidden meanings in my dreams. This episode is about a recurring dream leading up to my midlife unraveling. ALSO NEW: I'm part of a new dream app! Dreamigos is a place to go to record your dreams! You can keep them private, share them in a community, and even access experts like me. Click here to learn more. I've always found having a "template" helpful when learning a new concept. I seek ex...
2025-05-0409 min
Dose of DepthDeborah's Dreams: Exploring My Preoccupation with My former HomeThis episode is the second in a new series I launched: Deborah's Dreams. NEW: I'm part of a new dream app! Dreamigos is a place to go to record your dreams! You can keep them private, share them in a community, and even access experts like me. Click here to learn more. I've always found having a "template" helpful when I'm learning a new concept. I seek examples of how to play with the theory and see what it takes to achieve a successful outcome. Research also suggests that we learn best through sto...
2025-04-2008 min
Dose of DepthDeborah's Dreams: How I Explored & Found Meaning in Four Pivotal Dreams During My Midlife UnravelingIn this episode, I share how I explored and found meaning in four dreams representing pivotal points in my midlife unraveling and reconstruction.It all started in 2013 when I journaled, "I can't live this way anymore." Then Hermes the Trickster showed up seducing me with the promise that pursuing an MA/PhD in depth psychology would save my Soul. C.G. Jung became my spiritual teacher. In a three-act play, you can consider these dreams occurring in Acts one and two; Act Three is still unfolding. I cover concepts like recurring...
2024-09-1016 min
Dose of DepthThe Intersection of Vulnerability & Creativity: A Chat w/JD Edwin, Author of the Headspace SeriesIn this episode, I bring back one of my favorite writers and guests. JD Edwin is a science fiction and urban fantasy author who believes the first goal of fiction is FUN! She is the author of the Headspace series, an easy-to-read, action-packed science fiction trilogy published by Story Cartel Press. Headspace (book 1)Master of the Arena (book 2) Orb Hunters (book 3)JD's WebsiteOur first chat was two years ago, just after JD had published the first in her Headspace series, and then I had her back a year...
2024-03-2148 min
Dose of DepthNeed Your Ass Kicked? Rob Thomas Shows Up in a Dream (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote a couple weeks ago. Click here to read it. It was turning out to be an interesting week. Of course, this story begins with a dream that includes Rob Thomas and having to pee really bad. Before I go on, if you're enjoying Dose of Depth podcast, would you be sure to rate it and share my episodes. It would also be great if you'd consider becoming a $5 monthly contributor. Click here to find out more about that. Back to the story. Enjoy!
2024-03-1807 min
Dose of DepthMy Clients Teach Me So Much: Random ReflectionsIn this episode, I read a blog post I wrote in February, 2024. As usual, a recent walk on a sunny day prompted some new ideas about how to share some of what my clients and I have learned together on our journeys. The topics are exploring the spiritual meaning of physical/body challenges and changing up a story about trauma to release shame. Enjoy some recent realizations and consider scheduling a FREE 30 minute exploratory chat to launch your Indiana Jones adventure of self discovery. Deborah Lukovich, PhDSupport Dose of...
2024-02-2010 min
Dose of DepthActivating Your Inner Philosopher: A Chat w/Johnny Price, Poet, Philosopher, Sage & Seeker of TruthIn this episode I want to inspire you to activate your inner philosopher because the world needs your reflections about the meaning of your life within the context of all the chaos going on. CG Jung warned something like, the fate of humanity depends upon the self-reflecting individual so as not to get swallowed up by mass-minded ideas (aka conspiracy theories that are spreading like wildfire).My guest today is someone I’ve been following on Instagram. It felt like a seduction of sorts by the time I came across the black and white photo of Johnny Pr...
2024-02-0757 min
Dose of DepthSelf-Intimacy: Reflections & Guided MeditationThis episode is about self-intimacy and includes a guided meditation for those seeking a deeper and more intimate relationship with themselves and others. Sexuality, arousal, passionate physical touch are all ways creative intelligence works through us to increase consciousness. The expansion of consciousness always involves an unleashing of creativity. New ideas of what it means to be human, inventions, perspectives, artistic expression, all these things express the demand by archetypal energies to evolve, and the expansion of consciousness always manifests as an expansion of love and compassion.There’s a Jungian analyst that sugg...
2024-01-2418 min
Dose of DepthA Chat About the Movie Poor Things w/PJ DeverIn this episode, I’m sharing my passion for Jungian film theory. I’ve been wanting to incorporate my thoughts about the deeper meaning of movies into my podcast. I guess my second viewing of the movie Poor Things pushed me over the procrastination edge.The fact that I could not immediately articulate how this film – Poor Things – impacted my psyche was a clue that it was communicating something new. I couldn’t think of a better person to have this conversation with than my friend and former colleague, PJ Dever. He’s one of those friend...
2024-01-2254 min
Dose of DepthWe're All Wounded by Patriarchy: A Modern Application of Nonviolent Resistance (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote in spring of 2019. Three things I was reflecting about came together, the dramatic uptick in hate speech and acts of violence, my reading of Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, Strength to Love, and how nonviolent resistance works from a depth psychology perspective. Before I go on, if you like this episode or are already a fan of Dose of Depth podcast, could you like, rate, comment and share please? Also, consider becoming a financial supporter of Depth for just $5/month. Click here to learn more.
2023-12-2811 min
Dose of DepthMisfits to the Rescue: The Intersection Between Autism, Giftedness & ADHD, w/Sher Griffin, Founder of The Compassion CollectiveI’m excited to chat with Sher Griffin, who describes herself as a thrice-exceptional individual with a recently discovered neurotype intersection of autism, giftedness, and ADHD. Sher Immerses herself in the realm of transformative social change, delving into the intricacies of liberation psychology through her graduate studies at Saybrook University. Sher is also the visionary founder and co-creator of The Compassion Collective: A Phoenix Society, where she curates a diverse community of social misfits for the purpose of navigating the intersections of social exclusion, neurodivergence, and substance use disorders. I have a feeling it’s the m...
