The past few weeks we've been talking about loneliness and vulnerability and how universal and unseen these experiences can be. In naming your loneliness and seeing where you are vulnerable you can begin to know yourself on a deeper level. This week Kevin and Niseema talk about emotional and cognitive freedom, and how to find a way to be more compassionate about the critical thoughts we may have about ourselves.

When we were young, we learned how to get our needs met by believing what our parents said about us and then giving them what THEY needed. In this show, we separate out the negative messages our parents would have us believe about ourselves, from what really could be our true strengths and our true liberation. We start by asking five pertinent questions beginning with, "What am I doing in my life that is NOT me?"

We also explore the little-known diagnosis of "dependent personality disorder", and how debilitating it can be to feel incapable of doing anything for yourself.

Tune in this week as we explore more ways to live a free and independent life.