Depth Recovery: Amplifying Addiction, Seeing-Through Recovery

Depth Recovery: Amplifying Addiction, Seeing-Through Recovery re-imagines the landscape of addiction and recovery through a mythopoetic and depth-psychological lens. Instead of treating addiction as a static diagnosis or recovery as a fixed path, this course amplifies their imaginal dimensions—seeing them as living patterns, archetypal movements, and invitations from soul.

Grounded in the works of Jung and Hillman, the course explores how addiction can be understood as a collapse of the imaginal function, where images harden into literal cravings and compulsions. In contrast, recovery becomes the reawakening of imagination: a return of story, beauty, and symbolic depth. Through myth, poetry, and archetypal psychology, we learn to see-through the literal and into the imaginal currents that shape recovery consciousness.

Participants will engage the three imaginal positions of recovery—Collective Recovery, Post-Recovery, and Depth Recovery—not as linear stages, but as archetypal orientations, each with its own gifts and tensions. Together, these positions reveal a new “third” possibility for recovery, one that holds descent and transformation alongside stability and renewal.

Learning Objectives
This course is intended to help you:

1. Amplify addiction imaginally — Learn to see addiction not only as symptom or behavior, but as an archetypal collapse of imagination into literal hunger and repetition.

2. See-through recovery — Develop the capacity to look beyond fixed narratives of “cure” or “disease,” perceiving the symbolic and mythic patterns that animate recovery.

3. Navigate imaginal positions — Engage Collective Recovery, Post-Recovery, and Depth Recovery as archetypal orientations, each offering a distinct way of making meaning.

4. Cultivate recovery consciousness — Awaken a mode of seeing that restores story, beauty, and depth to the lived experience of healing.

Instructor
Corey Gamberg has become a sought-after guide for individuals who feel alienated or underserved by traditional recovery models. His approach goes beyond sobriety, focusing on restoring Soul to the recovery process by addressing psychological and spiritual wounds. Drawing on Carl Jung and James Hillman’s work, Corey views recovery as a journey of individuation and soul-making.

Corey has earned certifications in Jungian Psychotherapy from the Jung Institute of Chicago, Jungian Dreamwork from The Haden Institute, and Contemplative Spiritual Direction from The Alcyon Center. He integrates these insights into his extensive experience working in the field of recovery for over a decade. He has extensive experience working in multiple different levels of care, from leadership within treatment organizations, operating sober houses, and co-founding the non-profit, The Family Restored.

Corey’s work is not just about abstaining from substances; it’s about reconnecting individuals with their authentic selves and guiding them toward a deeper, more integrated form of healing. Whether through individual sessions, group work, or public speaking, Corey draws from his own journey and Soul work to support others. His mission is to transform recovery by addressing the needs of the individual and the ever-changing landscape of addiction. Clients and colleagues alike find his approach profound, unique, and deeply meaningful.