2023-12-131h 01
Dose of DepthRe-imagining the Feminine: A Chat with Jen Degnan Smith PhD, author of The Shape of Water: An Eco-Psychological Fairy Tale (March 2019, Ecopsychology magazine)In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with a fellow PhD in depth psychology and alum of Pacifica Graduate Institute. We’re going to talk about two of my favorite topics combined: the feminine and film. Jen Degnan Smith has a Ph.D. in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology, an MA in Applied Psychology, and a BA in Economics. Her career spans the US and Europe, focusing on where psychology and business intersect and teaching Organizational Behavior to MBA and undergraduate students. She is currently co-teaching a Ph.D. course on the psychological and cultural impa...
2023-11-1653 min
Dose of DepthReshaping Justice: A Chat with Mary Triggiano, Ret. Chief Judge & Director of the Andrew Center for Restorative JusticeIn this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with someone from my hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She’s as passionate as I am about making the world a better place. I met Mary Triggiano decades ago when she was the managing attorney for Legal Action of Wisconsin, the state’s largest nonprofit law firm committed to ensuring access to the justice system especially for those least able to afford it. Since I last connected with Mary, she’s lived a full professional life, including working as a judge in children’s court, domestic violence court, and the ci...
2023-10-2952 min
Dose of DepthThe Role of Imagination in Healing & Growth: A Chat w/Vlado Šolc, Jungian analyst & author of Dark ReligionI’m excited to bring back Vlado Šolc for the third time. He’s a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, my hometown. Vlado has authored many articles, and he is the co-author of the book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology. Listen to our chat about self-reflection in a time of conspiracy theories. Listen to our chat about a depth approach to therapy or watch on YouTube.Today’s episode is a spontaneous conversation about the rule of creativity and imagination in healing and growth. There will be props a...
2023-09-281h 06
Dose of DepthConscious Parenting: What Are You Projecting Onto Your Children? (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote on May 1, 2020, after being interviewed for the Moms Meet Sanity online campaign. The title of the post is: The Evolving Relationship Between a Mother and Her Children. It was also five days before I left my hometown, not knowing COVID was just getting started, and leaving my young adult children behind. They smiled as I drove away to start my new life in a beach town, but I was in shock I think, because I had no idea what was next except that I would be defending...
2023-09-1519 min
Dose of DepthAre You Afraid of Poetry? A Chat w/Walter Williams, Poet & Life CoachIn this episode, I have a conversation with Walter Williams, host of Deep Discussion podcast, certified life coach, and a poet; and he’s a dad and a husband too.I came across Walter on Twitter. His response to one of my reflection questions got my attention so I checked out his profile. All I had to know was that he was a poet and I swooned. I love poets, I’m a groupie for many, I had been trying to find one who was brave enough to chat with me. I’ve found poets are amazing and sh...
2023-09-0345 min
Dose of DepthA Framework for Self-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories w/Review of Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology, by Vlado Solc & George DidierIn this episode, I read a blog post I published this week, August 2023: A Framework for Self-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories.About a year ago, I had a chat with Jungian Analyst Vlado Solc about his book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology, which he wrote in partnership with George Didier. This post is a follow-up article about the book and the topic. The book is a big read, but dense academic language is brought to life through examples of relatable lived experiences. Importantly, rather than being left wi...
2023-08-2518 min
Dose of DepthSex, Relationships & Self Growth: A Feisty Chat w/Natasha Carter, author of Unfinished BusinessIn this episode, I have a fun and feisty chat with Natasha Carter, about her first novel, Unfinished Business. Natasha and I share a passion for writing about romance and sex, but we have difference experiences and perspectives. So much has changed since I was her age, and yet so much hasn’t changed. We’re both feisty and rebellious. In a way, Natasha is more rebellious than I am. She’s more obnoxious in a good way, and at the same time, her posts reveal her vulnerability. But she learned earlier than me not to hide her vul...
2023-08-1244 min
Dose of DepthI Didn't Become a Romantic Until I Got Divorced: Midlife Reflections (blog post)In this episode I read a blog post from January 2021. This one needs no introduction. Let’s jump in. The title is: I Didn’t Become a Romantic Until I Got Divorced: Midlife Reflections.Did you come of age in the 1980s? What kinds of messages did you internalize having to do with gender roles? Have you thought about how those messages may have shown up as limiting beliefs that stand in the way of fully expressing yourself in midlife.Only now can I appreciate the complexity of my own coming of age experience. ...
2023-08-0417 min
Dose of DepthA Soul Approach to Menopause - For Men Too! (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote two years ago, Spring of 2021. I had settled into my new life in a beach town and renewed my lease for another year. I had found an online writing community and finished a real draft of my memoir. I was feeling good . . . except for one thing. My sleep sucked. Sometimes, I would be wide awake for three hours, just lying there as if I was on alert for danger. Other nights, I would wake up with a hot flash so intense, I’d whip my covers across th...
2023-07-0919 min
Dose of DepthA Chat with My Gen Z Son: Just Help Us!In this episode, I have a chat with my son, William, who's turning 23 in September and graduating from CSU with a degree in computer science. He’s hoping to get a job working for an organization that is passionate about the environment. William is a super interesting Gen Z young man, not just because he’s my son, but because of his journey, his temptation to turn to the dark side as I call it, his hunger for knowledge, and his growing capacity to reflect about his relationship with himself and how he fits into the collective of hu...
