Jung in the World Individuation at 75: Oliver Sacks’s Journey to Wholeness with Bill Hayes

Individuation isn’t about becoming better. It’s about becoming whole. At 75, neurologist Oliver Sacks finally integrated the parts of himself he’d kept hidden—his sexuality, his need for love, his domestic life (who knew he kept a library of Jung’s work). Bill Hayes talks intimately about Sacks’s late-life transformation which exemplifies Jung’s crucial insight: growth isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about integrating what you’ve exiled. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in nonfiction, Bill Hayes is a frequent contributor to the  New York Times  and the author of seven books, including  Sleep Demons ;  Five Quarts ;  The Anatomist ;  Insomniac City ; and  How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic .  His writing has also appeared in  The Wall Street Journal , The New York Review of Books , the  New York Times “T” Style Magazine ,  BuzzFeed , and  The Guardian . His most recent book, SWEAT: A History of Exercise , a narrative nonfiction look at exercise from antiquity to the present, is available now wherever books are sold.  Hayes is also a photographer, with credits including  The New Yorker ,  Vanity Fair , and the  New York Times .  His portraits of his partner, the late Oliver Sacks, appear in the volume of Dr. Sacks’s suite of final essays  Gratitude .  A collection of his street photography,  How New York Breaks Your Heart , was published in 2018 by Bloomsbury.  His photographs are available for sale as limited edition prints exclusively by  CLAMP art gallery  in New York City. Books by Bill Hayes: Patricia Martin, MFA ,  is the host of  Jung in the World . A noted cultural analyst, she applies Jungian theory to her work as a researcher and writer. Author of three books, her work has been featured in the  New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post,  and  USA Today . She holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College and an MA in cultural studies at the University College, Dublin (honors). In 2018, she completed the  Jungian Studies Program  at the C. G. Jung Institute Chicago where she is a professional affiliate. A scholar in residence at the Chicago Public Library, for the last decade she’s been studying the digital culture and its impact on the individuation process. Patricia travels the world giving talks and workshops based on her findings and has a private consulting practice in Chicago. Be informed of new programs and content by joining our mailing list ! Support this free podcast by making a donation , becoming a member of the Institute , or making a purchase in our online store ! Your support enables us to provide free and low-cost educational resources to all. This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License . You may share it, but please do not change it, sell it, or transcribe it. Executive Producer: Ben Law Hosts: Patricia Martin, Judith Cooper, Daniel Ross, Adina Davidson, and Raisa Cabrera 2025-2026 Season Intern: Zoe Kalaw Music: Peter Demuth

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This episode was published on Jan 28, 2026.

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