# 137 - Nevermore: The Psychology of Grief and Obsession in The Raven Artwork

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# 137 - Nevermore: The Psychology of Grief and Obsession in The Raven

October 22, 2025 • Dr. Allison Sucamele • Episode 137

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Step inside the shadowed chamber of the human heart. In this week’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, host Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the haunting world of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe — not just as a literary classic, but as a psychological map of grief, obsession, and the search for meaning in unbearable loss.

We’ll unpack the poem’s psychological layers:
🌿 Grief and fixation through the narrator’s emotional descent
🧠 The raven as shadow — a messenger of the unconscious
🕯️ How rumination, projection, and attachment shape suffering
✨ And how these 19th-century themes mirror modern frameworks like complicated grief and trauma loops

You’ll also receive gentle reflective prompts to help name, not become, your own shadows — plus mental health resources for anyone navigating their own season of loss.

If your heart has ever ached for someone or something beyond reach, this one’s for you.

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📚 This week’s “savory reader stack” includes In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez and Poe for Your Problems by Catherine Baab-Muguira.
🚨 Mental health reminder: If you’re in crisis, call or text 988 for 24/7 support through the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.