Learn what the Hero's Journey can teach us about facing challenges in later life.
In this solo episode I share some thoughts about the archetypal Hero’s Journey, conceived by Joseph Campbell as a template for the transformative experiences of our own lives and those who are facing the end of life. Each of us has the opportunity to be a mentor for someone who is going through the ordeal of their own hero’s journey and this model can help us understand how to offer support and what is needed from us. Download a one page handout at the link below:
This episode includes:
Why the archetypal Hero’s Journey applies to people at the end of life
Why things generally have to fall apart before transformation can occur
How dissolution of life’s equilibrium can lead to either transformation or regression
The importance of a mentor for people experiencing the sacred end-of-life journey
The most important tasks of the end-of-life hero’s journey
Reframing Suffering
Strengthening Connections
Finding Meaning
Facing Fear of Death
How unaddressed shadow issues can sabotage transformation at the end of life
The benefits of stories as tools for a mentor
How to utilize stories to assist with transformation
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