In our podcasts, we have defined “self” as an “interactional process” with others. Self becomes a habitual set of dynamics with others, connected to narratives about identity, body, family and tribe. The ways we talk to ourselves and to others about ourselves are often imbued with negativity and aversion. In this podcast, we will talk about how we can develop an attitude of love, acceptance and witnessing of ourselves, and how we lose that attitude when we talk to ourselves in ways that are fundamentally untruthful about who we are and what we are doing.
Years ago, there was a saying that came out of family psychiatry, especially in working with families of young adults with severe psychological disorders....
You have heard the saying “No good deed goes unpunished” and you know there is a wisdom in it. But what is that wisdom?...
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