Trailer for this episode: "What happens when you discover a part of yourself that is so different from who you think you are? Do you hold on to your original self tightly?"
This podcast really made me think. The two stories revolved around the concept about our ideas about ourselves, and what happens when we discover something about ourselves that we didn't think we were.
This podcast really made me think. The two stories revolved around the concept about our ideas about ourselves, and what happens when we discover something about ourselves that we didn't think we were.
The first story was about a woman who appeared menacing, being 6' tall with a shaved head and wearing all black, and who kept people at an arms length. She discovers that she is voicing a young giggly girl in her dreams. Upon reflection, she remembers some extreme forms of punishment as a young girl, and subsequent dream analysis reveals that her dreams are not answers in and of themselves, rather, they are the way that her mind reduces the trauma of her past.
The second story is of a man who has a very strong Mormon background and gets punished for saying the "f" word. He grows up to be a very "square" college professor, but finds a voice for his offbeat and often risque humor as a cartoonist with a pseudonym Lord Birthday.
The overarching theme in these stories seems to be early childhood trauma, or repression, and the way that adults overcome that trauma. It's interesting to me as a parent because I think that bringing up a healthy, normal child involves giving them the power to express themselves in a way that they are loved unconditionally.
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