Creating Your Life

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Explore how the arts and psychology work together to help us create well and whole lives.
What do the humanities and the wider psychoanalytic traditions have to teach us about the everyday, practical challenges of being human? How can the expressive arts help us journey inward and bring forward inner guidance that we may otherwise miss? In what ways can the arts help us deeply engage our curiosity, imagination, and innovation to create a more balanced and meaningful life?
You do not need to see yourself as creative to benefit from our Creating Your Life programs.
You may find that you have far more insights and innovative ideas for improving your life than you previously imagined.
Creating Your Life programs are aimed at increasing self-awareness, self-connection, emotional awareness and expression, stress reduction, decision-making and discernment, social awareness and connection, and living with meaning and purpose.
These objectives can be realized via practical application of various psychoanalytic traditions through the practice of writing and story-telling, film and book studies, performance and play, active imagination, visual arts, and by addressing challenges to improve daily life by applying the creative process; identify, imagine, analyze, plan, test, improve, reflect, and refine.
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Currently Scheduled Events
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The Transpersonal Psyche: A History (Access Anytime)
July 01, 2024June 30, 2025Mark Ryan | 8 lectures, accessible at your leisure | Explore the roots and development of a psychological tradition that explores the human mind's capacity for spiritual insight.
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Felt-Making as Story-telling (In-Person)
January 18, 2025January 18, 2025Gika Rector Saturday, Jan 18 12:30 - 4p CT Manipulate wool fibers into small objects and vessels whose colors, shapes and textures suggest ideas, memories and possibilities.
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Letter From Birmingham Jail (Online- Due to Weather)
January 20, 2025January 20, 2025Cherry Steinwender Monday, Jan 20 6 - 8p CT Join us as we move beyond talking about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter From Birmingham Jail to reading and interacting with it.
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Wellness Through Art (Online)
February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Helen Spaw | Wednesday, Feb 12 | 12 - 2p CT | Explore how to use art as a wellness practice for centering, mindfulness, insight, stress relief, empowerment, and enjoyment.
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Playful Paths to Connection (In-Person)
February 15, 2025February 15, 2025Kelly Penrod & Michael Winters Saturday, Feb 15 1 - 4pm CT Potentially appropriate for 3 CEs* Explore the transformative power of connection and acceptance in this interactive and engaging "playshop."
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Film & Psychoanalysis | The Lost Daughter (Hybrid)
February 28, 2025February 28, 2025Ellen Safier | Friday, Feb 28 | Free social and screening begins at 5:15pm CT | Presentation ($20) from 8:00 to 9:00pm CT | co-presented with the Houston Psychoanalytic Society | Potentially appropriate for 1 CE* | Explore the mysterious and haunting ways activated childhood memories can play out in our adult lives.
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You Are the Temple: A Dancing from the Deep Heart Workshop (In-Person)
March 01, 2025March 01, 2025Karuna Haber Saturday, Mar 1 10a - 12:30p CT 25 max attendees Explore sacred movement through a gently facilitated experience of creativity and healing.
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Blackout Poetry as a Spiritual Practice (In-Person)
March 01, 2025March 01, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry Saturday, Mar 1 2 - 5p CT 25 Max Attendees Discover how easy it can be to get out of your head and connect with the wisdom of the heart.
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The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (In-Person)
March 08, 2025March 08, 2025Ginger Clarkson Saturday, Mar 8 9a - 1pm CT 16 Max Attendees Use classical music to facilitate a connection with your inner resources, and to open creative pathways to dealing with challenging times.
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Community Circle (In-Person)
March 09, 2025March 09, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Sunday, Mar 9 | 1 - 3p CT | 25 Max Attendees | Tend to self and mend the social fabric through curiosity, creativity, and compassion.
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The Art of Deep Listening - The Clarity Process (Hybrid)
March 20, 2025March 20, 2025Mary Anne Casey | Thursday, March 20 | 6 - 8p | Learn how listening to ourselves and others through a structured process can access both our painful feelings and or joyful triumphs to honor and allow healing.
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The Soul’s Journey: A Lyrical Exploration in Music and Poetry (In-Person)
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025Kenneth Gayle, Carolyn Johnson, and Rodney Waters | Saturday Mar 22 | 7:30 - 8:30p | Suggested Donation, $15 | Limited seating, registration required | Unity Fine Arts, generously underwritten by The Bosarge Family Foundation, invites you to The Jung Center Gallery for a lyrical exploration of music and poetry.
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Spirituality, Sexuality, Mortality (Online)
April 03, 2025April 24, 2025Robert Snellgrove | Four Thursdays, Apr 3 - Apr 24 | 5:30 - 7pm CT | Potentially appropriate for 6 CEs* | 20 Max Attendees | Explore how spirituality, sexuality, and our own mortality influence the many complex relationships between our conscious and unconscious minds.
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An Evening with Playback Theatre (In-Person)
April 11, 2025April 11, 2025Houston Playback Theatre | Friday, Apr 11 | 7 - 8:30pm CT | Relax and enjoy an evening with Houston Playback Theatre as the true stories of audience members come to life.
