Episode 135: James Hollis - How to Live a Meaningful Life
Description
James Hollis is a psychoanalyst, one of the world's most prolific Jungian thinkers, and the author of many books, including "Living An Examined Life."
A rebroadcast from 2021.
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(00:00 ) Intro
(01:02 ) Jim's transition from academia to psychoanalysis
(06:24 ) The decision to pursue psychoanalysis as a full-time profession
(10:59 ) Gathering the courage to pursue psychoanalysis
(18:19 ) What about Jung’s work resonated with Jim?
(30:16 ) Jim's process of helping people navigate the transitionary phases of their lives
(41:31 ) The most pressing issues Jim sees facing Americans
(48:24 ) The primary blockers to growth and self-healing
(51:54 ) Discerning the difference fears you should avoid and fears you should face
(57:01 ) Exhausted relationships vs. relationships that need endurance
(01:09:02 ) The ratio of men vs. women seeking counsel and therapy and how it’s changed over the years
(01:13:21 ) Why most men tend to suppress their innermost emotions
(01:19:49 ) Jim's explanation of Joseph Campbell’s ‘hero’s journey’
(01:25:31 ) How to live an examined, authentic life
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