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Oct 2023
56m 41s

I don't want to be a jerk anymore

Vienna Pharaon, Stitcher Studios
About this episode

It seems like everyone and everything just sets Randi off. Everything annoys him and makes him angry and he doesn't know why. So, he called us with a very specific goal. He doesn't want to be a jerk anymore. 


 

One thing to know about Randi: He's a long term caretaker for his wife. She has multiple sclerosis and her condition has been worsening. He doesn't know how to share his pain and he says he doesn't even know what sharing pain looks like. From my perspective, it's hard for Randi to connect with the emotions beneath his annoyance. We start this conversation inquiring about what the annoyance is actually trying to communicate to him. 


 

You can order Vienna's National Best Seller 'The Origins of You' here and you can get a signed copy here.

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