36 What We Do in the Shadows
from Mum As You Are Hosted by Erin Bowe
Should we be just 'be positive?' Or is there space to normalise and talk about secret, shameful, hidden behaviours? Many of us have been indoctrinated into an idea that engaging with shadow is not something 'nice girls' are supposed to do. There are also massive fears for Mums who have negative thoughts about what it means if you're drawn towards reading horrific news or watching violent crime shows. What are some of the reasons our brains drift towards finding negative content engaging? Can engaging with negative content be part of healthy anger release and shadow work? What needs do doom scrolling, watching sad animal videos and Facebook 'stalking' serve? Why does your brain do things like this?
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