This is Episode Six of conversations with stoic mamas along the way, part of a series of conversations with moms who’ve consciously chosen to shift the way they’re relating to this circumstance; using the context of parenting a trans-identified child to inspire personal healing and growth. This episode is sponsored by Dream School. Brought to you by the creators of This Jungian Life, Dream School is a year-long dream interpretation course designed to teach you how to “decode the language of metaphor and symbol, and harness the power of your unconscious wisdom.” Stoicmom subscribers can get 15% off tuition with the coupon code: STOICMOM15 Go to https://thisjungianlife.com/join-dream-school/ to learn more and enroll.
Such a pleasure to have S.Bee return and share another dream with us! It’s related to the dream S.Bee described during our first conversation, Whether to wrestle a serial killer (also a great conversation! Here is a link to S.Bee’s transcripts of Dream 1 from our first conversation, and Dream 2 which we discuss in more detail during this episode.) As someone who pays attention to the symbolism in her dreams, S.Bee has identified a motif that has emerged for her of running from menacing figures who pursue her through the Dreamscape. We explore what these figures might represent and use the dream as a backdrop to talk about human flourishing: that scary things will find us and invite us to wrestle with them. Attempting to outrun them is unsustainable, but changing how we relate to them (while also taking care of ourselves “in deep ways”) may be the key to developing our capacity to encounter and move through Life’s inevitable discomfort.
What doesn't kill you... -with S. Bee