ON-DEMAND COURSE

motherhood

Jungian Psychology
TEACHER
Polly Young-Eisendrath
TOPIC
Deep Insights 
Format
3 class course
DURATION
2.5 hours

Payment options: Credit Card or PayPal.

Recover the woman within the mother

In this course, Polly Young-Eisendrath (founder of Dialogue Therapy and Real Dialogue) will help you find a path to your true self by exploring the topic of motherhood and the inner & outer challenges that come with it.  

When mothers idealize their children, or expect to be idealized by them, they may develop a version of ‘hothouse mothering’ in which a woman feels she must become the perfect/best/most amazing mother on the planet because this is the “best thing I can do on earth.” What does it mean in this context for mothers to take responsibility for their own lives?

In this course, Polly reflects on motherhood from a sociological, feminist and Jungian perspective. She analyzes these dynamics with the help of the Grimm’s fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin and pertinent archetypes & complexes.

Course Description

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In this insightful course, Polly Young-Eisendrath unpacks mothering and the ‘institution of motherhood’. Mothering has been a part of the human experience ever since we’ve been on earth. While it was something women did, it wasn’t always something women identified with, and it certainly wasn’t something they were perfecting.

In this context, Polly speaks about hothouse mothering; the archetypes of the Great Mother, Terrible Mother and the Divine child and the famous Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. She helps us ponder on what healthy motherhood could look like. She cautions against trying to achieve perfection in motherhood and the idealization of both mother and child. 

Motherhood can be a time of great growth and learning, but also of challenge and difficulty. The course emphasizes the importance of finding a balance between caring for others and taking care of oneself. Many mothers struggle with guilt and self-doubt, but Polly reminds us that it is essential to prioritize self-care in order to be an effective and healthy parent. 

As a gift to all participants, we offer a bonus class along with the course. Here Polly shines a new light on shopping. In an interesting take, she examines some archetypes and stereotypes that come up in relation to choosing for ourselves at the department store. 

This program is ideal if you want to be able to

  • Understand how motherhood as a concept has evolved historically.
  • Explore archetypes and complexes related to the mother-child relationship.
  • Learn how living your own life independent of being a mother is an important part of mothering.
  • Feel more at ease with being a good-enough mother as opposed to the perfect mother.
  • Deepen your understanding of your relationship with your own mother.

Course overview

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
4 video & 4 audio recordings
Companion Guide
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Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teacher

Polly Young-Eisendrath

Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, psychologist, and psychotherapist in private practice. She is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont and the founder and director of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy. She is the author, co-author, or editor of nineteen books, ranging from parenting, adult development, intimate and parental love, Buddhist theory, Jungian psychology to women’s development, couple therapy, couple development, and various paths to awakening/enlightenment from meditation to personal love.

Scholarships

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