The Persona
A Jungian Guide to the Social Mask We Wear, the Danger of Mistaking It for Our True Selves, and How to Live a More Authentic LifeBy Mattias Søndergaard
Length53m
About this audiobook
Do you constantly feel like you're performing, wearing a mask to navigate social demands? Carl Jung’s concept of the Persona illuminates this social self, but mistaking it for your true identity can lead to profound emptiness and a loss of vitality.
The Persona: A Jungian Guide offers an essential map to understanding this vital psychological structure, liberating you to live a more authentic, integrated life.
This transformative guide delves into the intricate origins of your social mask, from childhood adaptation to professional roles, exploring its dual nature as both a necessary tool and a potential prison. Discover how unconscious identification with your Persona can manifest as burnout, inauthenticity, and the gnawing feeling of being an imposter in your own life. You'll learn its intimate relationship with the Shadow, revealing how the face you show the world creates the parts of yourself you hide.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
GenrePsychology, Self-Help
Length53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 23, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
6The Face of Deception
2Meeting Your Public Self
7The Ultimate Danger
3The Genesis of the Mask
8The Persona and the Shadow
4The Two Faces of the Persona
9Withdrawal of the Mask
5The Face of Adaptation
10The Conscious Relationship with the Self
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