The Struggle to Overcome Stressors

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"I get weary of narratives that make it seem like if you are diligent enough or disciplined enough, you can overpower really big stressors," he says. "It would have been nice to I guess see a little bit more of of the challenges he faced versus it was all sort of shown in this very positive light." The film's bookend is his father wanting him to get on the swing set and he wouldn't do it.

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 we discuss the tragically beautiful Academy Award nominated film Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. In this episode we discuss the unique journey of Oskar Schell as he processes the life changing event of losing the person who understood him best in the world while simultaneously living through the collective trauma of the September 11th attacks. We are joined by special guests Dr. David Paltin who is an expert in Neuro-Atypical Presentations and Andrew Rubin who is the president of Symptom Media.

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