This week Edward starts talking about a realization that clicked for him about some of his behavior. Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD, Edward was often described as being lazy by teachers and even his parents. To rectify this Edward worked even harder to the point of exhaustion. In the discussion Edward realizes that he takes so much on, especially at work but even in home life, because he still carries the viewpoint that if he isn’t accomplishing specific things, he’s being lazy. The discussion continues with talk about deprograming the inner voice and separating himself from the identity that he was given as a child.

Our Deep Dive this week is part of a larger conversation. In this part of the conversation Jason and Edward discuss being genuine in the face of trauma and mental health challenges. The discussion focusses on what it looks like to come out as your authentic self and your limitations after people have seen your trauma self. They talk about tools that keep us within our trauma and disfunction.