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Episode 201: Marcus Aurelius's Stoicism with Ryan Holiday (Part One)

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The Importance of Maternity in Psychoanalysis

Stoicism is a way to already have within one's approach to the world integrated the concept of loss before you have to confront it. I think that lines up in a way with some of what I read, they're talking about what it means to be mature in some sense. Maternity for psychoanalysis is closely tied to mourning. The pre-morning exercise allows you to change the present moment.

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