Soul Sessions by CreativeMind
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsConsciously create your life with Soul Sessions by CreativeMind. This is your guide to uncover your authentic self and live in true purpose, success and fulfillment. Join life coaching experts and Founders of CreativeMind, Debra Berndt Maldonado and Robert Maldonado, PhD, as they explore personal growth through Jungian Theory, Eastern Spirituality and Social Neuroscience in a deep, but practical way.
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How You Can Be Free of Past Karma
June 21, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode, we talk about the cause and effect of Karma and how to free yourself from past Karma. Our Spiritual Principles of the Wisdom Traditions series continues with a discussion on the term “Karma” and some of the misconceptions about how it rules your life. What is Karma? Why does Karma exist? How you can be free of past conditioning and live freely to consciously create your life Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connect with us in our Private...
Why Your Desires Are Ruining Your Life
June 14, 2022 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode, we discuss how ego desires are ruining your life and how to connect with creative desires. We share a story from the Upanishads to help you connect with creative desires rather than being caught up in the suffering of ego desires. We dive into: What is the Upanishads? How desire can be destructive and cause suffering in your life Why we need a spiritual understanding to create true fulfillment How to stop feeling “not enough” in the world Our new series on Spiritual Pri...
Is Fear Your Dream Killer?
June 07, 2022 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss the impact of fear and how it has kept many people stuck in the status quo. Since we are conditioned by emotion, the only way to change our patterns is to deal with fear. Join us for a mind-expanding discussion on: • What is fear? • What does it really mean when we are afraid? • What does fear have to do with Karma? • How fear is a powerful navigational guide to reaching a fulfilled life Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• I...
Soul Sessions Spotlight: How Being a Good Person is Making You Miserable
May 31, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week we spotlight one of our favorite episodes, "How Being a Good Person is Making You Miserable." In the series about the personality, we discuss the concept of being"a “good” person and how the socially-accepted behavior is more about your conditioning than real altruism. In this episode, we share: How the ego creates t"e “good personality” for social survival Why social survival leads to us becoming bad How the idea of good or bad is subjective How the power of shadow work disp...
How to Use Your Mind to Succeed
May 24, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBYour ego is conditioned to see success through external things. The entire world is seeking external success for survival or status. In this episode, we help you see how you already have the success your desire by turning your mind inward and understanding: The truth of where success comes from How you can look at your inner power differently How success is effect, not the cause Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connect with us in our Private Facebook Gro...
How to Live Your Purpose
May 17, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBDid you know that 99% of the world is wired for “just enough,” and work is more about survival than abundance and fulfillment? We share how you can begin to understand your approach to work so that you can find a meaningful career that is both abundant and fulfilling. In this episode continuing our series on How to Succeed without Losing Your Soul, we explore: • The difference between a “worker” mindset and a “creator” mindset • How to be a successful creator without fear of failure • Dis...
What is Your Wealth Archetype?
May 10, 2022 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBYour ideas about money and wealth are shaped by the messages you heard in early life which created your persona around success. There are four archetypes that define your relationship with money and play out unconsciously until you make them conscious. In this episode, we explore: What we unconsciously learn about wealth and success through early life Understanding your Wealth Archetype and its shadow Changing your relationship with your finances and choosing wealth Watch the next Soul ...
How to Succeed without Losing Your Soul
May 03, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBOur new series, How to Succeed without Losing Your Soul, will help you redefine what money and success mean to you so that you can be more fulfilled and aligned with your higher purpose. In this episode, we explore these questions: • What is success and how do you measure it? • Why is it so important for humans to achieve success? • Why do so many people lose their souls in pursuit of success? • How to lead a balanced life by understanding the Four Human Pursuits from the Eastern Philosophy...
How to Succeed without Losing Your Soul
May 03, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBOur new series, How to Succeed without Losing Your Soul, will help you redefine what money and success mean to you so that you can be more fulfilled and aligned with your higher purpose. In this episode, we explore these questions: • What is success and how do you measure it? • Why is it so important for humans to achieve success? • Why do so many people lose their souls in pursuit of success? • How to lead a balanced life by understanding the Four Human Pursuits from the Eastern Philosophy...
