The Rise of Jung in Me by Dr Toula Gordillo

The Rise of Jung in Me: A Transformational Journey

For over a decade, Dr Toula grappled with a haunting question: “How can we help youth with their issues if we haven’t resolved our own?”

As a manager for the most complex cases among six thousand students, and as a parent of three (then) teenagers, she witnessed the profound suffering experienced by young people. This exposure triggered her own deeply buried issues of powerlessness, rejection and abandonment from her teenage years. Her pain at witnessing the hurt in others was the catalyst for Dr Toula’s own profound healing journey.

Finding modern cognitive conscious methods adequate for healing these deep-seated traumas, she became inspired by Dr Carl Jung’s concept of the ‘shadow self’. As part of her personal Jungian action research method, she discovered that a holistic approach, based on ancestral wisdom, was necessary. Her quest to find the best healing practices for youth had evolved into an exploration of her adolescent shadow self.

The result was the creation of Story Image Therapy (SIT®) and its psychospiritual and philosophical adjunct, SIT Shadow Work™. This innovative method, grounded in Jungian psychology and Stoic/Taoist philosophy, has now transformed the lives of thousands of youth and their adult caregivers across Australia, New Zealand, and India.

The Rise of Jung in Me unveils Dr Toula’s new, holistic teaching and counselling method that integrates the voices of young people and our own inner youth. Divided into three sections, the book details her Jungian action research method, addressing themes like:

• Adolescent shadow work
• The wounded inner child/adolescent
• The power of youth voice
• The value of lived experience for healing

Through compelling storytelling and evocative black-and-white images, Dr Toula illustrates how she applied Jung’s teachings to heal her wounds and those of others. This true hero’s/heroine’s journey story features the latest research on youth psychology, philosophy, and spirituality. It also includes six transformative case studies of young people who benefited from Story Image Therapy’s practical application: SIT Shadow Work™.

Join Dr Toula on her extraordinary journey of self-discovery and learn how her innovative methods can bring healing and resilience to the next generation, their parents, caregivers, and ultimately, to you.

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