Episode 32: The Power of Vulnerability
Our culture has taught men to restrain our emotions and withhold our feelings. Speaking our truth and allowing ourselves to be supported in our hardships and triumphs proves to be difficult for many men. Matt Morris is a champion for the power of vulnerability and the transformative nature of speaking our truth and learning to create spaces for radical honesty with one another.
Topics Covered:
- Confidence in showing who you truly are as a man
- Believing that our truth will be a burden for other people, holding it all in
- Breaking down vulnerability and why we tend to resist it
- The simple remedy for depression: sharing and connection
- Sinking into depression after major adversity
- Learning from other men that it is not safe to share our emotions
- Flipping the story on depression and low vibe emotions
- The intoxicating nature of being the victim in depression: craving attention
- Reclaiming your power and taking charge of your life
- How to ask people for support and opening up to vulnerability (clear requests)
- Sharing authentically creates deeper connections
- The difference between vulnerability and “dumping” our feelings
- How to receive someone sharing their heart and soul
- Shairng with our partners: how much is too much?
- Ego, manipulation, and control in relationships
- Checking in with our intention and purpose before sharing
- The wide reaching effects of suicide and self-harm: it’s not all about you
“Unzip Your Mind” by Matt G Morris – Check out the book on Amazon today!!
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