André Duqum

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Yeah, it seems like you've drawn a clear distinction between our ability, capacity for vulnerability and humility.

And I know you've written and talked about how you grew up in a household, which I don't think is uncommon for many, where there was a bit more resistance to, especially as a man in the culture in which you were raised in the family and household, where expressing or exploring your feelings and emotional world wasn't like rewarded as a good thing per se, you know?

I think that so many people can resonate with that, especially a lot of men, you know, there is sort of the more that you can just suck it up and move on, the more you're seen as like a man, you know, and I'm just curious what you think about that as it's directly linked to our lack of fulfillment and the, you know, offspring of the contentment and delight and peace that we have the capacity for.

And it's powerful because it gives us direct insight into where, on some level, we're not okay with meeting reality fully, and some level where there's an unconscious drive still running the show.

And again, we talked about this earlier, it can be painful to realize how...

a lot of what we thought we were living our life as this conscious agent is really being colored and distorted in so many different ways we're not fully privy to.

And so when those come up, how do you, I mean, you just gave a bit of insight into it, but when we find those triggers in life, right, we sometimes spiral it and build momentum onto it by being shameful, you know, having shame about what we're ashamed of.

Right.

Absolutely.

How can we meet those triggers fully in a way that's actually fruitful and like, you know, transforming the energy and not just get stuck in those cycles?

That's great.

I would love to zoom in a bit more on the structure of self.

It's fascinating how we have these formative experiences often throughout childhood, going into adulthood, where in many ways, like we encounter an experience that surpasses our ability to process it and be with it emotionally.