2023-06-291h 12
Dose of DepthVolcanic Ash Storm: The Secret Agenda of Dreams and Film Images (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote about a year ago, Spring of 2022, two years after I arrived in Jacksonville Beach, FL for the beginning of the reconstruction phase of midlife. I was over the unraveling phase thank goodness. The post is titled: Volcanic Ash Storm: The Secret Agenda of Dreams and Film Images.There’s this moment, or series of moments, when you become aware of what you’ve shed, what parts of you have died or stepped back so other parts of you can take the lead. It’s like you have a cast...
2023-06-2517 min
Dose of DepthA One Night Stand With Shame (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote two years ago, beginning of 2021. I had survived my first eight months after leaving my hometown to start a new adventure in Jacksonville Beach. I still had no idea what I was going to be doing for work, but I had found a little groove. Following your Soul’s calling is for the brave. Answering the mysterious calling into the unknown requires trusting something other than your mind and conventional beliefs. It can feel terrifying, immoral, irresponsible, and when you feel these things, sometimes it means you’re on...
2023-06-1617 min
Dose of DepthDissecting Midlife: There's a Point to Unraveling (blog post)In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote a year ago, Spring of 2022, about the experience of midlife crisis, or unraveling. Some want to avoid calling it a crisis, but I think that’s spiritual bypassing, or your ego just trying to control the process. Remember, what’s in your unconscious is not known, so when pieces of it come out and challenge your beliefs, it should feel like a crisis. Some of the things you thought were true suddenly cannot be reconciled with the situation in which you find yourself. The crisis is an...
2023-06-0421 min
Dose of DepthWhen Is Sexual Attraction NOT About Sex? Includes excerpts of my coming memoir, When Sex Meets God: a midlife storyIn this episode, I read a blog post I wrote about sexual attraction. My midlife unraveling ended up being driven by the need to reconcile sexuality and spirituality, which lived in my body and psyche as opposing forces. I came to understand that sexual attraction is one way creative intelligence works its magic and that every instance of that twinge of attraction is meaningful. But those twinges of attraction are often, and I would say most of the time, misunderstood as a desire for literal sex. So, enjoy my take on the deeper meaning of...
2023-05-2522 min
Dose of DepthMy Strange Relationship with Freedom (blog post)In this episode, I read one of my popular blog posts. It’s titled: My Strange Relationship with Freedom. It’s from January of 2022, sixteen months after I had left my Midwestern hometown to go live in a Florida beach town. When I arrived back in May of 2020, I was about to get my PhD, I didn’t have a job, and I felt anxiety about using the money from the sale of my home until I could figure out what to do. Oh, and it was the beginning of covid.I was so lost. I was h...
2023-04-3012 min
Dose of DepthDo You Know a Trans Person? A Chat w/Aaron Baker, Transgender ActivistIn this episode, I have a conversation with Aaron Baker, dedicated transgender activist and social media influencer. She focuses on sharing the joy of the trans experience, along with clarifying the history, science, and origins of the concepts of gender and sex. Her profiles, @aaronbaker and @aaronbaker.joy, have earned her a significant following, with her videos reaching over 5 million views. Her most popular videos are about parenting LGBTQ children and the problems with Georgia SB 140 (the bill that bans gender affirming care for minors.)I found Aaron on Instagram. One of her videos came up and...
2023-04-2259 min
Dose of DepthCome Breathe & Imagine: Enjoy My Guided Meditation w/ Active ImaginationThis episode fulfills a request by my clients who love this part of our sessions so much they want to be able to take me on the road so to speak. The 15 minutes includes mindfulness, breath work, visualization and active imagination to welcome images from the unconscious. You don't need an excuse to try it out, but if you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed, the meditation is designed to help you reset your nervous system. The active imagination component might help you become awarer of the deeper meaning or hidden agenda of your anxiety or other negative...
2023-04-0517 min
Dose of DepthFantasy, Science Fiction & Depth Psychology: Another Chat w/JD Edwin, Author of Master of the Arena, the prequel to HeadspaceIn this episode, I bring back JD Edwin, a writer of fiction both long and short, including numerous short stories and articles on the art and craft of writing. Our first chat was a year ago, just after JD had published her debut fantasy novel, Headspace. If you’d like to take a listen to our chat, you can find it in Season 1, Episode 2 from February of 2022, the episode is titled: Finding Your Personal Story in Bigger Stories. If you like the film Divergent or the Netflix series Alice in Borderland, you’ll love Headspace. And now, JD’s p...
2023-03-2446 min
Dose of DepthBrad Pitt and Individuation: My Take On Bullet Train (blog post)In this episode, I read one of my blog posts about a film experience. I never know when it will happen, when something on the screen will reach into my unconscious and pull out a new insight. It’s so much fun when that happens, and I really do need to write about these experiences more. Get my take on the film Bullet Train, learn how I found meaning in my own film experience, and learn a little bit about Jungian film theory too. Enjoy! Get more about how to explore your own fi...
2023-03-1715 min
Dose of DepthThe Deeper Meaning of Romantic Love: A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Shelby, author of Love and Soul-Making: Searching the Depths of Romantic LoveIn this episode, I bring back Dr. Stacey Shelby, author of Love and Soul-Making: Searching the Depths of Romantic Love; and Tracking the Wild Woman Archetype: A Guide to Becoming a Whole, In-divisible Woman. If you’d like to listen to our first chat, it’s Season 1, Episode 6, from March of 2022. It’s titled, Relationships as Vessels of Transformation. The link is in the description box, along with links to Stacey’s books.I love this from the Foreword: “Romance is first and foremost about the individual’s calling to love soul, their own soul, and...
