Figuring Out How to Unlearn

You may have gotten some negative sh*t passed down to you. Let’s chat about how to put the brakes on and make a U-turn to break down the origins of our thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, feelings, and biases. Elijah Z and Annie Kay get vulnerable in talking about how they got to rewrite and reframe their stories, specifically when it came down to things family members said and did. They intro the episode by talking about Tara Westover’s memoir, “Educated,” a powerful story of unlearning to ultimately enlarge one’s worldview. The good news - unlearning helps lead you to your most authentic self and ~thrive~ in a world that loves putting pressure on you in so many ways. But how does this journey of unlearning look like for the individual? Unpacking “why” our beliefs are the way they are, understanding the power of confirmation bias, and embracing open-mindedness, among other things. Tune in and get ready to UN-learn and navigate ambiguity with two twenty-somethings.