Dr. Angelyn Spignesi Kopylec Arden joins Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis as her guest on Episode 29 of WCAT Radio’s “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love.” Dr. Arden earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Scientific Psychology from the University of New Hampshire in 1977 and since 1981 has been licensed as a psychologist in Connecticut, where she practiced Depth Psychology for 25 years. Dr. Arden has long been fascinated by the study of the relationship between the human unconscious, subconscious and conscious, and the dynamics which motivate the human mind. In this episode, Dr. Arden explains the science and practice of depth psychology.

In addition to her clinical work in the field of Depth Psychology, Dr. Arden is also an exemplar educator. She began teaching at the of Dallas in 1978 and has been a Professor of Humanities at Holy Apostles College and Seminary since 2006. Dr. Arden teaches courses in psychology and literature to undergraduate students as well as Human Formation to seminarians. Dr. Arden has served as the Group Facilitator of Seminarian Theological Reflection, and has published scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals, including a piece entitled, “Seminarian Human Formation and Social Justice,” in the Social Justice Review, and also “The Fides et Ratio Seminars,” published in The Bulletin of Catholic Higher Education. Dr. Arden has published ten books, including: Lyrical-Analysis: The Unconscious Through Jane Eyre (1990), The Articulate Silence of God (2002), and Clara & Marcus (2002). The last two books draw on Scripture in dealing with the Christian healing of broken souls. Much of Dr. Arden’s work focuses on the interface between Depth Psychology, Christianity, literature, and philosophy. In this interview, Dr. Arden details her vocational journey as well as highlights the value of understanding the nexus between Christianity and Depth Psychology. Her other book titles include: Orbits of Symphony (2015), Purcell Wrengt (2015), Unfolding (2015), Random as Lace (2015), as well as The Train” and “Jude’s Wife (2015).”