It's common to view our problems as solid “things” we can capture, diagnose, label, and target with a “medicine.” This is a misunderstanding. A problem isn’t a “thing”—it’s an intangible, fluid process driven by meaning. It originates in the deep layers of the psyche...

To change and grow we must become aware of what’s happening within us. We can't heal our problems if we're unconsciously possessed by our thoughts, feelings, and moods; we must step outside of them and observe ourself. This gives us the possibility of intervening in a...