{"id":26194,"date":"2026-07-16T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=26194"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T00:34:49","slug":"just-one-question-connie-zweig-what-does-it-mean-to-romance-the-shadow","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/just-one-question-connie-zweig-what-does-it-mean-to-romance-the-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Just One Question | Connie Zweig: What Does It Mean to Romance the Shadow?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/d163e3ed-3412-4af0-9335-f1b916e95c76\/embed?theme=dark-custom&amp;primary_color=%23F60F60\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know the object of your addiction is bad for you. So why can&#8217;t you stop? Dr. Connie Zweig has spent decades working with people who feel stuck in exactly that gap between knowing and changing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zweig is a retired Jungian therapist and the author of the newly republished <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting the Shadow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romancing the Shadow<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 the books that helped launch the shadow-work movement, and the reason a new generation is now discovering it on TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this clip, she walks Tami through her method step by step, using the story of a client who couldn&#8217;t stop eating ice cream every night while waiting for an unavailable boyfriend to call. Awareness alone, Zweig explains, is never enough. You have to name the shadow character, trace it back to where it was first modeled, and uncover the valid need hiding underneath it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you&#8217;ll take away from this clip:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why awareness of a compulsive pattern rarely changes it on its own<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to identify a &#8220;shadow character&#8221; through its recurring thoughts, feelings, and body sensations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why every addictive or compulsive behavior is protecting a valid, hidden need<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zweig&#8217;s own story of discovering her &#8220;judge&#8221; shadow character \u2014 inherited from her father<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This clip is taken from the full <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conversation with Connie Zweig: &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/a\/resources\/podcast\/connie-zweig-meeting-one-of-the-worlds-leading-experts-on-the-shadow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meeting One of the World&#8217;s Leading Experts on the Shadow<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode is sponsored by Omega Institute, a global gathering hub for lifelong learning and spiritual exploration. Omega offers weekend workshops, special events, rest and rejuvenation retreats, professional training, online learning, and more. Discover what calls to you at<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eomega.org\/true\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eomega.org\/true<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26195,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[1085,386],"tags":[170],"contributor":[1159],"class_list":["post-26194","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-growth","category-spirituality","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-connie-zweig"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Just One Question | Connie Zweig: What Does It Mean to Romance the Shadow? | Sounds True<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Just One Question | Connie Zweig: What Does It Mean to Romance the Shadow? | Sounds True\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You know the object of your addiction is bad for you. 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