2023-03-101h 13
Dose of DepthWhat Does a Dream About Ferrets Have to Do With Post-Divorce Relationships?In this episode, I read a blog post that brings to life the usefulness of exploring dreams in gaining a new insight that could strengthen a relationship. In fact, without the new insight, you might instead undermine the relationship. Often, I am inspired on my walks as I process the juicy depth psychology coaching sessions I have with my clients. Everything about how this post came about illuminates how the unconscious seeks to create through us, for our benefit, and ultimately for the benefits of others. As C.G. Jung suggested, the fate of...
2023-03-0310 min
Dose of DepthThe Intersection of Mental Health and Creativity: A Conversation With Bill Zaferos, Author of Poison Pen (a novel)In this episode, I have a chat with Bill Zaferos, author of Poison Pen, a novel. Bill is an award-winning journalist and his first novel, the one we’re going to talk about today, was what emerged through channeling his mental illness into creativity. I’ll also be sharing the video version of this chat on my YouTube channel. So, I love this endorsement of Bill’s book: “Poison Pen will appeal to fans of the odd and absurd. Each sentence is loaded with humor, heart, and meaning.” The unconscious seeks to create, and sometimes we’re a willin...
2023-02-191h 02
Dose of DepthSoul Talk 101: How to Explore Your DreamsIn this episode, I’m sharing a podcast version of one of my YouTube videos, specifically, the one where I teach people how to explore their dream images. The YouTube series is called Soul Talk 101. The link to this one is in the description box. Ready to explore your dream images? Let's get started . . . To check out Robert Johnson's book, Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal GrowthTo watch my YouTube version of this Soul Talk Lesson Deborah Lukovich, PhDP.S. Check out my...
2023-02-1024 min
Dose of DepthWhat If You're Not Supposed to Find the ONE? Me reading my blog post of September 2021In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote about relationships. I had met someone three months prior and I felt an odd and intense self-awareness about my own experience as the relationship unfolded. Of course, a movie showed up to mirror back to me what my unconscious wanted me to explore. I hope you enjoy what I call my creative memoir writing. So, let's get started. Deborah Lukovich, PhDP.S. Check out my work at www.deborahlukovich.com, where you can also subscribe to...
2023-01-2713 min
Dose of DepthChapter 25 - Sustaining Your New Practice & Conclusion - from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. I'm kind of sad that it's ending, taking you through my book chapter by chapter. In this episode, I’ll be reading Chapter 25, which is about how to sustain your new practicing of exploring your unconscious, along with a short conclusion.I wrote this book as a guide, a companion on your life-long journey of coming into deeper and deeper relationship with your Self. By the end, you hopefully are even more...
2023-01-1522 min
Dose of DepthThe Gift of Self-Doubt, Self-Consciousness & Other Forms of Self-Torture: A Conversation with Chris Lukovich Schindler, Author of Unfinished: Unlock Your Superpowers, Live with Purpose, and Discover Limitless PossibilitiesToday, I’m shaking it up. I’m going to be a little less formal and a little more personal. As you know, I’m an awkward, nerdy over sharer who is obsessed about inspiring people to find deeper meaning in ordinary life events. What you don’t know is that I’m one of three sisters who are super close in age. We’re alike in so many ways – we’re friendly and curious about people. And we’re also so different. One sister is an extravert who is talented at acting and singing and could give Marth...
2022-12-3057 min
Dose of DepthThree Ways of Why: A Conversation with Jungian Analyst Vlado Šolc about the Journey to SelfIn this episode, I’ve brought back Vlado Solc, Jungian Analyst and psychotherapist practicing in Milwaukee, WI, my hometown. Vlado is a co-author of the book, Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology. After listening to this episode, you might want to listen to our last chat about his book in Episode 26 of Season 1. It’s titled Self-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories. All along, you’ve been learning about Jung’s theory of individuation, which is the framework for exploring your unconscious. I didn’t start using that exact term until my last interview...
2022-12-181h 05
Dose of DepthA Depth Approach to Transitioning to the New Year - Me Reading My Blog Post of December 2022In this episode, I read my new blog post, A Depth Approach to Transitioning to the New Year. It's that time of year again. The momentum and anticipation started in the weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. For some, anxiety about family sets in quickly and for others it is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Before we know it, we will find ourselves in the psychological space of new beginnings without really thinking too much about it. Between the old year and the n...
2022-12-0920 min
Dose of DepthChapter 24 - More on Psychological/Personality Type - from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this chapter, I’ll be reading Chapter 22: What Movie Are You Living? I encourage you to go deeper than anyone has likely taken you into your psychological type. If you still haven’t taken the inventory and gotten your four letters – mine are INFJ – go to www.16personalities.com. This chapter offers three reasons for you to go deeper, especially into your blind spots, the functions that are in your shadow and come out during t...
2022-12-0315 min
Dose of DepthStaying Committed to Self When You're in Relationship: A Conversation with Dr. Joli Hamilton, Relationship Coach, Author & TEDx SpeakerIn this episode, I’m excited to have my depth psychology colleague Dr. Joli Hamilton back for a conversation about staying connected to your inner being, your Self, what you might call Soul within relationship. Following that inner voice as it prompts you to grow is difficult enough when it’s just you but staying committed to your journey to grow and unfold is even more difficult when you’re in a relationship. For those of you who didn’t catch my first interview with Joli, click here to listen to Episode 14, and we talked about the deeper m...
2022-11-211h 06
Dose of DepthChapter 23 - What Movie Are You Living? - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this chapter, I’ll be reading Chapter 22: What Movie Are You Living?Have you ever been obsessed with a movie or an online series? Are you like me and find yourself going back to the theatre to see certain films eight times? The first time that happened I felt exhilarated by the feeling of being pulled by some mysterious force to rewatch Aquaman of all movies again and again and again.Did yo...
