The ancient story of Homer’s Odyssey remains deeply relevant to modern psychotherapy. Through the symbolic figures who accompany Odysseus’ journey home, we can explore attachment, relationships, emotional resilience and psychological growth. Drawing on British Object Relations theory and complementary CBT perspectives, this reflection considers how mythology can illuminate the inner journeys we all undertake.

In Greek mythology, few stories resonate as powerfully with the theme of emptiness as the myth of Erysichthon. Erysichthon, a Thracian king, brazenly cut down a sacred tree belonging to Demeter, the goddess of harvest and fertility. In her wrath, Demeter cursed him with insatiable hunger, a torment […]