About this episode

Dr. David Hopkins explores the themes of Joseph Campbell's work and the personal call to action that many ignore in their daily lives.

You know what Monday feels like. The alarm, the inbox, the scroll, the low hum underneath everything that whispers this is fine. But somewhere inside you is a specific thing you have been pretending not to know. A conversation you will not have. A calling you will not answer. A door in the wall of your ordinary life that you know is there, and you keep walking past. In this episode of the Intellectual Freedom Podcast, Dr. David Hopkins takes on the first great movement of Joseph Campbell's Th...

People in this episode

Host: David D. Hopkins

Topics covered

• self-discovery
• Joseph Campbell
• personal growth
• hero's journey
• psychology
• cultural analysis

Keywords

• Joseph Campbell
• The Hero with a Thousand Faces
• self-improvement
• personal calling
• psychological growth
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

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