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"Immigration, Art, and Healing through Trauma"—New Audio Interview and Article

Posted by Bonnie Bright on October 14, 2017 at 3:30pm
9142468676?profile=originalAs an immigrant, whose family fled the tyranny of Romania’s Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, Alexra Rusu entered the field of counseling because she has been profoundly interested in healing  in the archetypal concept of “home.” 
Rusu, who grew up reading C.G. Jung, feels deeply about the sense of spiritual sustenance  meaning offered through our connections with the unconscious. Now working with many clients struggling with drug addiction, eating disorders  an immense amount of trauma, she believes therapy, especially with a depth psychological perspective, can be a tremendous help.
Upheaval often leads us to finding home within ourselves when home is nowhere to be found on the outside, she suggests. That means, in some ways, unrest we experience is a gift because it helps us search deeper within ourselves.
Rusu also produces stunning paintings which grew out of her own work with a therapist who suggested Rusu paint her emotions during their sessions together. Now, her full-blown love of abstract art reminds her time  again how we're all a channel for creating something in this world…
Tags: Pacfica, art, counseling, counselling, immigration, interview, psycotherapy
Posted by Bonnie Bright

ABOUT THE HOSTS/PRESENTERS
BONNIE BRIGHT, Ph.D.,(Founder of Depth Psychology Alliance), is a Transpersonal Soul-Centered Coach certified via Alef Trust/Middlesex University, and a certified Archetypal Pattern Analyst®, and has trained extensively in Holotropic Breathwork™ and the Enneagram. She has trained with African elder, Malidoma Some'; with Transpersonal Pioneer Stan Grof; and with Jungian analyst, Jerome Bernstein, among others.Her dissertation focused on a symbolic look at Colony Collapse Disorder and what the mass vanishing of honeybees means to us both personally and as a collective. Bonnie’s path to soul began with a spontaneous mystical experience in 2006, and she continues her quest for awakening each day with a sense of joy, freedom, and gratitude at the magic afoot in the world.

JAMES R. NEWELL, Ph.D., MTS, (Director of Depth Psychology Alliance) earned his Ph.D. in History and Critical Theories of Religion from Vanderbilt University (2007), and holds a master's degree in pastoral counseling and theology from the Vanderbilt University Divinity School (2001). James is also the director of the Depth Psychology Academy, offering college-level courses in Jungian and depth psychology. James has spent much of his working life as a professional musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with interests in jazz, blues, folk, world, and devotional music. Since his youth, James has worked with a variety of blues greats including John Lee Hooker, James Cotton, Jr. Wells, Hubert Sumlin, Big Joe Turner, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and others.