Jason McCartyFeb 13, 20143 minStop Coping and Start ThrivingI’ve been thinking about the idea of coping strategies lately. Sometimes in my work with substance abusers, or anyone struggling to deal...
Jason McCartyJan 10, 20143 minFinding SubstanceThe word substance has my attention lately. There is something both conceptually satisfying about it as well as experientially...
Jason McCartyNov 26, 20132 minNew Adventures are Never FinalAfter being lost for periods of time, we sometimes find our way. Or maybe I should say we find “a” way. A path, a route, that at least...
Jason McCartyNov 21, 20132 minThe Annoying thing About ChangeI’ve written elsewhere that you have to change to change. Pretty simple, right? But yet we all struggle with this. Even the smallest and...
Jason McCartyOct 31, 20133 minLiving HonestlyWhy do we live in a world where honesty is a scarce value? What does honesty mean to people? What are we even talking about when we...
Jason McCartyOct 24, 20132 minLostYou are standing on a street corner and wondering how you got there. Nothing looks familiar and anxious energy starts to rise. You aren’t...
Jason McCartyOct 17, 20134 minWelcome to Your Life: how life changes usI’ve been learning a lot in the past several years. I have delved more deeply than ever into the areas of philosophy, psychology and...
Jason McCartyOct 3, 20132 minSeasons of Our LivesWe are now into the autumn season. It’s cooler, it gets dark earlier and things are beginning to die. The fall is a transition period....
Jason McCartySep 5, 20134 minThe Blank Page (of life)As I sit here and stare at the blank page, anxiety builds. There many things to say, too much really, and carving that down into an essay...
Jason McCartyAug 29, 20132 minOn Why You Want to Stay StuckWhy are you not getting better? Why does it seem like nothing changes for you? Why do you continue to have the same ailments haunting...
Jason McCartyAug 1, 20133 minCan You Accept the World as it Is?Can we accept that some people won’t get better? Can we accept that issues like addiction and homelessness aren’t going away? Can we...
Jason McCartyJul 25, 20133 minThe Power of WalkingI like simple things that have a lot of meaning. I also like utilizing experiences that do not require a whole lot of preparation,...
Jason McCartyJul 18, 20132 minThe Legacy of Aging | James HillmanIn the following video, archetypal psychologist James Hillman takes on the important but neglected topic of aging. We have lost a sense...
Jason McCartyJul 10, 20132 minWhy Are You Dying?There is something exciting and rewarding when embracing the fear that comes with “falling forward” (see my article Getting Into Your...
Jason McCartyJun 6, 20133 minAccepting That Which We FearI want to write about the experience of embracing fear, or the very experience which one fears happening. Whether it is the actual...
Jason McCartyMay 22, 20133 minGet Lost | finding yourself through the twists and turns of uncertaintyWhen I was younger, attending university, I used to take drives through the back roads of central Pennsylvania as a way to be by myself. ...
Jason McCartyMay 16, 20132 minCourage in the Face of DarknessWhen we begin to step out and take more control over our lives, we will go through times that feel impossible. Making changes means...
Jason McCartyMay 2, 20133 minGetting Into Your LifeI wanted to address the name of my column and the general concept I will be running with throughout my posts. I’m sure I will deviate...
Jason McCartyJan 19, 20133 minMoving Through Tension: How We Obtain Life’s FruitsIt is known that before a caterpillar becomes a butterfly it makes a cocoon. It eats many times its own weight before it begins to create...
Jason McCartyDec 28, 20124 minThe Journey and Stimulation of My Work with the AddictedI’m not sleeping well these days. My psycho-philosophical work with my addicted clients in treatment is too ripe a ground to explore...