

262. The 4 Key Aspects of The Feminine Psyche with Suzan Cotellesse
Welcome to Awakening Aphrodite — the podcast that helps you reconnect with your feminine energy, reclaim your vitality, and live in harmony with your body, mind, and spirit.
In each episode, holistic health expert Amy Fournier shares inspiring conversations with expert guests, blending ancient wisdom and modern science to offer practical tools that help you thrive in today’s fast-paced world.
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Featured Guest: Suzan Cotellesse
Today’s guest is Suzan Cotellesse — psychotherapist, educator, and lifelong explorer of the human condition.
In this episode, we take a heartfelt journey into the four archetypal aspects of the feminine, and how each one lives within us, waiting to be acknowledged, expressed, and balanced. With over four decades of experience in counseling and psychotherapy, Suzan brings a grounded, Jungian-informed approach to understanding emotions, relationships, and identity.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying too many roles, or if you're craving deeper self-understanding, this episode will feel like a deep breath of truth.
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Final Audio Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
05:24 Jungian Expertise
06:13 Personal Stories & Role Models
07:49 The Four Aspects Of Woman
11:16 Integrating The Four Aspects
14:13 Positive & Negative Expressions
19:56 Development & Missing Stages
24:19 Challenges & Wisdom In Later Life
32:18 Practical Applications & Final Thoughts
44:08 Emotions As Signals & Shadow Aspects
48:28 Functions Of Consciousness
55:09 Balancing Thinking & Feeling
1:02:25 Cultivating Intuition & Sensation
1:12:31 Final Thoughts & Reflections
If you enjoyed this episode be sure to check out:
254. How To Honor The Mother Part of You Whether You Have Children or Not with Suzan Cotellesse
244. How Venus, Vestia, Persephone & Other Mythological Archetypes Can Help Us Today with Letao Wang
229. The Wild Woman: Nourishing your Goddess Instincts, Passion and Beauty with Dr. Stacey Shelby
134. Sacred Contracts, Archetypes and Overcoming Self-Sabotage With Greg Schmaus
83. Awakening Aphrodite With Dr. Jean Shinoda Bolen, Author Of Goddesses In Everywoman
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