Transcending Your Family Archetypes
April 26, 2022 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBThe family system is not only influenced by personal history of the parents carried from their parents, there is also an archetypal pattern unconsciously influencing the family unit. What can you learn about the material world and spiritual world by understanding the Mother-Father-Child dynamics? In this episode we will discuss: How the Mother, God and Child Archetypes shape and influence family life and adult life through these powerful symbols of our parents and ourselves; Can we transce...
Did your parents raise you to fail? The impact of parenting styles.
April 19, 2022 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBWhat can research show us about parenting styles and how effective or damaging they are to a young child? Explore the different styles and how your self-concept was developed through interaction with your family and culture. In this episode we discuss: Are strict parents limiting their children in adulthood? Helicopter parenting and the impact on child’s self-concept Spare the rod, spoil the child. Does it create terrible, selfish adult? What has more influence on a child’s development n...
Change Your Past by Changing Your Present
April 12, 2022 21:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThe environment we grew up in early in life has a tremendous impact in shaping us into adult life. In this episode, we discuss family and culture and how we learned how to be human from the people and environment around us. How family culture creates our persona How your family dealt with emotions shapes your emotional life Spiritual influences that create limitations or possibilities in adulthood How nutrition and Social Econonic Status can impact your brain Learning from your parents ...
Change Your Past by Changing Your Present
April 12, 2022 21:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThe environment we grew up in early in life has a tremendous impact in shaping us into adult life. In this episode, we discuss family and culture and how we learned how to be human from the people and environment around us. How family culture creates our persona How your family dealt with emotions shapes your emotional life Spiritual influences that create limitations or possibilities in adulthood How nutrition and Social Econonic Status can impact your brain Learning from your parents ...
Do Bad Genes Limit Your Life?
April 05, 2022 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode, we explore the biological/genetic impact on your personality, IQ, mental health, physical disease, and attractiveness. We also introduce the concept of epigenetics and generational influences from your family tree as we look at your life in a more archetypal way. How do genetics impact your life? Can you change your DNA to change your life? What can you learn about your ancestral experience that impacts your life today. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our Y...
How to Escape Your Mother’s Shadow
March 29, 2022 21:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBJoin us for a final discussion on Debra Berndt Maldonado's new book, Like a Spark From Fire: Break Free from the Past, Find Your Brilliance and Become Your True Self. She shares how daughters are highly influenced by their mothers. Even if the daughter rejects the mother, she still has to deal with her shadow. In this episode we explore: How the mother influences a daughter’s role in life; The shadow of the mother and the impact it has on a woman reaching her full potential; How to creat...
How to Tame Your Ego to Get Unstuck in Life
March 22, 2022 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWhat is the ego and why does it cause problems in our life? Join us as we clarify Carl Jung’s concept of the ego and the role it plays in our early life development as well as how it influences our adult life. According to Debra’s new book, “Like a Spark From Fire: Break Free from the Past, Find Your Brilliance and Become Your True Self,” the ego is a false representation of who we truly are. Instead, we need to go beyond the ego to discover our true personality. In this episode we explore t...
How to Tap into Your Soul’s Potential
March 15, 2022 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBYou may have heard that you have unlimited potential and that you can reach your dreams, but what does that really mean? The book, “Like a Spark From Fire: Break Free from the Past, Find Your Brilliance and Become Your True Self,” by Debra Berndt Maldonado begins with the story of a woman asking the guru, “Who is my true self?” In this episode we explore: The difference between the soul and the universal self; Does the soul need healing? How the ego veils and covers you true nature; Wh...
How to Discover Your Feminine Archetype
March 08, 2022 22:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBJoin us for a conversation with the Debra Berndt Maldonado, author of “Like a Spark From Fire: Break Free from the Past, Find Your Brilliance and Become Your True Self.” In this series, we discuss topics introduced in the book on how to become your true Self. In this episode, we introduce the Four Persona Types, based on the Feminine Archetypes initially developed by Toni Wolff. We explore: The history of the Personality Types - Thinking, Feeling, Sensing, Intuiting and how Toni Wolf worke...
Covid’s Impact on Society - Dealing with Collective Trauma
March 01, 2022 23:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn our final episode on trauma and resilience, we discuss what is happening collectively as we are removed from our social routines, dealing with division and isolation. We also have some solutions to make the world a better place through resilience after tragedy. In this episode, we will explore: How anxiety and depression increased during Covid in the US affecting over 73 million people; The power of disruption that can change our individual lives and collective humanity; How to cultiva...
