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Friday Evening Lecture
Coping with Suffering

Date:	April 11, 2008 7:30 –9:30 p.m.
Presenter:	Diana Heritage, LCSW
Location:	St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Inwood at Mockingbird
$15.00 non-members (wine and cheese reception)

The human psyche responds to trauma in a multitude of ways. In the academy award-winning film Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro and set during the Spanish Civil War, we are pulled into a world that depicts the richly imaginative response of a young girl to the violence that surrounds her, and we witness the psyche’s resources for survival in the midst of profound suffering. The story also introduces us to the archetypal realm from which all our symbols originate and from which one can draw courage and hope in the face of an outer reality that offers little more than pain. Seeing this film, we learn more about our own capacities for absorbing pain, adapting to trauma, and thereby serving life’s intentions, which are often contrary to the ego’s desires.

Although Friday night’s lecture will include clips from the film to emphasize various archetypal themes, participants should watch Pan’s Labyrinth prior to attending the lecture if possible.

Saturday Workshop
Coping with Suffering Workshop

Date:	April 12, 2008 9:30 a.m.–noon
Presenter:	Diana Heritage, LCSW
Location:	St. Thomas Episcopal Church
$40.00 non-members (coffee and rolls provided)

The poet Theodore Roethke wrote, “In a dark time the eye begins to see.” What is our light in a dark time? How do we cope with suffering? How do we find our way when our conscious attitude is no longer sufficient protection against the seen and unseen forces that wreak havoc in our lives? In this workshop, through examining the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Match Girl," we will explore the places within us that have been exposed to, overshadowed by, and even sacrificed to trauma. Through storytelling, lecture, and experiential exercises, participants will explore ways in which psyche appears as both protector and destroyer in the most perilous times of our lives.

Participants are encouraged to bring writing materials and a picture of themselves in childhood.

Diana Heritage, LCSW, holds a masters degree in social work from the University of Houston and is a graduate and member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts. She has been in private practice in Houston since 1993. A regular instructor at the C. G. Jung Educational Center of Houston, she focuses primarily on dreams, fairy tales, and addictive and compulsive behaviors in workshops and lectures.

 

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