2022-11-1125 min
Dose of DepthChapter 22 - The Archetype Behind Your Complex - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In Chapter 22 – The Archetype Behind Your Complex – we learn that at the core of each complex is a universal human need. As you begin exploring your unconscious, you will gain personal insights first, and this chapter is about taking the next step, and connecting those insights to greater universal forces that want to use you as a vessel through which to create what doesn’t exist right now in the form of ideas, inventions, and other cre...
2022-10-3034 min
Dose of DepthChapter 21 - Personal Shadow: Projection - from my new book Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this episode, I’ll be reading Chapter 21, where we dig a little deeper into your personal shadow and take on the tricky topic of projection. You’ve probably come across the concept of projection over the past couple years. It’s become a part of daily conversation. Projection is easier to see in another individual than in yourself, and it’s easiest to see in extreme versions, for example when one person or group...
2022-10-2415 min
Dose of DepthTrauma, the Body & Imaginal Knowing: A Conversation with Jane Shaw, Craniosacral Therapist, MA Depth PsychologyDid you know that your body has a subtle physiology, that your cells express rhythmic movement that is fundamental to life? Did you know that when we are in stillness, we are part of the universal stillness from which life evolves? In this episode, we’re going to deepen into the idea of wellness during my conversation with Jane Shaw, a beautiful kind soul whose presence whether in person, video, or voice, feels like an invitation to become more aware of our inner world, to express our true Self, which Jane surmises is our purpose in life.
2022-10-131h 01
Dose of DepthChapter 20 - Personal Shadow: Complexes - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are Your Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Chapters 1-15 explored the different ways your unconscious tries to get your attention. Chapter 16 taught you the associations method to explore your images, and Chapter 17 was about a technique called active imagination. Chapter 18 was about exploring dreams, and in Chapter 19, you were introduced to the concept that your unconscious lives in your body. In Chapter 20 we’re going to learn one of the fastest ways of exploring your unconscious, through your complexes. Once you...
2022-10-0316 min
Dose of DepthChapter 19 - Wisdom of the Body - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Chapters 1-15 explored the different ways your unconscious tries to get your attention. Chapter 16 taught you the associations method to explore your images, and Chapter 17 was about a technique called active imagination. Chapter 18 was about exploring dreams, and in Chapter 19, we’re going to learn how to harness the wisdom our bodies hold. If you’re a woman or identify as a woman, you are aware of the complex nature of your relationship with y...
2022-10-0321 min
Dose of DepthA Soul Approach to Addiction and Trauma: A Conversation with Alex Castro Croy, MA, LPC, LAC, EMDR-Certified, ATP (Bilingual)In this episode, we take on the huge topic of addiction and trauma with my guest Alex Castro Croy, Director and President of Life Recovery Centers in Northglenn and Denver, Colorado. Alex is a licensed professional counselor, licensed addictions counselor, and a bilingual EMDR certified-trauma informed therapist. What a background: 15 years combined experience as a drug court probation officer and addiction treatment provider. Alex is well known as a trainer in the US and internationally, addressing topics of trauma, addiction, self-care, and implementation of Jungian psychology in the addiction/trauma field. Oh, and Alex is an adjunct p...
2022-09-2556 min
Dose of DepthChapter 18 - Tending Dreams - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Just to remind you, Chapters 1-15 explored all the different ways your unconscious tries to get your attention. Chapter 16 taught you the associations method to explore your images, and Chapter 17 was all about a technique called active imagination. In Chapter 18, we’re going to learn how to tend dreams using active imagination. We’ll start with recurring dreams, then I’ll walk you through how to invite an imaginary council to help with a question or a pr...
2022-09-2316 min
Dose of DepthChapter 17 - Active Imagination - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You made it! Chapters 1-15 explored all the different ways your unconscious tries to get your attention. Chapter 16 taught you the associations method to explore your images. It’s the foundation for all the other methods.In Chapter 17, we’re going to learn about a technique C.G. Jung named active imagination. Simply, it is using your imagination to engage with the images you are exploring. If you’re open and can relax int a d...
2022-09-2315 min
Dose of DepthCuriosity, Creativity & the Journey to Your Deeper Self: A Conversation with Emotional Wellness Coach, Jennifer DayIn this episode, I have a chat with Jennifer Day, the founder of LifeShine Design. Jen is an emotional wellness coach, and her combination of background, life experiences and formal training reflects her appreciation for the meandering nature of coming into deeper relationship with your Self, or inner being. In the language of depth psychology, Jen’s approach to working with clients expresses honor for the mysterious feminine approach to the journey to Self. The feminine (not meaning woman, more a style of consciousness, an inner feminine) is meandering, not linear, rather she is patient and strategic as she...
2022-09-1656 min
Dose of DepthStill Stewing After the Last Fight with Your Partner? Learn the 3Ps of Relationships - Me reading my blog post of September 3, 2022In this episode, I read a recent blog post: Still Stewing About the Last Fight with Your Romantic Partner? A New Framework for Finding the Deeper Purpose of Relationships. I was contemplating how to begin a depth psychology coaching session with a couple. There had been an unusually dramatic conflict the week before. Like a volcanic eruption, something hot and fiery had been unleashed and days later the space between the couple was still filled with simmering lava. They both felt confused, hurt, and unsure about what it all meant, but they had enough awareness to know t...
2022-09-0814 min
Dose of DepthChapter 16 - Methods–Finding Associations - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You made it! Now that you’ve learned all the different ways your unconscious tries to get your attention, and hopefully you reflected or journaled along the way about a dream or two, or found how your mother or father complex is getting in your way in your marriage, or you’re wondering about the hidden meaning of an odd obsession or a recurring sexual fantasy, how do you explore the images and find some usefu...
