Ep. 69 Understanding Personal Shadow Work and Collective Shadow Projection with Connie Zweig, PhD

In this episode Jungian psychotherapist and shadow expert Dr. Connie Zweig joins us to illuminate shadow-work. 

Connie Zweig, Ph.D., is the author of several books on the shadow and Dr. Zweig teaches how to do shadow-work in relationships, families, religious or spiritual communities, and aging beyond midlife. 

In this episode we discuss:

• How personal shadow forms and it's relationship to the ego
• The role of family and culture in shaping our shadow
• How typology and introversion/extroversion plays a role in shadow-work
• How to recognize when your shadow is activated or present
• Why we project our shadows onto others
• How shadow manifests in the collective; shadow and religion, politics and global tragedies

Get the book Romancing the Shadow: https://www.amazon.com/Romancing-Shadow-Guide-Vital-Authentic/dp/0345417402

Get the book Meeting the Shadow: https://www.amazon.com/Meeting-Shadow-Hidden-Power-Nature/dp/087477618X

Dr. Connie's Substack: https://www.shadowworkawareness.com/

Dr. Connie's Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2306609

Visit her website: https://conniezweig.com/

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