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E22 - Dr. Daniel Siegel: The Nature of Self, Identity & Belonging

Know Thyself

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The Story of the Primates and the Individualistic Construction of the Solo Self

In the last at least 40,000 years, we're storytelling creatures. And this alloparenting story just tells us that, you know, we are creatures that we're telling stories and we're having empathy and insight most likely. So what you can then see from all that is that this passage invites us to say,you know, we may have a body that has a vulnerability. It has a vulnerability to do in group out group distinction for sure. The issue is, will we do it?

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