Covid’s Impact on Society - Dealing with Collective Trauma
March 01, 2022 23:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn our final episode on trauma and resilience, we discuss what is happening collectively as we are removed from our social routines, dealing with division and isolation. We also have some solutions to make the world a better place through resilience after tragedy. In this episode, we will explore: How anxiety and depression increased during Covid in the US affecting over 73 million people; The power of disruption that can change our individual lives and collective humanity; How to cultiva...
How to Transcend PTSD
February 22, 2022 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this session we explore the causes and symptoms of PTSD and how to become resilient after trauma. We explain the difference with how a therapist role helps and when it is appropriate to have a coach. Jungian coaching can help clients after treatment to facilitate spiritual individuation and becoming their true self. In this episode we discuss: What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD What are the Symptoms? How to get a proper diagnosis and treatment? Can you transcend PTSD and bec...
How Children with Trauma Can Become Resilient Adults
February 15, 2022 22:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBWe know that children experience trauma in many forms, some more serious than others. In this continuation of our series on trauma, we look at the types of experiences that could cause trauma in childhood and how someone who has experienced trauma can become a resilient adult. In this episode we explore: What is childhood trauma? Types of trauma experienced by children; Consequences of trauma in different stages of development; How children can move beyond past trauma and cultivate resil...
Redefining Trauma and Empowering Your Resilience
February 08, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBTrauma is very popular topic right now, especially as we have personally and collectively experienced some incredible hardships over the last couple of years. In this series on Trauma and Resilience, we hope to address this area and provide insight and suggestions for dealing with trauma or working with clients who have experienced trauma. In this episode we discuss: What is Trauma? What is the impact long-term on an individual who experiences trauma? The difference between coaching and t...
Redefining Trauma and Empowering Your Resilience
February 08, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBTrauma is very popular topic right now, especially as we have personally and collectively experienced some incredible hardships over the last couple of years. In this series on Trauma and Resilience, we hope to address this area and provide insight and suggestions for dealing with trauma or working with clients who have experienced trauma. In this episode we discuss: What is Trauma? What is the impact long-term on an individual who experiences trauma? The difference between coaching and t...
Fear and Transformation - Myth of the Hero
February 01, 2022 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBAs we conclude our series on myths and symbols, we examine the various hero tales and how death and rebirth are symbols of transformation. We consider what we can learn about these symbols as we undergo our own transformational life. In this episode we explore: The myths of rebirth through heroes such as Kaleesi & Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones, Jonah & the Whale in the bible, Batman, Dante’s descent into the underworld, Faust Why we resist the hero’s journey and stay stuck; Why the ego ...
Intoxicating Power of Romantic Love - Myth of Paris & Helen of Troy
January 25, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBDiscover the intoxicating power of romantic love in the myth of Paris and Helen of Troy where Paris betrays his country and family for the woman he loved in our continuing series on myths and symbols that influence our life. In this episode we discuss: The levels of love and how we aren’t meant to remain in the romantic phase as it can turn destructive; Symbology of the Trojan Horse; What can we learn about love and how to harness its power without destroying others and ourselves. Watch ...
Shame and the Myth of Adam & Eve
January 18, 2022 22:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBExplore the myth of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise and how to interpret the symbols for your own personal transformation as it relates to shame in this continuing series on the myths and symbols that influence our life. In this episode we explore: What is the Creation Myth? The symbols of the snake, the Tree of Knowledge, the forbidden fruit and more How Adam and Eve dealt with shame How to work with shame Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connec...
How to Transform Anger - Myth of Medusa
January 11, 2022 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBMythology can help us understand our human nature. Both Freud and Jung used the myths to help formulate symbols and meanings from dreams. In this new series, we explore the different myths and the symbols that influence our life. Learn how the myths can teach us about your evolution and growth. In this episode we talk about how to transform anger by understanding the different symbols in the Myth of Medusa. We will discuss: What spiritual tools did Perseus have to help him on his hero’s jo...
The Seductive Power of Emotionally-Unavailable Partners
December 21, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThis series on emotions would not be complete without discussing emotionally-unavailable people. In this episode we discuss: What is an emotionally-unavailable person? The Puer Aeternus and Puella Aeterna (Forever Boy & Girl) Syndrome; Dealing with a parent who is emotionally-unavailable; Breaking the patterns of the past to invite a deep, intimate connection in relationships. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connect with us in our Private Facebook Grou...
