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