Real v Fake Inner Work (#148)

About this episode

This episode discusses effective and ineffective methods of inner work, providing a litmus test to distinguish between the two.

There are effective ways of doing inner work, and there are ineffective ways. You can uncover gold, but you can also fall into traps. Here you'll learn a clear litmus test for whether you’re doing real or fake inner work, with lots of clear, grounded examples to make these principles practical. Next listen: Key Principles for Psychological Work Parts 1&2 (#144 & #147) All my episodes on Psychology: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/9f81342e-0c6f-4b7d-ab6c-bd333126470e 200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats Newsletter & books: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links

People in this episode

Host: Ross Edwards

Topics covered

• inner work
• psychology
• self-improvement
• personal development
• mental health

Keywords

• inner work
• psychological principles
• self-help
• mental traps
• personal growth

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