Workshops and Seminars
The C.G. Jung Foundation presents
The Money Complex —
Healing Your Own and Others’
a daylong workshop led by
Amy Sprague Champeau, LMFT
Saturday, March 12, 2011
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
According to James Hillman (1982), “Since money is an archetypal psychic reality, it will always be inherently problematic … therefore, money problems are inevitable, necessary, irreducible, always present, and potentially if not actually overwhelming. Money is devilishly divine.”
We need only look around ourselves. Everywhere there are indications of the impact of our collective unconscious beliefs and behaviors around money. Some experts say that money is the greatest taboo. Many people would rather talk about their sex lives than their money lives. Yet, money touches every aspect of our lives. It is time to bring “money” out of the shadows and become more conscious of our own dysfunctional beliefs and behaviors around money.
This will be a practical workshop. It will not tell you how to invest your money. It will help you begin a journey to understanding your money complex and the money scripts from the past that drive you. We will pay special attention to bridging the theoretical material around the money complex to current work in the new field of financial therapy with the goal of applying these ideas to personal and clinical situations. The class is experiential.
Readings:
- Hillman, James, “A Contribution to Soul and Money” in Lockheart, et al., Soul and Money, (Dallas, Texas: Spring Publications, Inc.), 1982 [Download Article (PDF)]
- Klontz, T, et al., The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge: Five Principles to Transform Your Relationship with Money, Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 2006.
Learning Objectives:
- To explore the money complex as a path to the soul
- To examine the role of money in the psychotherapeutic relationship
- To explore working with one’s own or others’ money complex issues
- To understand the role of complexes in our daily lives
Amy Sprague Champeau, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a student at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. She is in private practice in Racine, Wisconsin.