Tag: Identity & Selfhood

topographia

An exploration of the tension between the ‘assigned identity’ and the emergence of the true Self. For the severed soul, identity is often a fragmented landscape of lost origins and adopted personas. This space examines the process of Individuation—the psychological and philosophical journey of integrating these fragments to discover a Selfhood that is not dependent on external validation or biological certainty.

  • Odd

    Odd

    To truly know and accept oneself, and to offer that same grace to another, is the heart of living fully.

  • Reneé Descartes, Part 2

    Reneé Descartes, Part 2

    Reneé Descartes was a monumental figure. By insisting that we must systematically doubt everything until we find an undeniable truth, he effectively created the modern concept of critical thinking, shifting philosophy from external authority to individual human consciousness.

  • Structuralism

    Structuralism

    Structuralism framed the primary goal of psychology as discovering the nature and structure of elementary conscious experiences.

  • Hello, Traveler

    Hello, Traveler

    Hello, Traveler. As you make your way along life’s tumultuous highways, it’s important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

  • On Being Whole

    On Being Whole

    Those who have worked on themselves enough to be comfortable with who they are […] do not need or ask to be understood by others. The appropriate attitude for a long-term working relationship is not understanding, but acceptance

  • Switched at Birth

    Switched at Birth

    On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital in small-town Wisconsin. The infants were accidentally switched, and went home with the wrong families.

  • Family Tree Assignment

    Family Tree Assignment

    Not every adopted child was placed as an infant, and their day of birth wasn’t always a cause for celebration. Nor is adoption, as commonly idealized, a universally cherished event.