2022-09-0216 min
Dose of DepthChapter 15 - Fantasies and Memories - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are Your Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In Chapter 16, I give you a whole other way to think about the purpose behind your mind wandering, or why certain memories come up, and the sneaky way our unconscious uses fantasies, especially those of a sexual nature. I used to think we created fantasies, sort of like people wrote a script for something they wanted to experience, but maybe that’s because I’m a recovering control freak. We don’t create fantasie...
2022-09-0209 min
Dose of DepthCare of the Sexual Self & A Positive Vision for Heterosexual Male Sexuality: A Conversation with Dr. Shaun MillerIn this episode, we’re going to talk about my favorite topic, sexuality, which is different than sex. I know you'll enjoy my chat with another PhD friend, Dr. Shaun Miller, who earned his PhD in philosophy from Marquette University. His focus is the philosophy of sex, relationships, sexuality education, gender, and how to increase well-being through sexuality. I love this quote by C.G. Jung, one of the founders of depth psychology.: “With the exception of religious longings, nothing challenges modern man more consciously and personally than sex.”Like spirituality, the archetypal energy of sexualit...
2022-08-231h 06
Dose of DepthChapter 14 - Relationships - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Chapter 14 is about relationships. Once I knew I was getting divorced, a doorway opened for a younger man to unleash some pent-up desire. When he moved on, I couldn’t get any relief for my unleashed desire, so I self-consciously hit the online dating scene. Each of the ten men over six months challenged me in specific ways. It was as if I had signed up for a college course on how to rela...
2022-08-2110 min
Dose of DepthChapter 13 - Complexes - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Chapter 13 is about complexes, which simply are patterns of behavior and thinking that are rooted in childhood, and many patterns that were once neutral and helpful can suddenly become problematic. Because complexes get triggered during times of stress, disproportionate emotional reactions make it difficult to catch them before we say or do something we’ll later regret. If we haven’t identified our parental complexes, it means we’re not looking out for them, an...
2022-08-2111 min
Dose of DepthChapter 12 - Psychological/Personality Type - from my book, Your Soul is Talking: Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. Chapter 12 is about how your natural psychological type is another way your unconscious speaks. Digging into your psychological type helps to explain why you respond to events in certain ways. Becoming consciously competent about a strength allows you to use it more strategically, and becoming aware of a weakness can help you take back what you’re projecting onto other people, making you a better human being. If you’ve done...
2022-08-1414 min
Dose of DepthChapter 11 - Emotions and Feelings - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?My book seeks to empower you with the knowledge of how the unconscious speaks as well as a framework for exploring those messages, which come in many forms, including emotions and how we use feelings to label those emotions. This is the topic of Chapter 11. Family gatherings are great opportunities to explore the deeper meaning of your emotions. What are your family gatherings like? For many, the predictability of drama creates great stress long before the holiday, Thanksgiving for example. You know your father is going to light that...
2022-08-0711 min
Dose of DepthCorporations and Our Collective Shadow: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Martin About the Citizens United OpinionIn this episode, we’re going to talk about corporations – through a depth psychology lens of course. Dr. Elizabeth Martin is Senior Vice President leading Strategy & Innovation for Optum Serve, the federal health serveices business of both Optum and UnitedHealth Group. Elizabeth is licensed to practice law in both New Mexico & Texas. She is an attorney, former CEO of a $430 million managed care company and business consultant specializing in operational management and systems building. Elizabeth received her law degree from Boston College, her business degree from Creighton University and a PhD in Cultural Psychology from Paci...
2022-08-031h 03
Dose of DepthChapter 10 - Bodily Sensations and Injuries - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In Chapter 10, I talk about another way your unconscious speaks to you – through bodily symptoms and injuries. During one of my somatic depth psychology courses – soma means body – I was intrigued by an active imagination exercise offered in one of the textbooks. In the exercise, my imagination took me in an elevator down to my stomach, my womb. When the elevator door opened, I felt the warmth and humidity and saw the dark moist caverns like those in a volcano. As I walked and felt my way through the darkness, at my feet were slow moving rivers of lava...
2022-07-3010 min
Dose of DepthSelf-Reflection in a Time of Conspiracy Theories: A Conversation with Vlado Solc, Jungian Analyst & Author of Dark Religion: Fundamentalism From the Perspective of Jungian PsychologyEnjoy my chat with Vlado Solc about what's beneath the surface of fundamentalism and conspiracy theories. He is the author of (written in partnership with George Didier). Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology. Links to resources mentioned in the interview: Vlado's book, Dark Religion21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah HarariThe Red Book, by C.G. JungThe Battle for God, by Karen ArmstrongAnalytical Psychology: Its Theory and Practice, by C.G. JungCheck out more of my work at www.deborahlukovich.co...
2022-07-221h 11
Dose of DepthWhat is Generation Z Mirroring Back to Us? Me reading my blog post of June 26, 2022In this episode, I read a recent blog post titled: What is Generation Z Mirroring Back to Us? I wrote it after a couple conversations with Mom’s about their young adult Gen Z sons. I have two Generation Z young adults myself, a son, and a daughter. The phrase tone-deaf comes to mind if you’re surprised about why the young folks coming of age right now struggle with anxiety, lack of motivation, and focus. This blog post explores what you may be projecting onto the generation that seems to be the place where the ultimate buck...
2022-07-1720 min
Dose of DepthChapter 9 - Anxiety and Obsessions - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In Chapter 9, I talk about another way your unconscious speaks to you – through obsessions and symptoms like anxiety and even depression. When I moved down to my beach town, fantasies of reconnecting with a man with whom I had spent a couple nights with and felt deep connection, emerged and plagued me. I saw his likeness everywhere, and I became obsessed with him. Ahh. But I considered that my obsession was perhaps about something other than this literal man. My obsession eventually took the form of my first short story, The Fantasy, and I began to s...
