A speaker shares a childhood memory of being left to walk home alone in the rain at nine, abandoned by his father. He explains why he tells painful stories on his podcast: so others feel less alone, and so his own shame loses power when brought into the light.
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I remember 9 years old having to walk home in the dark when it was raining because my father didn't come and pick me up. But I share all of that shit on my podcast. Why? Because how many other people are feeling the exact same way? How many people in this room have a wounded father story? How many people connected with what I just said in some sort of way? And so to not share your true, authentic self in some form, we're just using social media. You can use podcasting, all that stuff if you want to. Number one, it's holding back from people feeling seen, like, oh my gosh, this person's been through this and look at where they are now. And number two, two, it's also holding you back from healing parts of you that you haven't healed. Because shame breeds in the dark. Stop keeping it in the dark.