Shadow Characters

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Definition

Zweig and Steve Wolf's method of personifying a recurring pattern of thoughts, feelings and body sensations as a named inner figure. Giving it a name and image lets a person observe it and talk with it instead of being driven by it.

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Aging from Role to Soul with Connie Zweig (4K Reboot)

New Thinking AllowedOct 13, 2026

Psychologist Jeffrey Mishlove talks with retired psychotherapist Connie Zweig about facing old age through Jungian shadow work and spiritual practice. Zweig argues that internalized ageism and denial of death live in our unconscious as 'shadow characters' that quietly shape our health and identity. Her central idea is a shift from 'role to soul': letting go of career and ego identities in late life to discover a deeper spiritual self.

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