Dr. Meg Jay

Dr. Meg Jay

Meg Jay is a clinical psychologist and a narrative nonfiction writer. In her books, Dr. Jay weaves the latest research with what she hears everyday: the behind-closed-doors stories of real people. Her books reveal the complex realities that lie behind stereotypes and misconceptions about development, changing how we think about topics such as whether our twenties matter and how resilience works and feels.

Dr. Jay earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and in Gender Studies, from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned a B.A. with High Distinction in Psychology from the University of Virginia. Her work has appeared in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Psychology Today, and on the BBC, NPR and TED.

Meg Jay is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Virginia, and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville. She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional as well as a Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional.
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Dr. Meg Jay joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the neurotic, and possibly those with character disorders, can become a supernatural person.
Dr. Meg Jay joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the definition of someone who’s supernatural, and who’s overcome adversity to become an accomplished person.