Jung On Purpose Podcast by CreativeMind
Explore Jungian Depth Coaching with JUNG ON PURPOSE by CreativeMind (formerly Soul Sessions). This is your guide to uncover your authentic self and live in true purpose, success and fulfillment. Join life coaching experts and Founders of CreativeMind, Debra Berndt Maldonado and Robert Maldonado, PhD, as they explore personal growth through Jungian Theory, Eastern Spirituality and Social Neuroscience in a deep, but practical way.
Jung On Purpose Podcast by CreativeMind
How Coaches Explain Individuation
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This episode of Jung on Purpose, How Coaches Explain Individuation", we feature four Master Level Jungian Life Coaches (Darren Lyons, Ashley Noor, Tony Dina, and Karlie Dean) sharing how the individuation process transformed both their personal lives and their coaching practices. Across all four, a common thread emerges: real transformation starts with taking ownership of internal patterns rather than fixing external circumstances.
Key bullets:
- Shadow work as practical tool: Darren reframes emotional triggers as information rather than obstacles, especially with clients recovering from addiction and compulsive habits
- Archetypal family roles: Ashley traces adult relationship struggles back to childhood roles clients unconsciously keep replaying, and to what they're "carrying," not what others are doing
- Reclaiming vocation from occupation: Tony's own "shadow event" around spiritual authority reshapes how he coaches corporate professionals toward meaningful work without needing to quit their jobs
- The "intellectualizer" pattern: Karlie's client story shows how overthinking blocks vulnerability in both creative work and love, and how naming the pattern restores choice
Resources:
Darron Lyons - lyonslifecoaching.com
Ashley Noor - marwacoaching.com
Karlie Dean - innerfirecoach.com
Tony Dina - crucialcanvas.com
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