Shadow and Self in Adolescence: Navigating Rage, Love, and Individuation
Shadow and Self in Adolescence: Navigating Rage, Love, and Individuation
This Jungian Life Podcast

Episode Description

<p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/TJLdreamschool" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Think of adolescence as life’s built‑in boot camp: your body hits the gas, your mind scrambles to keep up, and suddenly you’re wrestling with raw impulses, big feelings, and the question “Who am I, really?” That surge of anger toward parents often hides an intense love that feels too risky to show, so teens push back while secretly measuring whether adults—and the wider world—can handle their storm.</p><p>Without clear rites of passage, they test limits through friends, online thrills, and daring choices, all in service of hammering out a story that’s theirs, not just a hand‑me‑down from family. If they can ride those waves—owning both the wild Shadow and the hopeful Self—they step into adulthood with a genuine sense of direction; if they dodge the work, the unfinished business shows up later as anxiety, depression, or a nagging sense of being stuck.</p><p><strong>LOOK & GROW</strong></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/TJLdreamschool" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/TJLpodcastideas" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/TJLPatreon" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://this-jungian-life.printify.me/products" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/senddream" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p>If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of <a href="https://a.co/d/5ixb5mD" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.</p><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/WellspringItaly2025" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠Lisa’s leading a retreat in ITALY!⁠⁠⁠</a></p>