“In chapter 6 I described what Jungian psychologists call the individuation process, the process of following one’s path in life, learning to listen to one’s inner voices. Another aspect of that process is listening specifically to those voices or parts of ourselves which we have shunned, despised, ignored, or denied. These “shadow” parts, as Jungians call them, are always needed in order to become a strong, whole person, even if we live half our lives as though knowing about them would kill us.”