Dr. James Hollis - The Jungian Way To Hear Your Calling

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Mar 8, 2022

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ANECDOTE

Midlife Transformation

Dr. James Hollis experienced a serious midlife depression despite achieving his goals. This led him to therapy, which eventually transformed his understanding of himself and his life's purpose.

ADVICE

Reframe Your Perspective

When facing challenges like anxiety or depression, ask yourself why these feelings have arisen instead of focusing on how to eliminate them. This perspective shift can lead to deeper understanding.

INSIGHT

Isolation in Male Culture

Many men feel isolated and struggle to express their emotions due to societal conditioning. This isolation can hinder their ability to connect with others and seek help.

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I've waited a long time for this one! Deeply honored to have spoken with Dr. James Hollis, one of the foremost Jungian analysts. Ever. Period. This conversation focused almost entirely on men and their relationship to fear, women, purpose, direction, and what Jung had to say about all of them. An hour isn't nearly enough for such a heavy conversation, so he'll be returning in the near future. If you've ever been curious about the Jungian approach to therapy, have a listen.

James Hollis, Ph. D., was born in Springfield, Illinois, and graduated from Manchester University in 1962 and Drew University in 1967. He taught Humanities for 26 years in various colleges and universities before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute of Zurich, Switzerland (1977-82). He is presently a licensed Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, D.C. He served as Executive Director of the Jung Educational Center in Houston, Texas for many years and was Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington until 2019. He now serves on the JSW Board of Directors. He is a retired Senior Training Analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, was first Director of Training of the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and is Vice-President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation. Additionally, he is a Professor of Jungian Studies for Saybrook University of San Francisco/Houston.

He lives with his wife Jill, an artist and retired therapist, in Washington, DC. Together they have three living children and eight grand-children.

He has written a total of seventeen books, which have been translated into Swedish, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian, Korean, Finnish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Farsi, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, Serbian, Latvian, Ukranian and Czech.

The next book, The Broken Mirror: Refracted Visions of Ourselves, comes out this year.

Connect with Dr. Hollis

-Website: https://jameshollis.net/welcome.htm

-Books: https://jameshollis.net/hollisBooks.html

-Film: SoulHeal: https://www.soulhealfilm.com/

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