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Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Jimmy Carr

Jan 4, 2024
Jimmy Carr, comedian and host of The Blocks Podcast, discusses feeling lonely, relationships, learning disabilities, panic attacks, workaholism, and personal growth with host Neal Brennan.
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  • The speaker overcame learning disabilities and achieved success through motivation and hard work.
  • Grief can have a cumulative impact on personal growth, and controlling one's diet is related to kindness and well-being.

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Growing up with a close relationship to mother and father being emotionally distant

The speaker recounts their close relationship with their mother growing up, as their father was emotionally distant. The speaker felt a substitute spouse for their mother and had separation anxiety. The death of their mother at a young age was a turning point in their life.

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