2022-07-1612 min
Dose of DepthExploring the Deeper Meaning of Float Tank Experiences: A Conversation with Dr. Christy GardnerIn this episode, I chat with Dr. Christy Gardner about float tanks and float therapy. You might have heard about it or even tried it out, or maybe it’s a regular part of your self-care. For many, it’s a great way to relax or even escape from the over-stimulating nature of living in today’s world. But you know me. There’s something deeper going on in that float tank and looking at it through the lens of depth psychology is a great way to explore what that deeper part of you might be trying to commun...
2022-06-3040 min
Dose of DepthChapter 8 - Dreams - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In Chapter 8, I talk about dreams, which C.G. Jung said were a direct route to the unconscious. There is no fixed meaning to dreams, and the goal is not to allow the ego to interpret or dismiss. You don’t need any of that to benefit by exploring your dreams. Think of working with dreams to prompt those things in your unconscious to come out and play with you. It wasn’t until years after my midlife unraveling that I realized the meaning of my dream about my crumbling teeth wasn’t about my life falling apart...
2022-06-2511 min
Dose of DepthChapter 7 - Synchronicity - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this book, I teach the language of the unconscious to help you notice the subtle messages you Soul is using to get your attention. Then I offer you a framework for decoding and finding meaning in the messages. Insights come fast at times, and sometimes take years to grasp the full meaning. My personal stories are meant to help you connect to the concepts and to entertain you too. We can’t take this too...
2022-06-1708 min
Dose of DepthReady to Meet Your Inner Child? A Hands-on Active Imagination ActivityIn this episode, you’re going to get a treat, a hands-on experience with active imagination. I also created a video version, which you can find on my YouTube channel. Wait . . . don't go. Do you feel trapped in a dysfunctional relationship or toxic work culture? Are you having a difficult time overcoming a pattern of thinking, one that resurfaces feelings of unworthiness? Or, have you already shed all that crap but you're not sure what you want and where to go. If you can say yes to any of these questions, this episode is for yo...
2022-06-1115 min
Dose of DepthChapter 6 - How the Unconscious Speaks: Symbols - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In Chapter 6, I introduce you to the language of the unconscious. The psyche or the Soul speaks through the unconscious in images, which are not just visual. I call them impressions. This chapter introduces you to symbols. If you're looking for an alternative to Amazon, you can now purchase a paperback at www.bookshop.org. When I was in the throes of my midlife unraveling, I was drawn to the spiral symbol. At fifty, I got my first tattoo, a one-inch version of the spiral image. It was on my right wrist, and I noticed I used my...
2022-06-0309 min
Dose of DepthYoga, C.G. Jung, and Midlife: A Conversation with Julie Breedlove Montemerlo, Certified Yoga Instructor and Owner of Wise Waves WellnessIn this episode, we’re going to be talking about yoga but not in the way you think. I have a conversation with Julie Breedlove Montemerlo, yoga teacher, music lover, mother, wife, optimist, marketing professional, and constant student of life. What do you know about yoga? It’s not religion as some fear, rather it’s a framework for approaching life. It’s an Eastern practice that found its way to the West because it filled a gap by providing something that people were hungry for. C.G. Jung, one of the founders of depth p...
2022-05-2858 min
Dose of DepthChapter 5 - The Forces that Shape You - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are Your Listening? I take on the "P" word - PatriarchyIn this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this book, I teach the language of the unconscious, how it speaks, how to decode and find meaning in the messages, and a little kick in the butt to make sure you take steps to apply these insights to your life. In Chapter 5, I get you thinking about the larger forces that shape you. We tend to think we know who we are and why we believe what we believe, but our li...
2022-05-2422 min
Dose of DepthImages of Global Fear as Messengers of Soul During a Time of Spiritual Crisis: A Conversation with Dr. Teresa Nowak, Jungian & Archetypal research psychologistMake sure you’re settled in and then take a big cleansing breath. In this episode, we’re taking on something huge, what could be described as a global spiritual crisis, which is taking form as growing collective trauma from intensifying anxiety due to an onslaught of global concerns. My guest is Dr. Teresa Nowak, a Jungian and archetypal research psychologist specializing in imaginal processes that transport her client’s fears and anxieties into an inner world of soul. Dr. Tree’s psychological perspective is layered with ecopsychology, where the world’s soul is believed to be projected t...
2022-05-1500 min
Dose of DepthChapter 4 - My Five-Step Process - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?Exploring your unconscious is like playing detective! In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. In this book, I teach the language of the unconscious, how it speaks, how to decode the messages, how to find meaning in the messages, and a little kick in the butt to make sure you take steps to apply these insights to your life. To make it as relatable as possible, I weave in personal stories from all the stages of my midlife phase so...
2022-05-1013 min
Dose of DepthCreative Monogamy, Consensual Non-Monogamy, Sexual Shadow, Polyamory . . . A Conversation with Dr. Joli Hamilton, Relationship Coach and Author of Project Relationship: The Entrepreneur's Action Plan for Passionate, Sustainable LoveWhat happens when two over-sharing depth psychologists get together and talk about sex, love, and soul-making? A safe space opens up for cultivating a sense of curiosity, depth, appreciation for the tension between the literal and symbolic, and lots of giggles. In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Joli Hamilton, best-selling author, TEDx speaker, and certified sexuality educator. Joli holds a doctorate in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute (we were cohort buddies), where she studied the impact of jealousy on relationships. I love how Joli describes her relationship coaching services as being fo...
2022-05-0157 min
Dose of DepthMy Children Kicked Me Out of the Nest - A Story About Anxiety and Midlife ExpansionAre you learning to live life in a new way? Whether by choice or circumstance, anxiety is a critical partner on the journey to create a new life. In this episode, I share a story I posted on my blog last year, May of 2021, and it’s also my most viewed post. I was coming up on the one-year anniversary of having picked up and left my Midwest hometown and old life behind to start a new one in a Florida beach town. Getting the notice from my apartment leasing office about renewing my lease unle...
