The Depth Current https://scottnodwell.com.au/streams/depth-current/ Weekly essays on depth psychology, neurodiversity, trauma, and clinical practice by Scott Nodwell. Substack archive mirror. en-AU Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:18:14 GMT bridge when your inner critic becomes a tyrant https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-when-your-inner-critic-becomes-a-tyrant/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-when-your-inner-critic-becomes-a-tyrant/ Understanding how the ancient archetype of Moloch lives on in the modern inner critic and its devastating impact on self-worth. scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Bridge Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Wounded Healer: When Your Scars Become Your Practice https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-wounded-healer-when-your-scars-become-your-practice/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-wounded-healer-when-your-scars-become-your-practice/ Sensitised practitioners, vicarious trauma, and the archetype that defines depth psychology scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Prac Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Exhausted Survivor: When Trauma Depletes Everything https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-exhausted-survivor-when-trauma-depletes-everything/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-exhausted-survivor-when-trauma-depletes-everything/ Complex trauma, allostatic overload, and multi-systemic burnout scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) T&B Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Autistic Minds See Patterns Others Miss https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/how-autistic-minds-see-patterns-others-miss/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/how-autistic-minds-see-patterns-others-miss/ Central coherence, pattern recognition, and the depth psychology of autism scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) ND Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT bridge intergenerational trauma https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-intergenerational-trauma/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-intergenerational-trauma/ Healing the invisible wounds passed down through generations — understanding how trauma lives in the body and shapes the next. scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Bridge Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ego Defences and Coping Styles https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/ego-defences-and-coping-styles/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/ego-defences-and-coping-styles/ Understanding Ego Defences and Coping Styles in Clinical Practice: Enhancing Resilience and Emotional Wellbeing scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Pers Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Armoured Body: How Trauma Lives in Your Muscles https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-armoured-body-how-trauma-lives-in-your-muscles/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/the-armoured-body-how-trauma-lives-in-your-muscles/ Embodied defences, somatic memory, and the depth psychology of complex trauma scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) T&B Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alone vs Lonely: The Clinical Difference That Matters https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/alone-vs-lonely-the-clinical-difference-that-matters/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/alone-vs-lonely-the-clinical-difference-that-matters/ Why solitude restores and loneliness corrodes -- and how to tell which one you are experiencing scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Pers Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Why ADHD Is a Dialectic, Not a Deficit https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/why-adhd-is-a-dialectic-not-a-deficit/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/why-adhd-is-a-dialectic-not-a-deficit/ The activation-fatigue cycle that shapes neurodivergent lives scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) ND Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT bridge why your defences are not the enemy https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-why-your-defences-are-not-the-enemy/ https://scottnodwell.com.au/writing/bridge-why-your-defences-are-not-the-enemy/ Discover how depth psychology reveals your defences as survival wisdom, not flaws, transforming anxiety and self-sabotage into pathways for healing. scott.nodwell@gmail.com (Scott Nodwell) Bridge Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT