Ep167: Rage, Vitality, Agency and Growing up in Motherhood with Lisa Marchiano. Re-release

About this episode

Catherine Counihan and Lisa Marchiano discuss the journey of motherhood and the importance of personal growth and embracing all aspects of feminine energy.

Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, podcast host, and certified Jungian analyst. She is the author of three books published by Sounds True,  Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself,   The Vital Spark: Reclaim Your Outlaw Energies and Find Your Feminine Fire  and  Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams.  She is the cocreator and cohost of the popular depth psychology podcast  This Jungian Life,  and has a private practice in Philadelphia.  Cath and Lisa talked about Lisa’s motherhood journey, how she has grown herself up, the need for women to grow up and let go of innocence, self abandonment and pleasing others. This maturation process and claiming all parts of our feminine energy (not just that which is kind or sweet) is essential to be able to protect ourselves and our kids and live a full adult life.  You can connect with Lisa on the links listed below. Instagram: @lisamarchiano Other web links  LisaMarchiano.com spinningstraw.com thisjungianlife.com If you're enjoying this podcast. Please leave a review and rate the podcast, this really helps others to find it. To sign up for the journal prompts and…

People in this episode

Host: Catherine Counihan

Guest: Lisa Marchiano

Topics covered

• motherhood
• personal growth
• feminine energy
• self abandonment
• depth psychology

Keywords

• motherhood
• Jungian analyst
• personal growth
• feminine energy
• self abandonment
• depth psychology
• Lisa Marchiano

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sounds True, This Jungian Life, Nurture.Heal.Grow, Instagram, Substack, Facebook

Places: Philadelphia

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