{"id":24125,"date":"2025-06-17T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=24125"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:27:16","slug":"connie-zweig-meeting-one-of-the-worlds-leading-experts-on-the-shadow","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/connie-zweig-meeting-one-of-the-worlds-leading-experts-on-the-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Connie Zweig: \u201cMeeting One of the World\u2019s Leading Experts on the Shadow\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/47765013-1964-459c-a2c7-078a51054f73\/embed?theme=light-gray-orange\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a new generation joins the search for understanding and meaning in our ambiguous and uncertain world, there&#8217;s a growing resurgence of interest in the Shadow\u2014Carl Jung&#8217;s famous term for the aspects of ourselves that hide in our unconscious yet often drive behaviors we&#8217;d rather not repeat. 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