Debra Berndt-Maldonado

Debra Berndt Maldonado is a Jungian life coach, author and teacher, and co-founder and CEO of CreativeMind, which she founded with her husband, Robert Maldonado, Ph.D. She left the corporate world in 2003 to pursue her passion for empowering others to live their dreams. Originally from New Jersey, she now lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Debra is a Certified Master Jungian Life Coach Instructor and a TEDx speaker. Together with Dr. Rob, she developed the NeuroMyndra® Method, a coaching approach that blends Jungian psychology, social neuroscience and non-dual spiritual philosophy rooted in the teachings of the Upanishads. The two describe themselves as pioneers of Jungian Life Coaching and say they offered the first Jungian-based Depth Coaching training in 2012. CreativeMind University has trained hundreds of Jungian Life Coaches around the world. Its work draws on shadow work, active imagination, visualization, meditation, dream interpretation and emotional empowerment.

She is the author of the bestselling LET LOVE IN (Wiley, 2010) and LIKE A SPARK FROM FIRE (CreativeMind Media, 2022). Her work has been featured by ABC News, FOX News, NBC News, Cosmopolitan, Natural Health, Huffington Post, YourTango and Publisher's Weekly, among others. With Dr. Rob she also hosts the Jung on Purpose podcast, previously called Soul Sessions, which explores themes such as individuation, midlife, the shadow and family dynamics.

Debra believes that no matter what happened to you or what odds were against you, you can change your life and find fulfillment in love, success and happiness.