“Defining Life Realistically” JUNG’S THIRD TASK OF AGING
“Defining Life Realistically” is Carl Jung‘s third task of his Seven Tasks of Aging. The last ten years have been a major reality check for me. I’m still trying to find my balance.…
Mothers Letting Go
Many of us are in the phase of letting go. One of the first and most difficult we face is that of letting go of our role as mothers. We understand that we…
CARL JUNG’S LIFE REVIEW – Tasks of Aging
MOM’S LIFE REVIEW When my mother was in her nineties, she became obsessed with telling me stories of her life. I heard about people, places and experiences that she had never shared with…
Jung’s 7 Tasks of Aging: Task One — Facing the Reality of Aging and Dying
Editor’s Note: Originally published April 30, 2015; updated August 2025 with new insights and resources. Carl Jung viewed later life as a developmental stage, not a slow countdown. Through work with patients—and his…
Aging Abundantly Is An Inside Job
Aging Abundantly sounds wonderful, doesn’t it. But it takes work. It’s an “inside job”. It seems like a hundred years ago that Sophie Lumen of The Art of Aging began to amass her…
GOING GYPSY or How to Escape Old Age & Survive
I have followied Veronica and David James of Gypsynester fame since they first flew the empty nest and ventured into the world of life on the road. I admired there chutzpah and their sense…
