Many are struggling to make sense of today\u2019s political climate. The events unfolding in the U.S. feel overwhelming\u2014bigger, more intense, and more alarming than anything we\u2019ve lived through. But what if this moment isn\u2019t unprecedented? What if today\u2019s turmoil is not an isolated crisis, but part of a recurring pattern woven throughout U.S. history?<\/p>\n
For anyone interested in understanding the sociopolitical climate, this program offers an accessible framework for exploring how history, psychology, and collective trauma shape these times. Instead of viewing current events as isolated, we\u2019ll consider how they fit into longstanding patterns in the American story that reflect deeper emotional and psychological dynamics within our national psyche.<\/p>\n
Donald Kalsched\u2019s trauma theory and concept of the archetypal self-care system is used to examine how early responses to overwhelming experiences appear in the collective in response to stress, change, conflict, and uncertainty. Recognizing this self-care system helps us better understand polarization, rising anxiety, and recurring national tensions\u2014and potentially anticipate how future cultural shifts may unfold.<\/p>\n
Through presentation, discussion, and reflective exercises, we will explore the threads of collective trauma defenses and pathways toward healing. Together we\u2019ll consider how imagination, relationship, honest dialogue, and the acknowledgment of painful history might soften defensive patterns and open space for collective growth.<\/p>\n
Learning Objectives<\/strong> Many are struggling to make sense of today\u2019s political climate. The events unfolding in the U.S. feel overwhelming\u2014bigger, more intense, and more alarming than anything we\u2019ve lived through. But what if this moment isn\u2019t unprecedented? What if today\u2019s turmoil is not an isolated crisis, but part of a recurring pattern woven throughout U.S. history? For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":125689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[184,210],"mec_speaker":[3459],"class_list":["post-125688","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-lecture","mec_category-workshop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThis course is intended to help you:<\/p>\n\n