The ‘as-if’ person faces a conundrum whether to hide or expose the truth of who they are. Feelings of loss, limitation and curtailment, alienation, and obsolescence are prevalent yet concealed with glitzy persona/imposter images. Intimacy and being emotionally present are difficult. The ‘as-if’ person withdraws into phantasy. Those living ‘as-if’ are estranged from their true selves at the cost of their desire. The relationship to life outwardly appears ‘as-if’ it was complete yet there is a haunting sense of lack and genuineness. Existence is singular. Very possibly we know these struggles as they are part of us.
The subjects include aging, the cultural influence of social media, the role of the father, transferences and body image. The recognition of the unconscious, a hallmark of Jungian analytical psychology is based on the incorporation of the dissociated personality parts into the self, reflecting the multiplicity of the psyche.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Introduction to an aspect of the personality from the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology
- Valuing the unconscious and its wealth of material for personality growth
- Dreams as a doorway into the personality
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- People interested in an in-depth approach to psychological treatment and personality development
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Deepening and broadening knowledge of the personality
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.
