Every problem is just Fear

- Reg Harris
Perfectionism is a formidable Threshold Guardian, a real quest-killer. It leads us into the 3Ps vicious cycle: perfectionism, procrastination and paralysis. It can prevent us from even starting our journeys. Recently I came across this 2014 series of short videos from an Oprah Winfrey “Supersoul Sunday” program. Winfrey interviews Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, […]

“Unblocking” Your Journey

- Reg Harris
Often life calls us to journeys of healing to revise a broken life narrative. Hakomi therapy offers us valuable insights into the journey’s healing power and how it can help us refocus and restart our lives. I was working on my Pinterest boards recently, and I came across a site called The Hakomi Institute. I […]

The finger that points at the moon: Using the Journey

- Reg Harris
To use the journey in life, remember that the journey is a metaphor for a fundamental process of growth and transformation. To focus only on the journey is to lose sight of the lessons it teaches. Recently I received an e-mail from a reader who asked how to use the hero’s journey with clients suffering […]

Translating Campbell for Everyday Life

- Reg Harris
Ironically, the characteristics that make Campbell’s work rich and compelling are also the characteristics that can make it difficult to apply his ideas to our everyday journeys. Over the three-plus decades that I have studied and used the hero’s journey, people have often told me that they love Campbell’s work, but they have difficulty teaching […]