Presenter
International Association for Jungian Studies
Weekend Seminar
March 27, 2026
Bridging the Great Divide: Individualism and Individuation in America
This presentation explores how Jungian individuation might be wrested from the grip of individualism in order to tend meaningfully to the exaggerated and tenuous divide between individual and community that results from this American cultural complex. The shadows of individualism in the American psyche are pervasive and all-encompassing, and the overlooked communal and collective aspects of Jungian individuation have the potential to address our crises of loneliness and isolation—exacerbated by the digital age—and reestablish a healthy tension between individuality and collectivity.
Presenter
Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies
2024 Conference: Theory to Action
June, 2024, New Mexico
Paper Presentation
“Lonesome Heroes: Individuation in the Grip of American Hyper-Individualism”
Presenter & Workshop Facilitator
Bay Area Association of Psychological Type
Three Hour Presentation for Members and the Public
November, 2024
Individualism and Individuation in America:
Finding Meaning in the Absence of Belonging
A 3 hour presentation and discussion on the cultural approach to individualism in our therapeutic work, from a Jungian typological perspective.
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