In this episode, Marcus Aurelius Anderson sits down with executive coach Bahar to explore the power of shadow work in leadership and personal growth. Bahar shares her expertise in psychology, neuropsychology, and functional medicine, discussing how leaders can overcome internal obstacles, foster resilience, and create lasting transformation in themselves and their organizations.

Key Highlights:

3:25 — The importance of shadow work for leaders and organizations
8:40 — How childhood patterns shape adult behavior and leadership
16:08 — The five survival strategies: fight, flight, freeze, fawn, fall apart
29:06 — Jungian psychology and the origins of shadow work
38:24 — Bahar’s personal journey through adversity and self-discovery
1:03:00 — The Alexander Method and integrating psychology, neurobiology, and coaching
1:23:00 — Executive presence, self-awareness, and transformation in leadership
1:40:00 — Bahar’s new book and course: Leadership Magnetism
1:53:00 — Advice for leaders on job transitions and finding meaning

Bahar is an executive coach and master performance coach with a background in psychology, neuropsychology, epigenetics, shadow work, and functional medicine. She specializes in helping leaders and organizations remove internal obstacles to mastery, focusing on deep transformation rather than just skill-building. Bahar is the creator of the Alexander Method and the course "Leadership Magnetism," and is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve personal and professional success through self-awareness and resilience.

Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.

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