The Fertile Void - Navigating Confusion, Lostness, and Emptiness
The "fertile void" is the idea that moments in a life marked by massive transitions, emptiness, lostness, and confusion can also be moments of pure magic and possibility. In fact, feeling confused in areas of life can be a really healthy and wonderful sign that there's so much more waiting for us. We need moments of rest, visioning, and recalibration in order to move forward in integrity. In this episode I discuss lessons I've learned from engaging in "the fertile void" and how to navigate lostness and confusion.
“The fertile void is a concept used first in Gestalt therapy, which was created by Fritz and Laura Perls, to describe a state of not knowing, a precursor to something new and generative, and perhaps even the state of feeling simultaneously empty and full at the same time.”
What will you learn in this episode of the Depth Podcast - The Fertile Void - Navigating Confusion, Lostness, and Emptiness
How to deal with confusion & unpredictability in life
Why fertile void moments can be so powerful
How we develop self-trust through navigating confusion
Becoming comfortable with uncertainty and allowing yourself to be surprised in life
“The question that I always ask myself in moments of such deep uncertainty or discomfort is ‘What is this experience asking of me?’, and it’s often clear that this experience is a complete life redirect, complete overhaul of everything that truly isn’t working in the first place.”
Depth Work - A Holistic Mental Health Podcast
This is a space for those who love to dive into the underbelly, to revel in the mystery, question assumptions about what is normal, play in both/and, and honour the wide range of human emotions.
As a complex trauma survivor, holistic counsellor and co-founder of a mental health institute, I learned that there is immense wisdom in our pain and what we call crazy is just what we are yet not willing to understand and explore. Let’s dive in!
Useful resources from this episode of Depth Podcast:
Perls, F. (1942, 1947). Ego, Hunger and Aggression (ISBN0-939266-18-0)
