HeyJaredThe Face of the Deep
The Face of the Deep is a podcast that is rooted in psychology but unbound by any single theory. We explore what makes us who we are—from the genes and stories we inherit to the ones we struggle to rewrite.
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Episode 25: "What Does 'Feel it to Heal it' Even Mean?!" (opens the original)
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For 1:1 coaching or to join my virtual groups, visit www.jenhowk.com This week is a discussion about what my current practice of "feeling my feelings" looks like in practice. I also talk about why committing to feeling our real feelings (especially those underneath anger) is the only way to limit the harm we cause to other people in our lives. A warning that there is some discussion of alcohol abuse and some f-bombs in this one, so if you're sensitive to those things you might want to skip it.
Episode 24: "Where Power Predominates, There Love is Lacking" (opens the original)
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For 1:1 coaching or to join my zoom groups, visit www.jenhowk.com This episode continues my ongoing discussion of love vs. addiction and control in relationships, and explores how to understand the ways in which we confuse our "needs" for angry and coercive demands. I offer a few definitions of sincere, or "agape" love, including M. Scott Peck's definition from The Road Less Traveled and the definition of love given in 1 Corinthians. Most relationships—especially romantic relationships—have very
Episode 23: The "Dry Drunk" Phenomenon and Reflections on 13 Years of Sobriety (opens the original)
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For 1:1 coaching or to join my zoom groups, visit www.jenhowk.com In this episode I share a little bit about my history with alcohol abuse, and some reflections and lessons from 13 years of sobriety. I talk about the difference (as I see it) between sobriety and true recovery, and how for most of those 13 years I have been a "dry drunk"—not drinking, but also not working through the emotional reasons I developed an addiction to alcohol to begin with. I also discuss the idea that alcoholism (and
Episode 22: The Shadow Never Sleeps - How Shame Sabotages Relationships (opens the original)
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For 1:1 sessions and to join my zoom groups, visit www.jenhowk.com. In this episode, I discuss in a bit more depth how our inability to reckon with our own childhood wounds and the shame we feel from them results in our unchecked projections and sabotaging behaviors in our intimate relationships. There's a reason we keep picking "the wrong" person—our shame needs to be fully met and processed, and the "wrong" person is the fastest way to have that encounter. It's just a matter of what we choose
Episode 21: Why Doesn't Anyone Feel "Safe?" (opens the original)
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This week's discussion is about how a feeling of interpersonal safety emerges from authentic connection with others, and that such a connection requires that the relationship can accommodate and sustain a high level of truth telling and transparency. (Apologies for the delightful cacophony of bug noise in the background….I didn't realize the mic was picking all that up. Late summer in West Virginia!)
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