'The Dark Side of the Mind' with Melissa Kim Corter

For decades, Melissa Kim Corter has studied various forms of darkness. She speaks, writes, and teaches about fascinating subjects such as:

* Death

* Narcissism and Psychopathy

* Shadow Work

* Dreams & Nightmares

* Psychology of shadow in fairytales

* The benefit of horror and psychological thrillers for mental health

* Hauntingly beautiful things

* Jungian perspectives on death

* Parallels between true crime and personal development

Bailey and Chelsea sit down with the fabulous Melissa and pick her brain about Depth Psychology. What is it? Do we have a dark side of the mind? Why are people so obsessed with True Crime and are those of us who are have ‘darker minds’ than others? What do Nightmares actually mean? Can any normal person be capable of heinous things? Hang out with us as we have the coolest, darkest conversation with Melissa. You DO NOT want to miss this.

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A Little About Our Guest:

In 2009, Melissa Kim Corter received her bachelor’s degree in psychology while continuing to study with various Indigenous elders’ mentors. In 2019, she returned to school to work on a Ph.D. in depth psychology with an emphasis on Jungian archetypal studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She is currently writing her dissertation on psychopathy and the Western Shadow.

Melissa has completed various intensive trainings in ecotherapy, the psychology of fairytales, forensics, shamanic studies, and shadow work. Weaving depth-psychological practices with a shamanic sensibility. For years, she has studied with an elder in southern Arizona who practiced a Peruvian lineage of Shamanism, who taught her soul retrieval, journeying, and many other practices. In addition, Melissa also worked with a second medicine woman in Sedona, Arizona, for five years; she was also a naturopathic physician and healer.

​Her work sometimes makes people uncomfortable as it draws on and celebrates the dark and misunderstood dimensions of the personality. Melissa's unique writing style blends depth psychology with creative and symbolic forms found in film, fairy tales, and forensics. After twenty years as a certified hypnotherapist and consultant, she specialized in the dark night of the soul, psychopathy, and encounters with darkness, so naturally, these themes imbue her writing. 

​Melissa has been published in multiple books, one solo, and a few privately published books, and various compilations. She is a clinical certified hypnotherapist and advanced Yoga Nidra practitioner with over two decades of experience leading thousands of clients and students through various guided practices. Many of her clients have learned how to utilize EFT tapping in a way that works for them with my unique technique. She has over 30 certifications, including body-based healing, Yoga Teacher Training, somatic healing, trauma work, advanced intuitive development and mediumship, and more. 

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