Alchemy Counseling and Wellness
This therapeutic book club series draws on thoughtfully chosen books to guide readers inward through the themes of relationship and community in ways only. It offers a calm, reflective space where stories support personal growth and deeper connection.
Alchemy's Therapy Group+ Book Club Series
The Book:
Emerging adulthood is a distinct developmental stage, not just a bridge to “real” adulthood. In Quarterlife, Satya Doyle Byock presents a framework for understanding the challenges people face in their 20s and 30s, emphasizing individuation: developing a self independent of outside pressures. The book outlines the core pillars of that growth: separating from the past, listening to one’s inner voice, building a foundation for stability, and integrating these insights into a renewed sense of wholeness. She argues that embracing this period of deep self-discovery is essential to building an authentic, fulfilling life.
The Group Therapy:
In this therapeutic group facilitated by Hannah Hurley, LSWAIC, MPH we will use the book Quarterlife to facilitate conversation and community. Through storytelling, dream analysis, shadow exploration, self-reflection, and group dialogue, we’ll work to transmute crisis or inertia into growth and deeper self-understanding. Our focus will be on balancing stability and meaning in our lives by tending soulfully to our personal unconscious, where untapped creativity and meaning reside.
Hannah is currently completing her first year of training under Satya Doyle Byock at the Salome Institute of Jungian Studies in Portland, OR. There will possibly be an opportunity for a Q&A with the author at the end of our reading.
Details:
Dates for this series: 11.2.26- 02.08.27
Location: 100 Pine St, Bellingham, WA 98225
Time: Bi-Weekly Monday's 6:30-7:45 pm
Price: $95/ month (if this price is inhibitory please reach out to me via email and we can discuss a sliding scale, I don't want this to be the reason you cannot join us) hannah@hannahhurley.com
Three spaces still available, register now to save a seat or reach out to hannah@hannahhurley.com with any questions:
Resources:
Book Purchase: Quarterlife; The Search for Self in Young Adulthood by Satya Doyle Bock *Get 15% off book at Village Books when you tell them you are a part of the book club
Schedule:
Session 1: Intro + Chapter 1: Something Better Than This: Understanding the Challenges of Early Adulthood
Session 2: Chapter 2: The Timeless Search + The Hero's Journey
Session 3: Chapter 3: Stability and Meaning - Intro
Session 4: Chapter 4 + 5: Meaning Types + Stability Types - Clinical Tales
Session 5: Chapter 6: Separate - The Quest for Independence and Discernment
Session 6: Chapter 7: Listen - Building Intuition and Embodiment
Session 7: Chapter 8: Build - The Steady Work of Individuation
Session 8: Chapter 9: Integrate - Weaving it All Together, Closing the Container
(option to continue with next book series)