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April 13, 2025 41 mins

Do you routinely cut yourself off from feeling? Do you bristle at the act of having to perform a “work-friendly” version of yourself? There are many ways we compartmentalise ourselves and our emotions.

Coming up, we explore:

  • The themes of Severance, and what they mean for authenticity and emotional truth
  • Taking a break from the “performance of identity”
  • Emotional pain avoidance and why its not a workable strategy
  • And the healing power of feeling in concert with others

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Show notes:

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Music by @nikitakarmen

 

 

Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions (book by Todd Rose)

https://www.amazon.com.au/Collective-Illusions-Conformity-Complicity-Decisions/dp/0306925680

 

Severance (TV series directed by Ben Stiller)

 

The Substance (film directed by Coralie Fargeat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (film directed by Michel Gondry)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind

 

“Emotions are like children - You don't want them driving the car, but you shouldn't stuff them in the trunk either."

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