Emotional Awareness
Surrounding oneself with diverse thoughts and perspectives can enhance personal growth and wisdom. Emotional reactions often signal that we have been captured by a topic, hindering clear thinking. The pervasive fear in media and politics has left many feeling traumatized, as moralizing decisions becomes a tool for manipulation.In this clip
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The Mark Groves Podcast
#401: The Shadow Side of "Goodness" | Part 2
Related Questions
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, the episode Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and the clip Permission to Feel.
Is the problem that we tie too much of our self-worth to something that, when lost, results in identity paralysis, as discussed in the episode Jordan Peterson Interviews Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy | EP 341 and the clip Challenging Modern Left?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, and every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?