#401: The Shadow Side of "Goodness" | Part 2

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this episode (the second of a two-part series), I explore the shadow side of goodness in our society, highlighting how well-intentioned actions can sometimes lead to harm. I examine how ideologies, often cloaked in moralistic beliefs, can stifle open dialogue and contribute to cancel culture and disconnection in our relationships. Through my personal journey in the political landscape, I talk about the importance of seeking truth and engaging with diverse perspectives. This episode serves as a call to recognize the mechanisms influencing our beliefs and offers an invitation to pursue deeper, more compassionate connections in both personal and collective interactions. Resources Mentioned In Episode: —Watch Part 1 of this Podcast Series: https://markgroves.com/episode/the-shadow-side-of-goodness-part-1/ —Jonathan Haidt’s Book: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness: https://amzn.to/3WfkUxg —Africa Brooke’s Book: The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in the Age of Intolerance: https://amzn.to/4dt8RE9 & Podcast Ep: Beyond Binary: Africa Brooke on Navigating Nuanced Discussions: https://markgroves.com/episode/are-you-feeding-division-the-cost-of-censoring-yourself-with-africa-brooke/ —Sam Harris’ Book: Free Will: https://amzn.to/4dx3tjh Resources: —Join My Online Community: http://markgroves.com/aligned —Get My New Book! Liberated Love - Release Codependent Patterns and Create the Love You Desire: https://markgroves.com/book —Explore My Courses: https://markgroves.com/courses Follow me and my work here: —Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/markgrovestv —Follow my Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markgrovespodcast —Subscribe to my Newsletter: https://markgroves.com/newsletter —Subscribe to my Substack: https://markgroves.substack.com Find an archive of my work here: —Instagram - @createthelove: https://www.instagram.com/createthelove —Facebook - @createthelove: https://www.facebook.com/createthelove If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions, go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: Shadow Side of Goodness, Cancel Culture, Ideological Beliefs, Open Dialogue, Truth-Seeking, Political Landscape, Moralistic Beliefs, Compassionate Connections, Personal Growth, Collective Consciousness, Social Dynamics, Diverse Perspectives, Emotional Triggers, Ideology and Morality, Healing and Growth, Community, Connection Drop us a note at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, guest suggestions, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Look at our society today. I would argue that the shadow side of goodness has never been so amplified in my lifetime.
0:06.4	I'm 45, but I'm guessing that if you look back at times like World War II and you look back at human atrocities,
0:12.7	the greatest atrocities were done under the guise, the intention of goodness.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast.
0:23.6	As you can see if you're watching this video, I did not plan my outfit accordingly.
0:26.6	I'm blurring into the background with gray on gray, but I had to do this podcast because,
0:32.6	one, I'm so passionate about the subject of the shadow side of goodness and how that shows up collectively,
0:39.2	but two, this is actually a second, a follow-up to last week's solo episode.
0:44.1	We're looking at the shadow side of goodness from an individual perspective.
0:47.9	So we as individuals, right, we have to remember that for the individual,
0:53.1	even if their behavior is manipulative through their
0:56.5	quote unquote goodness or their generosity or their people pleasing, it's good because they're
1:00.7	trying to maintain safety. They're trying to create security. They're trying to create control,
1:05.8	even if it looks like they're giving up control, right? Like when you stay in the victim mindset and you use that
1:12.6	as a lever point, as a leverage mechanism to other people, it seems powerless. It presents as
1:19.6	powerlessness, but it's actually turning the knobs through pretending like you can't. And this is
1:25.6	the shadow side of being a victim, which again, I have to always qualify as not negating the experience of victimization or that there is that,
1:32.3	is just saying, are we living in it? Are we actually using our experiences to become better humans
1:38.3	and to create better human systems and better families and better cultures and all that kind of stuff?
1:42.3	But this is the wild thing, It's like you and I,
1:45.1	individually, when we relate to each other and we look at that shadow side, that's easier to
1:49.7	map out. But what happens when people are prone to that and they get together in a group?
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