From the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology the archetype of father is perceived through a variety of symbols and images internalized from the family and culture reflective of each era. When father is absent to himself, the daughter attempts to enliven him but deadens herself. This comes out in poor self-connection, body issues, low self-esteem and dissatisfying relationships. The emotional and/or physical absence becomes internalized for the daughter as emptiness. Jungian analytical psychology, focusing on search for the complete self, assists in rebalancing the personality through the unconscious coming to consciousness.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- identifying effects of the absent father figure on a daughter
- recognizing the grief and loss of both father figures and daughters who do not have relatedness with each other
- finding the father and daughter figures in dreams
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- therapists and general public all who face the absence and loss personally and culturally
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- heighten awareness of the psychological effects of father absence
Course Content
Presenter
Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D. trained in Zurich, Switzerland as a Jungian analyst is also a clinical psychologist and member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology. She presents to numerous Jungian conferences and teaching programs in the USA and worldwide.
Susan has articles in many journals and chapters in books on Jungian analytical psychology. Her book The Absent Father Effect on Daughters, Father Desire, Father Wounds is translated into several languages. In 2023 The Imposter Syndrome and The ‘As-If’ Personality: The Fragility of Self and in 2024 will appear Girl Unfolding—Puella’s Emergence: A Jungian Exploration, all published by Routledge. Her Jungian analytical practice is in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
