I have built a new website to help educate about the 12 archetypes I use for children. Please visit the site at http://knowthyselfkids.wordpress.com/.
Category: expressing emotions
The Science of Happiness | Harvard Magazine Jan-Feb 2007
This is a fascinating article about what makes us feel good — a must-read for mental health professionals and anyone interested in finding more happiness, peace, and stability in their lives. via The Science of Happiness | Harvard Magazine Jan-Feb 2007.
Readers Review “Know Thyself: A Kid’s Guide to the Archetypes” by Kiersten Marek, LICSW
Thanks for all the requests! Here are some early reviews from readers: What I specifically like about the book is the non-judgmental approach to all the different facets of our personalities; the positive and simple action steps listed for each archetype (I got some good ideas for myself!); tips for understanding the strengths and weaknesses…
Still Time to Get Your Free PDF of “Know Thyself”
Thanks so much for all the requests! It is fun to hear from people all over the world, and the response from readers so far has been overwhelmingly positive! It has been an amazing journey creating this book, and I am very excited about its publication and the potential it has to help children become…
Come to my Free 6-week Writing Workshop Using the Archetypes
UPDATE: This workshop starts tonight! Looking forward to it! Innocent ❂ Wounded Child Warrior ❂ Caregiver Explorer ❂ Soul Mate ❂ Destroyer ❂ Artist Leader ❂ Guru ❂ Healer ❂ Fool “Creative Writing Through the Archetypes” a 6-Week Writing Workshop When: starting Thursday, April 5th, 2012, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Where: William H….
3 Credit CEU Course: Know Thyself: Using Archetypes to Understand and Heal Children
When: Monday, March 19, 9 am to 12 noon Where: 390 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston RI (in The Education Room in the rectory of Church of the Ascension) This 3-hour educational seminar is approved for 3 CEU (Continuing Education Units) through the Rhode Island NASW, including 1.0 CE in Cross-Cultural Practice. Course Description This seminar will…
Studies of the Archetypes in Children: The Warrior
Oh, the warriors within us! Longfellow said it eloquently: “If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s … suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” Indeed. And yet, we do find many things to argue about. Usually it’s not so much about the subject as it is about someone being…
Studies of the Archetypes in Young Children: The Innocent
We all start out as innocents — sentient little beings wondering at the world in all its intricate and magnificent glory. The innocent is the child amazed at studying a flower or hearing a new kind of music, or in the case of the baby above, ripping paper. This to him is amazing and hysterically…
Is Positive Thinking a Bunch of Hooey?
I will definitely need to read Barbara Ehrenreich’s newest book. Not only is she one of my favorite political writers, but now she is delving into cultural criticism related to the mental health field’s relentless pursuit of “positive thinking.” Newsweek’s Julia Baird provides a short review: […] In her new book, Bright-Sided: How Relentless Promotion…
Develop Your Brain and Your Heart with Fiction
Here’s some news I feel like I’ve always known intuitively: writing fiction fine-tunes the brain. For more than two thousand years people have insisted that reading fiction is good for you. Aristotle claimed that poetry—he meant the epics of Homer and the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, which we would now call fiction—is a…
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