Keep Talking Episode 135: James Hollis - How to Live a Meaningful Life
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