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Wellness Through Art (In-Person)
April 16, 2025April 16, 2025Helen Spaw | Wednesday, Apr 16 | 12 - 2p CT | 25 Max Attendees | Explore how to use art as a wellness practice for centering, mindfulness, insight, stress relief, empowerment, and enjoyment.
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Film & Psychoanalysis | Harold and Maude (Hybrid)
April 25, 2025April 25, 2025Adam Brownstein | Friday, Apr 25 | Doors open at 6p. Free screening begins at 6:15pm CT | Presentation ($20) from 8 to 9pm CT | co-presented with the Houston Psychoanalytic Society | Potentially appropriate for 1 CE* | Discover the reparative power of connection that can facilitate growth and change.
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Love and Feminism: A survey of bell hooks (Online)
April 26, 2025April 26, 2025Bridget Fernandes Saturday, Apr 26 9:30a - 1p CT 15 Max Attendees Discover how love and feminism can guide our daily actions and lived experiences.
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Community Circle (In-Person)
April 27, 2025April 27, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Sunday, April 27 | 1 - 3p CT | 25 Max Attendees | Tend to self and mend the social fabric through curiosity, creativity, and compassion.
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Dr. Clint Smith's More HUMAN Approach to American History (In-Person)
April 30, 2025April 30, 2025Tracie Jae | Wednesday, Apr 30 | 6 - 8 pm CT | Engage with the works of Dr. Clint Smith and uncover deeper layers of American history to explore your own role in creating a more just and equitable future.
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Beyond the Selfie: Capturing Your Vision and Transforming Photos into Custom Art (Online)
May 03, 2025May 03, 2025Rosalinda Gonzalez | Saturday, May 3 | 1 - 4p CT | Learn to capture compelling photos and turn them into personalized art, gifts, and decor, ready for print and display.
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How Our Childhood Experiences Impact Our Adult Relationships (Online)
May 07, 2025May 07, 2025Liz Seitz | Wednesday, May 7 | 6:30 - 8pm CT | Potentially appropriate for 1.5 CEs* | Join us as we explore the connection between the ways we adapted to our childhood struggles and the complications in our adult relationships.
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Allow you to introduce yourself: Action Theater Improvisation (In-Person)
May 14, 2025May 14, 2025Rachel Cohen | Wednesday, May 14 | 5 - 8pm CT | Through simple, fun exercises playing with movement, sound, and language, come meet more of yourself.
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Assemblage (In-Person)
May 16, 2025May 17, 2025Chris Becker and Rachel Cohen | Two Performances | Friday, May 16, 7:30 - 8:45pm CT | Saturday, May 17, 2 - 3:15pm CT | Through intimate videos and live performances, explore impermanence, ancestry, artist identity, and the human effort to fit the pieces together.
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Collaging the Feminine (In-Person)
June 07, 2025June 07, 2025Bridget Fernandes | Saturday, Jun 7 | 9:30a - 1p CT | 15 Max Attendees | Create a collage expressing body image, feminism, or femininity inspired by Niki de Saint Phalle’s “Nana” sculpture.
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Interpreting Music, Interpreting the World: Listening Beyond Ourselves (Hybrid)
June 14, 2025June 14, 2025Chaden Yafi | Saturday, Jun 14 | 10a - 12p CT | Explore the parallel between musical interpretation and navigating diverse worldviews, drawing on philosophy, anthropology, and existential questions.
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An Evening with Playback Theatre (In-Person)
June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Houston Playback Theatre | Friday, Jun 27 | 7 - 8:30pm CT | Relax and enjoy an evening with Houston Playback Theatre as the true stories of audience members come to life.
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Community Learning Lab in June (Online)
June 27, 2025June 27, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Friday, Jun 27 | 12 - 1:30p CT | Engage in collaborative learning, sharing insights, asking questions, and co-creating knowledge through active discussion and reflection centered on how we are applying what we learn at The Jung Center to our daily lives.
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Creative Practice: Wellness Through Art July Session (Online)
July 16, 2025July 16, 2025Helen Spaw | Wednesday, Jul 16 | 10 - 12p CT | Explore how to use art as a wellness practice for centering, mindfulness, insight, stress relief, empowerment, and enjoyment.
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Felting A New Story (In-Person)
July 18, 2025July 18, 2025Gika Rector | Friday, Jul 18 | 12:30 - 4p CT | Create your own cloth by felting colorful wool fibers into fabric, crafting lightweight, textured “nuno felt” with provided materials.
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Freedom From Inherited Narratives (Hybrid)
July 19, 2025July 19, 2025Mary Anne Casey | Saturday, Jul19 | 1 - 5p CT | Explore how cultural conditioning and unmet needs shape self-perception, and discover the healing potential through awareness and freedom.
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Community Learning Lab in July (In-Person)
July 26, 2025July 26, 2025Brooke Summers-Perry | Saturday, Jul 26 | 1 - 2:30p CT | Engage in collaborative learning, sharing insights, asking questions, and co-creating knowledge through active discussion and reflection centered on how we are applying what we learn at The Jung Center to our daily lives.
"I loved learning more about how to be more courageous in life and address what gets in the way of that goal."
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~ Jung Center Student"The content was new to me and explained and demonstrated in a way that I completely understood."
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