Father Abandonment
through the Lens of a Fairytale

with Susan E. Schwartz

Saturday, October 15, 2022
12 pm - 2 pm EST, on Zoom
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This Program Will Be Recorded.
The recording link will be sent to you within 72 hours after the live program.
Program Cost: $30

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“How does the father abandonment affect our body, mind, and soul?”

Fairytales replicate the life characters we meet through relationships and dreams. They reflect situations and emotions we all might experience.

We will discuss the tale of the Handless Maiden and how it depicts the issues of abandonment, paternal loss, and emotional absence enacted in the psyche, family, culture, and trans-generationally. This is a common present-day experience in the life of many.

The tale highlights the puella archetype noted in Jungian analytical psychology. She represents the feminine conundrum of growing into her strength of self, the limits to this, and the possibilities occurring from growing up in our narcissistic culture.

How does the father abandonment affect our body, mind, and soul? We conclude with the path leading to growth and hope.

Who Is It For

Men and women, fathers and daughters seeking to repair the father abandonment.
People interested in Jungian analytical psychology.
Those looking for some practical means for psychological growth.
Those curious about the process of individuation explored through the symbolism of fairytales.

Your Instructor

Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist. She is a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology. She has taught in numerous Jungian programs and presented workshops and lectures in the USA and many other countries. Susan has articles in several journals and chapters in books on Jungian analytical psychology. Her current book was published by Routledge in 2020 entitled, The Absent Father Effect on Daughters, Father Desire, Father Wounds. Her analytical private practice is in Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA.
www.susanschwartzphd.com

*I was very moved both by your presentation and the resonance it had for me. Some new thoughts and wonderings about what may be still operative unconsciously in my psyche and that of my daughters.*

– Workshop Participant

What You Will Learn

What the father’s role is from the Jungian perspective.

To identify the Jungian concept of the negative father complex.
To define the puella archetype and its effect on women.
To describe the culture of narcissism and its effect on fathers and daughters.

“Thank you so much for your presentation today.”

Thank you so much for your presentation today. I am sure you must get many follow-up emails from people.
– Participant

“…wanting to know more about my own daughter/father issues.”

I heard you on podcasts and youtube videos and am wanting to know more about my own daughter/father issues.

– Participant