The Importance of Identity in Addiction

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"I think this movie actually felt like a kind of a beautiful metaphor to me or analogy of like addiction or temptation and how it makes us act outside of ourselves," says writer. "When we are in the thrall of an addiction or something along those lines is we don't act like ourselves, struggle with our identity", she adds. 'Bilbo gets there pretty quickly but I don't know you,' Bilbo's wife responds.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Shame, Dissociation, and Trauma Bonds:
One does not simply discuss Lord of the Rings….so we teamed up with Southgate Productions and headed to Mordor to discuss the first Lord of the Rings film, Fellowship of the Rings! We discuss the impact of shame in the decision making and sense of identity amongst the fellowship. We also discuss the many ways that dissociation presents in the film as well as the concept of trauma bonds. So join us and hang on to your cloaks!

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