Matt Licata: Shadow Illumination
To engage the work of the shadow, to travel along the descendent current into the unlit places, is a radical act of courage and kindness. [...]
Matt Licata: To Listen Once Again
The contradictory feelings of hope and hopelessness, meaning and flatness, anxiety and rest. The shakiness and uncertainty in the belly. The tightness in the throat. [...]
Matt Licata: The Agony of an Untold Story
'Talk therapy' gets a bad rap these days, from caricatures of analysts and couches in cartoons to the shaming of 'one's story' by certain forms [...]
Matt Licata: To Bring Light to the Symptom
In a moment of activation, when our emotional world is on fire and we've fallen off center, an invitation arrives. An opportunity to choose something [...]
Matt Licata: Untangling the Pathways
Some are put in the position of emotionally taking care of an adult early in their lives, at a time when they themselves need more [...]
Matt Licata: Untangling the Unworthy One
One of the most important aspects of inner work is to illuminate the unconscious beliefs that shape the way we see ourselves, others, and the [...]
Matt Licata: A Most Devastating Ally
The next time you feel abandoned, feel it fully. Let it all the way in this time. Not the story of abandonment, but the raw [...]
Matt Licata: A Luminous Middle Place
Let us not forget the descendent current, flowing into the unlit places, the lower worlds, and the dark caverns of the psyche. The invitation here [...]
Matt Licata: Falling Apart, Holding it all Together
Falling apart, holding it all together. Then falling apart, then holding it all together again. Cycles of integration and disintegration. Chaos and ground. Stillness and [...]
Matt Licata: Stay Close to What is Here Now
Stay close to what is here now, even if what is here is flat, numb, confused, and devoid of hope. For these are special allies [...]