Modern Wisdom

Why Is Everyone So Emotionally Fragile? - Whitney Cummings - #827


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Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, writer, and a podcaster.

Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to truly come by. Making your needs known, setting boundaries, being able to disappoint people without being afraid. If it's such an important skill, why is it so hard to discover how to develop it?

Expect to learn how Whitney has been changed since becoming a mother, why Whitney has been thinking about circumcision so much, what codependence is and how to overcome it, why your niceness might be narcissism in disguise, why the news and memes are moving at such an insane velocity right now and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) What Has Changed Since Becoming a Mother?

(10:41) The Benefit of Not Thinking About Yourself
(14:02) How Having a Son Changes Your View on Men
(23:06) Do Women Gossip About Sex More Than Men?
(35:22) The Danger of Co-dependence
(41:56) Balancing Empathy & Selfishness
(50:01) How Co-dependency Shows Up in Life
(01:01:27) Future Challenges of Young Men & Women
(01:11:49) How to Stop Sugarcoating
(01:16:55) Can You Take Too Much Responsibility?
(01:21:26) Balancing Discomfort & Tolerance for Discomfort
(01:25:22) Recognising Addiction to Work
(01:37:12) Why It’s Hard to Build Self-Esteem
(01:47:36) The Extreme Pace of Current News
(02:02:29) Our Culture’s Lack of Authenticity
(02:13:10) Knowing What Criticism to Accep
(02:23:07) Where to Find Whitney

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