Episode 001:

Alchemy & the Dark Night with Rose Harvey

Dive into rose’s mind…

Have you ever experienced a period of hopelessness, depression or despair where nothing makes sense anymore and life feels meaningless? If so, you’ve encountered what’s known as the long dark night of the soul. 

Today’s guest, Rose Harvey, believes learning to face the darkness within holds the key to profound transformation. Rose was drawn to study psychotherapy after an intensely challenging period where she questioned everything and discovered that learning to embrace the darkness was the key to finding our way back to the light. 

In today’s episode we chat about:

  • Psychological alchemy, the Nigredo, and why we need to descend into darkness to find our inner gold (1:24)

  • What does it really mean to transform? (5:58)

  • Why transformation can feel so uncomfortable and how to discern when discomfort is a sign of growth (7:48)

  • Why doing less can facilitate transformation (12:00)

  • What it means to face our shadow (13:11)

  • The long dark night of the soul (14:52)

  • Why we need to turn inward in order to find our way through the dark night of the soul (17:52)

  • How to explore what’s hidden in your shadow side (22:30)

And so much more!


Episode Resources

This Jungian Life Podcast 

Working on Yourself Alone by Arnold Mindell 

Romancing the Shadow by Connie Zweig & Steve Wolf


Connect with Rose:

Email: vroseharvey@gmail.com

Rose is available for online sessions.

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