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  The Great Awakening to Self-Help 04.10.2026 4Min.

  The Achiever level is when we usually get involved - or obsessed - with self-help for the first time. This fits very well with the typical Achiever traits.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 30/9 episode, The Achiever: Stage 4 of Ego Development (#164)
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  The Achiever Level in a Nutshell 01.10.2026 1Min.

  You could sum up the Achiever level in the two points that I make here. This is the heart of this level's psyche and behaviour.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 30/9 episode, The Achiever: Stage 4 of Ego Development (#164)
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  The Achiever: Stage 4 of Ego Development (#164) 30.09.2026 1Std. 5Min.

  The Achiever level of ego development is where our identity becomes fully differentiated from others and our environment.At this level, we derive meaning from achieving goals, getting things done, improving themselves. We find our truth from science and rationality. We see ourselves as independent agents with our own likes, strengths, desires and choices.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: https://www.spiritquesttours.com/destinationsNext listen: Ego Development Series - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/acb0bdff-509d-44d2-8e8a-c71486319354Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
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  Meet My Textbook EXPERT Family Member 29.09.2026 17Min.

  I know a person who is a textbook, textbook example of the Expert. Here I give several examples of the Expert stage showing up in them. This makes the theory extremely concrete and will help you identify this stage in others and yourself.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 23/9 episode, The Expert Stage 3/4 of Ego Development (#163)
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  The Heart of the Expert Mind: The Need to Know 27.09.2026 3Min.

  There is one simple driver behind the entire Expert stage of ego development: "I must know", "I should know".This one trait explains most of their personality and behaviour.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 23/9 episode, The Expert Stage 3/4 of Ego Development (#163)
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  The Expert Stage: Why It's Called "Expert" 24.09.2026 4Min.

  "No one can tell an Expert anything they don't know already."Let's explain why the Expert stage gets its name. Perhaps Cook-Grueter said it best when she described the Expert's belief that they know everything.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 23/9 episode, The Expert Stage 3/4 of Ego Development (#163)
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  The Expert, Stage 3/4 of Ego Development (#163) 23.09.2026 1Std. 12Min.

  This is the Expert stage of ego development - the second of three Conventional levels, and the fifth stage of 10 overall.We can best sum it up by saying that the Expert's identity is fused with their knowledge. They define themselves via their expertise.The downside is that they can be extremely rigid and touchy in this regard. "No one can tell an Expert anything they don't know already," as Cook-Greuter puts it.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: https://www.spiritquesttours.com/destinationsNext listen: Ego Development series - https://player.captivate.fm/collection/acb0bdff-509d-44d2-8e8a-c71486319354Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
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  Conformist Stage of Ego Development: Key Personality Traits 21.09.2026 6Min.

  Some telltale signs of the Conformist stage: sensitivity to criticism, dependence on authority, and they champion their chosen group's values and motifs.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 16th episode, The Conformist Level of Ego Development - Part 2/2 (#162.2)
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  The Conformist Level of Ego Development - Part 2/2 (#162.2) 20.09.2026 46Min.

  In this two-part episode, we describe the Conformist level of ego development, or Stage 3 in Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory.At this stage, we are defined by the groups we identify with. Our identity is literally fused and merged with them. Our identity has expanded from egocentrism to groupcentrism.This is both a staggering leap in consciousness and often a grave limitation.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursEgo Development Theory - full series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/acb0bdff-509d-44d2-8e8a-c71486319354Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
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  What Does Conformist Mean? 18.09.2026 5Min.

  Here we discuss why the "Conformist" Stage 3 of Ego Dev is called as such. Perhaps we could sum it up very simply by saying that at this stage we are defined by others.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 16/9 episode, The Conformist Level of Ego Development - Part 1/2 (#162.1)
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  What is Conventional Development? 17.09.2026 4Min.

  Conventional levels describe the ego development of most adults in modern countries. This is the bulk of the bell curve, comprising 80% of the population.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 16/9 episode, The Conformist Level of Ego Development - Part 1/2 (#162.1)
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  The Conformist Level of Ego Development - Part 1/2 (#162.1) 16.09.2026 58Min.

  In this two-part episode, we describe the Conformist level of ego development, or Stage 3 in Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory.At this stage, we are defined by the groups we identify with. Our identity is literally fused and merged with them. Our identity has expanded from egocentrism to groupcentrism.This is both a staggering leap in consciousness and often a grave limitation.Part 2 released Sunday 20th Sep at 9pm CET / 8pm UK / 3pm EST.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursEgo Development Theory - full series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/acb0bdff-509d-44d2-8e8a-c71486319354Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
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  It's Me vs The World: Stage 2/3 Ego Development 15.09.2026 5Min.

  At Stage 2/3 of Ego (the Opportunist), we become aware that others have their own needs and wants. As yet, we possess no real empathy or ability to cooperate, and see them as threats or competitors. Life is experienced as a jungle, a battle of wills, a zero-sum game.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 9/9 episode, Pre-conventional Stages of Ego Development by Cook-Greuter (#161)
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  Early Ego Development = Your Psyche's Foundation 13.09.2026 7Min.

  You might be wondering why bother learning about early, preconventional ego development if most adults are long past it. Here's why.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 9/9 episode, Pre-Conventional Stages of Ego Development by Cook-Greuter (#161)
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  What Really is Preconventional Ego Development? 10.09.2026 5Min.

  Preconventional ego development takes us from being newborns with zero identity and zero meaning-making capacity to being functional members of the society. This is a huge transformation, and constitutes the first 10-15 years of our life.This is a snippet from my episode Pre-Conventional Stages of Ego Development (#161)
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  Pre-Conventional Stages of Ego Development by Cook-Greuter (#161) 09.09.2026 57Min.

  We continue our series on Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory by covering the Pre-Conventional levels.These represent the base of the human being, the beginning of a self, the beginning of being able function in the world.Though they may seem primitive, it's crucial to realise these pre-egoic, pre-civilised, pre-socialised levels of the human psyche are the foundation of your mind and identity, and are still alive in you.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursNext listen - Ego Development Series: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/acb0bdff-509d-44d2-8e8a-c71486319354Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats
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  Is Higher Development Always Better? 08.09.2026 6Min.

  We tend to think that higher ego development simply means being happier. Our logic is that greater self-awareness, motivations and flexibility, a more complex worldview, and a closer relationship to truth must mean that we are happier!Therefore, higher is better.Not so fast...This episode is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9 episode, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160).
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  What is Ego Development? 06.09.2026 5Min.

  Ego development simply means how the ego (i.e. our meaning-making function) complexifies over time. As it complexifies, so do our autonomy, freedom, flexibility, self-awareness, tolerance for differences and skill in interacting with the environment.This is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160).
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  What is the Ego? 03.09.2026 5Min.

  This month we are studying ego development as framed by Cook-Greuter, so we ought to know what the ego is. It probably isn't what you think. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160)
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  Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160) 02.09.2026 1Std. 3Min.

  We see the world, explain things, make meaning and find coherence in predictable ways as we mentally develop. This is not a random process. This is a well-studied and understood process.We go through predictable stages of meaning making, of sense making, which are somewhat correlated with age. This is called ego development.Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey ToursNext listen: Ego Development Playlist - https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-catsPre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep-psychology.com/the-boundless-body/Newsletter & free coaching session: https://deep-psychology.com/my-links200-show library by category: https://deep-psychology.com/#pod-cats