How to Overcome Shame
December 14, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBShame is a soul-eating emotion according to Carl Jung, but we actually believe shame is a necessary part of being human. We explore the root of shame as we continue our series on emotions. In this episode we discuss: What is Shame? What is the difference between guilt and shame? How shame is useful and morally required for our social life; How to use shame to understand ourselves and free the mind from self-worth trap. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Download your free p...
How Love Can Turn to Hate in Relationships
December 07, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBLove is the answer, but what is the question? We explore how the emotion of love impacts your life in different ways in our continuing series on emotions. In this episode we discuss: What happens when we fall in love romantically; How the loss of love can lead to depression, destructive behaviors, loneliness and fear of intimacy in the future; How we can love someone so deeply and then hate them at the same time; How to understand the Love Shadow® and the Anima/Animus archetype that dr...
Destructive Power of Anger
December 01, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBContinuing in our series on emotions, we talk about emotions or suppressing of emotions and their affect on the mindbody. In this episode we will explore: How fear and anger are connected to anxiety and depression How destructive emotions can lead to cancer and other illness How to work with your emotions to create healing Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connect with us in our Private Facebook Group and join in on the discussion. Honoring Your Anger ...
Are Your Emotions Helping or Hurting You?
November 23, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBIn this new series on emotions, we explore the different emotions, how they influence our life, and how we can use them to help us grow psychologically and spiritually. In this first episode, we explain: How the emotions relate to the Body, Mind and Soul; The purpose of emotions; Why we need emotions to have meaning and fulfillment in life. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. Connect with us in our Private Facebook Group and join in on the discussion. ••...
The Real You Beyond the Personality
November 16, 2021 22:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn concluding our series on the personality, we discuss Jung’s process of Individuation and how letting go of our personality can lead to new awareness of our true divine nature. In this final episode we share: The stages of Individuation and how to identify what stage you are in; The mistakes people make when trying to individuate or self-realization; Why the ego resists letting go of the personality; What the wisdom traditions say about the personality and the soul. Watch the next Sou...
The Mask of Spirituality
November 09, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBContinuing in this series about the personality, we explore the concept of “spiritual bypassing” and how the ego uses spiritual language and tools as a defense not true enlightenment. In this episode we discuss: The Spiritual Persona What spiritual bypassing looks like and how does it limit your life; Working through spiritual bypassing Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Download your free program brochure:...
Dealing with Difficult People - A Deeper Look at Narcissism
November 02, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBContinuing this series about the personality, we explore personality disorders such as Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality and other personality disorders that cause people pain in relationships. In this episode, we discus: What is a Personality Disorder? How Genetics and Environment shape the personality; Psycho-Social aspects of Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Spiritual Dimensions of Narcissism and an Enlightened Approach to these personalities. Watch the next...
How Being A Good Person Is Making You Miserable
October 26, 2021 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBContinuing in this series about the personality, we discuss the concept of being a “good” person and how the socially-accepted behavior is more about your conditioning than real altruism. In this episode we share: How the ego creates the “good personality” for social survival; Why social survival leads to us becoming bad; How the idea of good or bad is subjective; How the power of shadow work dispels the concept of the good personality and gives rise to free will in your life. Watch the...
How to Overcome Personal Trauma
October 19, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBContinuing in this series about the personality, we explore the concept of trauma in a person’s history and how that influences the personality. In this episode, we will discuss: How to rethink your concept of how deep the “trauma” imprint is in the psyche from a Jungian perspective; How trauma is not a life-sentence for woundedness; How to overcome personal trauma without feeling broken or damaged through a spiritual understanding of the experience rather than “healing the ego;” How t...
Are Personality Tests Ruining Your Life?
October 12, 2021 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this new series about the personality, we explore the Personality (Jungian “Persona”) and how the conscious personality is developed and interferes with your free will. In this episode, we explore Personality Tests and what they really mean about you. The major personality tests like Meyers-Briggs, Big Five, Enneagram and what they actually measure; What Jung really believed about his “personality types;” How misunderstanding the results can limit your life and ruin your potential; H...
