The Emergence of the Reconciled Self

The Reconciled Self often emerges from the Desolate Self. In my case, following Karl’s death, desolation feels like this: hopelessness, despair, no home, no future, no work, no Beloved, no joy, no fun, no hope or generativity, no soul, no nourishment, no identity, no anchor…. In the days and weeks after Karl’s death, my life is empty, without comfort or consolation. It feels despairing and barren. I am in a state of diminishment when I am yearning for a state of growth. Read more