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Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, is a Jungian analyst and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. An internationally renowned lecturer and workshop leader, she is author of <\/span>The Tao of Psychology, Goddesses in Everywoman, Close to the Bone, Like a Tree,<\/span><\/i> and more<\/span>.<\/span><\/i> She is also a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and a past chairperson of the Council of National Affairs of the APA. <\/span><\/p>\n

In this podcast, Dr. Bolen joins Sounds True founder Tami Simon to reflect on her many years as a writer, teacher, and activist, and how doing our “soul work” becomes the path to self-actualization, connection, and contribution throughout our lives. They also discuss our innate capacity for love and awe; becoming a whole-brain person; speaking up as a key aspect of individuation; gratitude and appreciation; the dandelion effect, or how seeds of beneficial ideas are carried to fertile ground; navigating liminal times; the predicament of “just doing time” with our lives; connecting with loved ones we’ve lost; becoming more familiar with your “dark side of the moon”; the metaphor of the millionth circle; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19570,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[385,386],"tags":[170],"contributor":[606],"class_list":["post-19569","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psychology","category-spirituality","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-jean-shinoda-bolen"],"yoast_head":"\nBecoming Who You Are Meant To Be | Insights at the Edge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring becoming who you are meant to be. 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