Freud vs. Adler – and What It Means for Your Personal Growth Today
For over a century, our understanding of human psychology has largely followed the path laid down by Sigmund Freud. We were taught that our problems lie in our past. That healing comes from digging deeper into our childhood traumas, rehashing buried pain, and reliving early wounds. Freud told us: go backward to move forward.
And for decades, society built its mental health frameworks around that premise.
But what if we followed the wrong man?
What if the better guide wasn’t Freud—but Alfred Adler?
Adler Saw the World Differently
Where Freud looked to the past, Adler looked to the future.
Freud saw people as victims of their history. Adler saw people as creators of their destiny.
Adler didn’t deny the impact of early life experiences. But he believed something else mattered more:
- The beliefs you hold.
- The goals you’re aiming toward.
- The meaning you’ve made of your life.
In Adler’s words: “We are not determined by our experiences, but are self-determined by the meaning we give to them.”
This is where Freud and Adler part ways—and where society may have taken the wrong turn.
Because instead of endlessly circling the pain of our past, Adler called us to rise in the present. To take responsibility. To build connection. To live with purpose. Right here. Right now.
The Modern Mental Health Crisis: A Symptom of the Wrong Philosophy?
We are in the midst of a global crisis in mental health. Anxiety, depression, and disconnection are on the rise. And despite decades of therapy, diagnosis, and trauma analysis, something isn’t working.
What if the issue isn’t just personal—but philosophical?
What if healing doesn’t come from going further into our story, but from rewriting it?
Adler’s vision reminds us:
Healing is found not by endlessly reliving the past, but by creating a future that matters.
This is the foundation of our work at Natural Ability.
From Insight to Alignment: Enter the UniqlyMe Program
Our UniqlyMe Program was built on this very idea: that you are not your past—you are your potential.
Yes, your past shaped you. But it doesn’t define you. The real transformation begins when you:
- Understand your innate aptitudes – what you’re naturally built to do
- Clarify your personal values – what truly matters to you
- Identify your limiting beliefs – and rewire them for possibility
- Craft a vision for your life – not based on wounds, but on who you’re becoming
We use science-backed psychometrics to uncover your blueprint—not to dwell on what’s gone wrong, but to give you the tools to build what’s right.
Our philosophy is simple:
The best version of your life lives on the other side of self-awareness, ownership, and purpose.
Choosing Adler Today
Maybe the real mental health revolution won’t come from another diagnosis or deeper analysis of our wounds.
Maybe it’ll come from a shift in how we see ourselves—not as damaged goods to be fixed, but as capable humans with the power to evolve.
Freud gave us insight.
Adler gave us agency.
At Natural Ability, we stand with Adler.
And we invite you to stand with yourself—not the version shaped by the past, but the one designed for the future.