

Ep 5: How We Feel
27 snips Aug 9, 2023
This podcast explores the cost of feeling responsible to save the world, and the impact of being disconnected from normal human emotions. It discusses the complexities of therapists and childhood coping mechanisms, the harmful effects of having the right answer, recognizing our core state of goodness, reflection and healing through shared stories, the impact of spiritual trauma, and how to explore and experience emotions.
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Therapists as Hero Children
- A therapist training group found almost everyone had played the hero child role in their family.
- This showed how many therapists carried childhood coping stances of self-sacrifice into their careers.
Inner Conflict in Spiritual Abuse
- Spiritual abuse often traps people as both victim and persecutor internally, causing inner conflict.
- The only escape is through an external rescuer or system, deepening control and harm.
Savior Complex in Spiritual Trauma
- Spiritual systems often create a savior complex by making rescue essential for self and others.
- This fosters compulsive rescue behavior that neglects personal pain and authentic selfhood.