Your Brain on God
October 05, 2021 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn our final episode in this series on the brain, we delve into the neuroscience of our understanding of particular areas of the brain and how they function to help us in different areas of life. In this episode, we discuss: Why the brain needs spirituality; What happens when someone prays or meditates? How levels of consciousness are measured in brain waves; Do we imagine God or are our spiritual experiences real? Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. •...
Your Brain on Health & Wellness
September 28, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBContinuing in this series, we delve into the neuroscience of what we know about the brain and the impact work has on the brain as well as understanding particular areas of the brain and how they function to help us in different areas of life. In this episode, we discuss: The mechanism of hemostasis; The perception of pain; The mind-body reaction to illness and wellness. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Dow...
Your Brain on Love
September 21, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBContinuing in this series, we delve into the neuroscience of what we know about the brain and the impact work has on the brain as well as understanding particular areas of the brain and how they function to help us in different areas of life. In this episode we look at the neuropsychology of romantic love. Specifically, what happens in the brain when we fall in love, the neurophysiology of affection and bonding, and the experience of heartache. Watch the next Soul Session in this series o...
Your Brain on Living Your Purpose
September 14, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this new series, we delve into the neuroscience of what we know about the brain and the impact work has on the brain as well as understanding particular areas of the brain and how they function to help us in different areas of life. In this episode, we discuss the newest findings in neuroscience pertaining to purpose. Specifically, what is going on in the brain when we succeed or fail, are aligned with our purpose and when we are being of service to others. Watch the next Soul Session i...
Your Brain on Purpose & Success
September 14, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this new series, we delve into the neuroscience of what we know about the brain and the impact work has on the brain as well as understanding particular areas of the brain and how they function to help us in different areas of life. In this episode, we discuss the newest findings in neuroscience pertaining to purpose. Specifically, what is going on in the brain when we succeed or fail, are aligned with our purpose and when we are being of service to others. Watch the next Soul Session i...
Reaching Nirvana: Crossing the Ocean of Samsara
September 07, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBOn this final episode in our series on Buddhist philosophy, we explore different teachings of the Buddha that are easily relatable in our modern life. In this episode we discuss: What is Nirvana? How to reach a higher state of consciousness beyond Samsara (the illusory world). How to access the State of Nirvana through Meditation as a direct way of transcending suffering. Discuss the Contradiction of Nirvana - being in the world and in spirit at the same time and Jung’s idea that embraci...
How to Build an Enlightened Society
August 31, 2021 22:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBContinuing this series on Buddhist philosophy, we explore different teachings of the Buddha that are easily relatable in our modern life. In this episode we discuss: How to deal with uncertainty and trouble in the world The Mystical Experience of Compassion How to Practice of Equanimity - Mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper, especially in difficult situations Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Do...
The Matrix in Buddhism
August 24, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBIn this new series on Buddhist philosophy, we explore different teachings of the Buddha that are easily relatable in our modern life. In this episode we discuss: The Buddhist concept of No-Self Do you really exist? What is the meaning of your life? Who is the one experiencing your life? The five aggregates of experiencing the world What is Samsara? The illusion separation and truth of Oneness. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Ju...
Are You Creating Your Own Suffering?
August 18, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this new series on Buddhist philosophy, we explore different teachings of the Buddha that are easily relatable in our modern life. In this episode we discuss: What is Buddhism and the difference between religion and philosophy? The Four Noble Truths. The concept of Impermanence. How suffering is created through identification with the ego. Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Download your free program bro...
Mystical Path of Meditation
August 03, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBContinuing our series on the four yogas, we introduce the fourth Yoga which is Raja Yoga, the path of meditation. In this episode, we explore: ・What is meditation? ・The difference between meditation and visualization ・What is Raja Yoga? ・The real purpose of meditation While we will be off next week, we encourage you to join our private Facebook Group and learn about our upcoming events and course offerings. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Download your free program brochur...
How to Embody Higher Knowledge
July 27, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBContinuing our series on the four yogas, we introduce Jnana Yoga which is the path of higher knowledge. In this episode we explore: ・What is Jnana Yoga? ・What is the difference between lower and higher knowledge? ・The three steps to realization of the higher knowledge ・Recommended reading to start your path of higher knowledge Watch the next Soul Session in this series on our YouTube Channel. ••• Interested in Jungian Life Coach Training? Download your free program brochure: https://www....