Episode Q18: BTS ARMY Help Center - Speaking of Jung

Joining us for the 18th edition of our special Quarantine Series is CEO of the BTS ARMY Help Center, Carla Postma-Slabbekoorn in the ... Home About Blog Books BTS Contact Courses Episodes Jung Podcast Search Support Menu Joiningusforthe18theditionofourspecialQuarantineSeriesisCEOoftheBTSARMYHelpCenter,CarlaPostma-SlabbekoornintheNetherlands.Amarriedmotheroftwo,sheworksinfinanceasamortgagespecialistanddevoteshersparetimetosupportingandencouragingfellowmembersoftheBTSARMYthroughtheworldwideeffortsoftheARMYHelpCenter.ForthelistenerswhoarenotfamiliarwithBTS,theyarecurrentlythemostpopularmusicalgroupintheworld.Theyperformedatthisyear’sGrammyAwardswheretheywerenominatedforBestPopDuoorGroupPerformance,twooftheirlatestsinglesreached#1ontheBillboardHot100chart,andinDecemberoflastyearTIMEMagazinenamedthemtheir2020EntertaineroftheYear.BTSofficiallystandsforBangtanSonyeondan,whichtranslatestoBulletproofBoyScouts.In2017,theychangedtheofficialacronymtoBeyondTheScene,protectingyouthsfromprejudice.Thenamesignifiesthegroup’sdesiretoblockoutstereotypes,criticismsandexpectationsthataimatadolescentslikebullets.FansofBTSareknownasARMY,whichstandsforAdorableRepresentativeM.C.forYouth.Listenersofthispodcastwillrecallthatin2019webeganaseriesofepisodeswithJungiananalystMurraySteininZürich,Switzerland.Itwaswhenhisbook,Jung’sMapoftheSoul,wastrendingonTwitterasthetitleofBTS’newalbum,MapoftheSoul:Personawasannounced.Dr.SteinhasjoinedusforsevenepisodesofSpeakingofJungwherewe’vediscussedhisbookinEp.42,Jung’sconceptofthepersonainEp.44,theshadowinEp.53andtheegoinEp.54,BTS’follow-upalbumMapoftheSoul:7inEp.55,theirJapanesealbumMapoftheSoul:TheJourneyinEp.67,andtheirlatestalbumBEinEp.77.LinkstothoseepisodesandDr.Stein’snewbooksaboutBTS,publishedincollaborationwithChironPublications,canbefoundonSpeakingofJung’sBTSpage.TheBTSARMYHelpCenter,orAHCasit’scalled,wasfoundedin2018whentheoriginalfounderbecameawareofthepressurethatARMYwasunder.WiththeiHeartMusicAwardsshowbeingoneofthemanyawardsceremoniesthatrequiremassiveonlinevoting,ARMYdedicatedeverybitoftheirtimeinordertofinishthedailyvotingquota,andsomeofthemevengaveuptheirsleepindoingso.Thisobviouslyhasaneffectonsomeone’smentalhealthandsignsthatsomeARMYwerestressedaboutthisemergedonsocialmedia.InspiredbyBTS’messagesofself-loveandradicalkindness,anideagrew.Itwastocreateanaccountwithasmallgroupofvolunteersfromaroundtheworld,preferablywithabackgroundinpsychologyorcounseling,totrytotakeawayabitoftheworriesandstressfromARMY.AHCopeneduptheirDMsandARMYfoundthemfast.Sofastthattheteamof10peoplequicklygrewtoalargeanddiversegroupofvolunteers(currently200+)fromallaroundtheworld.Withateamofdedicatedmembersworkingtogether,AHCallowedthefandomtogrowcloserthanever,bysharingtheirhappiness,fearsandworries,nottoforgettheeverlastingenthusiasmtheyhaveforBTSinwhicheverlanguagetheyfeelcomfortablein.AHC’smissionis:“Toprovidealisteningeartothose(ARMY)whoneedone,withoutprovidingtherapyandtoeducate(ARMY)aboutmentalhealthrelatedissues.”InJanuary2020,AHCpartneredupwithCrisisTextLine(atext-basedhotline)furtherexpandingtheirservicetoARMYinneed.TheARMYHelpCenterhas20officialTwitteraccountsandanInstagramaccount(DMsareonlyopenonTwitterfornow).TheyarelookingintoexpandingtheirservicestoFacebook,TikTokandemail,andarecurrentlyintheprocessoftrainingnewvolunteerstohelpwiththegoalsthey’vesetoutforthemselves.Theyarealsoworkingoncreatingawebsite.Ontopofthiscommunityisamanagementteamledbyourguesttoday,CarlaPostma-SlabbekoornwhoservesasCEO.Othermembersofthemanagementteamare:TiffanyHelton(USA)-HRManager,DeborahKoningferander(Ireland)-CFO,RupalKaura(India)-PsychologyManager,TanzilaKhan(India)-ContentManager,EsmeeelMansari(Morocco)-ProjectManager,SharonMailangkay(Indonesia)-PublicRelationsandAccountManagerIndonesia,andLauraDevisTorres(Spain)-PublicRelationsandAccountManagerSpanish.InDecember2020itwasestimatedthatoveralltheaccountsofAHCtheyreceived30,000DirectMessages.ThisinterviewwasrecordedonWednesday,May12,2021.It’s01:14:55longand63MB.Youcanlistentoitrighthereinyourbrowserordownloaditdirectlytoyourcomputer.It’salsoavailableononApplePodcasts,Stitcher,GooglePodcasts,TuneIn,Spotify,iHeartRadio,andonAmazonMusic.YoucanalsolistentothisepisodeonyourAmazonEchodevice.Simplysay,“Alexa,playSpeakingofJungonApplePodcasts(oronTuneIn).”JustbesuretopronounceJungwithahardJ. SHOWNOTESButterNewsinglecomingMay21fromBTSSpeakingofJung,Ep.9Laura’svisitwithDr.SteininZürich,Nov.25,2015SpeakingofJung’sBTSPageLinkstoepisodesandbookswithDr.SteinBTSxAHCxJUNGPromovideoonYouTube,April2019(soundon!)BTS(방탄소년단)‘ON’KineticManifestoFilm:ComePrimaDancevideofortheleadsinglefromMapoftheSoul7,Feb.21,2020BTS(방탄소년단)‘ON’OfficialMVMusicvideofortheleadsinglefromMapoftheSoul7,Feb.27,2020CBSSundayMorning8-minutesegmentonBTS,Apr.23,2019BTS:BoywithLuv(Live)SaturdayNightLive,Apr.14,2019BTS:MicDrop(Live)SaturdayNightLive,Apr.14,2019BTSTranslationsbywishaDoolsetLyricsBTSlyricsinEnglishBTS-TRANS/BANGTANSUBSTranslationandsubbingteamdedicatedtoBTS.BTS(방탄소년단)‘MICDrop(SteveAokiRemix)’OfficialMVMusicvideoforthenewversionofMicDrop,Nov.24,2017Go(Go,G0)byBTSEnglishlyrics‘TheLast’byAgustDEnglishlyrics‘TheLast’byAgustDStreamonSpotifyBTS’speechtotheUnitedNationsUNICEF,Sept.24,2018KimNamjoon’s‘Endment’FacebookvideoHereAre7LessonsKimNamjoonHasTaughtUsbyJazminWilliams,TheHoneyPOP,Sept.11,2020BTS(방탄소년단)‘OldTownRoad’LivePerformancewithLilNasXandmore@GRAMMYs2020Groupperformance,Jan.27,2020BTS(방탄소년단)‘Dynamite’@63rdGRAMMYAwardsShowPerformanceasGrammynominees,Apr.21,2021BTS(방탄소년단)BlackSwanPerf.+ON+LifeGoesOn+Dynamite@2020MMABestperformanceof‘BlackSwan,’Dec.6,2020RUNBTSonVLiveandWeverseINTERVIEWSWITHCARLAPOSTMA-SLABBEKOORNBTSARMY:InsidetheFandomTheCulturalFrontline,BBCWorldRadio,Jan.11,2021HallyuIlwithArmyHelpCenterAdminCarlaPostma-SlabbekornMagic92.3CEBU,Feb.23,2020LivewithCarlaBeforetheBTSConcertinParisLaura’svideointerviewwithCarlaafewhoursbeforethestartoftheBTSconcertatStadedeFrance,Jun.7,2019BOOKSJung’sMapoftheSoul:AnIntroductionbyMurrayStein,Ph.D.,JungiananalystMapoftheSoul–Persona:OurManyFaces~Vol.1~IncludesatranscriptionofEp.44~paperbackeditionsavailableinChinese,English,Korean,andSpanish~alsoavailableinKindleandAudibleMapoftheSoul–Shadow:OurHiddenSelf~Vol.2~IncludesatranscriptionofEp.53~alsoavailableinKindleMapoftheSoul–Ego:IAm~Vol.3~IncludesatranscriptionofEp.54~alsoavailableinKindleMapoftheSoul–7:Persona,Shadow&EgointheWorldofBTS~BeyondsummarizingthethreevolumesonPersona,ShadowandEgointheMapoftheSoulseries,thislatestbookexplorestheentireBTSalbum,starttofinish,revealingprofoundinsightsintothecollectivepsycheofBTS.AlsoavailableinKindleandAudible.TWITTERACCOUNTSCarlaPostma-SlabbekoornARMYHelpCenterARMYHelpCenterProjectsBTSRAY₇“WhatYouMissed”tweetsSteveAokiMurraySteinChironPublicationsInnerCityBooksLauraLondonARTICLESFanbaseSpotlight:ARMYHelpCenterBorasaekVision,Apr.15,2021BTSAreUsingTheirPlatformtoNormaliseMentalHealthDiscoursebyAmandaLopez,Medium:Revolutionaries,Mar.5,2021ForFansofBTS,TheOnlyThingBetterThantheGroupisEachOtherbyMarianLiu,TheWashingtonPost,Nov.20,2020BTS’ARMYAreFlippingConversationsAboutStanCulture,OneGoodDeedataTimebyRhianDaly,TheForty-Five,Jun.23,2020BTSARMYHelpCenterPartnersWithCrisisTextLineforMentalHealthSupportbyBrittneyMcNamara,TeenVogue,Jan.25,2020ARMYHelpCentre:FromaSingleIdeatoaGlobalMovementOnceUponaHallyu,May3,2018AsanAmazonAssociateweearnfromqualifyingpurchases. ←Episode87:Evolution&ArchetypeEpisode86:Jung:AnIntroduction→