Need a job? Trying to make new friends? Want a date?  Well guess, what, you’re probably going to need a persona…and more importantly, one that works. Everything from putting on a suit, to buying a new pair of shoes or adjusting your body language and tone of voice. Today, we talk with Natalie, a therapist out of San Francisco. Together we will discuss the various aspects and functions of the persona:

What happens if we over identify with our persona?

How does our overall growth and Development contribute to the personas we adopt?

How do personas figure into things like group identity and cults?

What does it mean when your ego and your persona are out of harmony   

How do persona, which is by definition a surface level aspect, actually facilitate connection and a sense of community among your peers? 

Also, for everyone’s edification, I should say that all persons mentioned, discussed, or otherwise teased in this episode have granted me full permission to use their names, or at least refer to them in a tacit, passive aggressive manner. 

My contact info: [email protected]

Shameless plug for my father's book on Animal Dream Symbolism: 

Animal Guides in Life, Myth and Dreams (Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts, 97)