2022-04-2318 min
Dose of DepthChapter 3 - Definitions - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I continue reading from my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. My book teaches the reader how the unconscious speaks and brings those concepts to life through my personal stories of midlife unraveling, reconstruction, healing personal wounds related to sexuality and spirituality, and the anxiety of living life in a completely new way. Chapter 3 lays out some terms I use, some of them academic, and others more common but I use them in a more symbolic way. We’re getting there, the juicy part is c...
2022-04-1715 min
Dose of DepthTherapy as the Seed of Revolution: A Conversation with Alex Luber, LPC Through the Lens of Depth PsychologyIn this episode, I have a lively conversation with Alex Luber, licensed professional counselor and fellow Jungian enthusiast. With a degree in philosophy and practitioner of yoga therapy, he was already unconventional, and then Alex enrolled in the Jungian Psychotherapist program at the Carl Jung Institute in Chicago. He says Depth, Existentialism, Feminism, and Hermeneutical Psychology are home base for him.As a millennial, he brings a sensitivity to coming of age right now during the accelerated dismantling of patriarchal systems. We chat about how the modern therapeutic model holds individuals responsible for the anxiety caus...
2022-04-1037 min
Dose of DepthChapter 2 - How This Book Works - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening?In this episode, I read Chapter 2 of my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. I explain how the layout of the book, the importance of journaling both in words and images, and how living in a new way requires the death or letting go of perspectives that no longer serve us. You can listen to Chapter 1 in episode 7. My book teaches people reader how the unconscious speaks, bringing concepts to life through personal stories of midlife unraveling, reconstruction, healing personal wounds related to sexuality and spirituality, and the an...
2022-04-0319 min
Dose of DepthThe Fantasy–My first short story about romance, sexuality, and creative imagination–Read by meIn this episode, I read my first short story. How I came to write my first short story is a funny story itself. I had picked up and left my Midwestern hometown with only what could fit in my car, drove down to a beach town in Florida to begin my new life, and wandered around with anxiety about what the heck I was going to do next. Oh, and it was the initial climax of the COVID19 outbreak. In spring of 2020. The new ritual that grounded me most was walking the beach every morning. A...
2022-03-2738 min
Dose of DepthLove Detective Stories? Join My Conversation with Dr. Susan Rowland, Author of The Sacred Well MurdersIf you're enjoying my podcast, please share it with others and subscribe on my website www.deborahlukovich.com to learn more about my mission to encourage and empower people to self-reflect for the purpose of unfolding into the next version of themselves. In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Susan Rowland, author of her first in a series of novels. This one is called The Sacred Well Murders. Dr. Rowland teaches on hybrid programs in Engaged Humanities, Creativity and Jungian & Archetypal Studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute in California. In her ten published books s...
2022-03-2048 min
Dose of DepthChapter 1 - The Discovery of You - from my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden PurposeThis episode is a reading from Chapter 1 of my new book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. This book combines my Jungian—based coaching framework for self-reflection AND to make it even more relatable, I weave in my personal stories of midlife unraveling, reconstruction, healing personal wounds related to sexuality and spirituality, and the anxiety of living life in a completely new way.My writing and coaching, informed by my PhD work in depth psychology, make space for conversation about topics that are difficult or embarrassing to talk abou...
2022-03-1318 min
Dose of DepthRelationships as Vessels of Transformation–A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Shelby, Author of Love and Soul-Making: Searching the Depths of Romantic LoveIn this episode, Dr. Stacey Shelby and I have a chat about romantic love as the ultimate transformer. If you've had intense experiences in love–good and bad–you're going to enjoy this episode.Dr. Shelby is an author, speaker, educator, and depth psychotherapist. She’s a Registered Clinical Counselor in Canada, a certified dream tender, and she has studied in indigenous and yoga traditions, and she has lectured for multinational fashion corporations to bring a mythic and depth perspective to the concept of beauty, relationships, and transformation. Oh, and she was my dissertation chair for my...
2022-03-0649 min
Dose of DepthUnleashed–A Short Story About an Experience of Death and RebirthIn this episode, I share a short story I wrote about an experience of death and rebirth. In my story, I had already gone through a period of midlife unraveling and a little reconstruction. I had put into motion a completely different way of living my life, but then I got cold feet. I wrote this story six months after I started my new life in a beach town. I hope you enjoy it and will share it with others. It’s called—Unleashed. You might become aware of your own subtle or dramatic experiences of dea...
2022-02-2710 min
Dose of DepthCan Christianity Transcend Patriarchy? A Conversation with Feminist Christian Meghan Tschanz, author of Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our VoiceIn this episode, we explore the interconnectedness of patriarchy, Christian doctrine, and violence against women. You’re going to be inspired by my conversation with Meghan Tschanz, self-proclaimed feminist Christian, and author of Women Rising: Learning to Listen, Reclaiming Our Voice.Fresh out of college, hating her job, and searching for meaning, Meghan left everything to join a mission trip. She befriended women around the globe who had survived sex trafficking, female genital mutilation, and extreme violence. She soon recognized that the systems of injustice that held women back everywhere were the very systems in whi...
2022-02-1948 min
Dose of DepthVacuum Cleaners & Ex-Husbands–A Story About Moving from One Year to the NextWhat's your process for moving from one year to the next?In this episode, I share a blog post I wrote about a series of amusing events that occurred over the last few days of 2020 that changed my perspective about how to approach 2021. You might have your own ah-ha or just have a good giggle. Like it, leave a comment, share it with others, subscribe and become a fan! I write for me AND others to find meaning in ordinary life events. You can read and download a copy of this story from...
2022-02-1312 min