{"podcast":{"title":"Keep Talking","slug":"keep-talking-1331245","podcast_index_feed_id":1331245,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/humans/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/humans","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/humans/20210520_005222_a8e19a4cd6d9a7bc6e33dc39aa33e2b3.jpg","author":"Dan Riley","episode_count":155,"summary":"\"Keep Talking\" exists to have conversations that might help to make a better society and a better culture. I believe that each guest has important information and stories to make public. And it's something that I want to share.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T02:20:25.098457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keep-talking-1331245"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 135: James Hollis - How to Live a Meaningful Life","slug":"episode-135-james-hollis-how-to-live-a-meaningful-life","published_at":"2024-12-27T10:00:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keep-talking-1331245/episode-135-james-hollis-how-to-live-a-meaningful-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keep-talking-1331245","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/humans/1815298","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/14586/1815298/humans/2024_12_24_17_23_19_4b98b6b4-4989-47e7-a6b0-98f86a4cdacc.mp3","summary":"James Hollis is a psychoanalyst, one of the world's most prolific Jungian thinkers, and the author of many books, including \"Living An Examined Life.\" A rebroadcast from 2021. ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (01:02) Jim's transition from academia to psychoanalysis (06:24) The decision to pursue psychoanalysis as a full-time profession (10:59) Gathering the courage to pursue psychoanalysis (18:19) What about Jung’s work resonated with Jim? (30:16) Jim's process of helping people navigate the transitionary phases of their lives (41:31) The most pressing issues Jim sees facing Americans (48:24) The primary blockers to growth and self-healing (51:54) Discerning the difference fears you should avoid and fears you should face (57:01) Exhausted relationships vs. relationships that need endurance (01:09:02) The ratio of men vs. women seeking counsel and therapy and how it’s changed over the years (01:13:21) Why most men tend to suppress their innermost emotions (01:19:49) Jim's explanation of Joseph Campbell’s ‘hero’s journey’ (01:25:31) How to live an examined, authentic life","meta_description":"James Hollis is a psychoanalyst, one of the world's most prolific Jungian thinkers, and the author of many books, including \"Living An Examined Life.\" A r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5322,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/keep-talking-1331245/episodes/episode-135-james-hollis-how-to-live-a-meaningful-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keep-talking-1331245/episode-135-james-hollis-how-to-live-a-meaningful-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}