Welcome back to Growth Where Planted Podcast! For this episode, we welcome one of our first guests in our show, Jim Shoopack, as we talk about Personal Identity and how it can play a role in how you look at yourself and how you view others looking at you.

20 years ago, Jim suffered all of the symptoms of depression. It is miraculous that he didn’t take his own life. He prayed and prayed and prayed, and even had what would be considered an out-of-body experience that gave him hope for the future. Once he had that experience, things started to improve.

Personal Identity - [00:01 – 08:32]

• Introduction and background of our guest, Jim Shoopack
• The Definition of Identity
• Working through and learning from challenges that life presents us
• Story Time
• Journey to develop personal identity

Developing and Maintaining your Personal Identity - [08:33 – 13:52]

• Seeing people who do not have a grasp on their personal identity
• The role of your public self and your private self in your identity
• Surrounding yourself with the right people

Resources and Close - [13:53 – 16:48]

• Resources for this episode

• Connect with Jim

  • See Links below
  • Final words

Tweetable Quotes:

“It’s important to have a plan. But you have to realize that life doesn’t work the way you want it to, and you have to be prepared for disappointment and how you roll with that disappointment.” - Jim Shoopack

“Not every day is gonna be a good day. You’re gonna have bad days. It’s the beauty of life, it’s the beauty of the journey of life.” - Jim Shoopack

“In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” - Erik Erikson

Resources:

• Mental Health Musings
• The Power of Understanding Yourself by Dave Mitchell

Connect with Jim, send him an email at jimshoopack@gmail.com or visit http://mhmusings.com/. You can also follow him on Instagram (@mhmusingsblog)

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