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Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

5923 How Can I Help My Disabled Brother? Freedomain Call In

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

First call: https://fdrpodcasts.com/5522/my-girlfriend-summons-me-to-sin-freedomain-call-in

In this episode, I converse with a caller who shares his journey of self-discovery following a breakup. He discusses moving back in with family while pursuing an accreditation and the emotional complexities of caring for his brother with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We explore the impact of his past, including a confrontation with his parents about their parenting, and how these dynamics affect his relationships and future aspirations.

I emphasize the importance of his independence while navigating familial obligations, ultimately guiding him to find a balance between supporting his brother and pursuing his own fulfillment. The discussion showcases the resilience needed to manage personal growth amidst emotional challenges.

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0:00.0

Hello. Hello, hello. How's it going? Not too bad yourself. Not too bad at all. I'm still

0:06.0

getting over this bizarre flu I've had for the last week or two, but no, excuse me, no big deal.

0:12.1

So I'm all ears. If you want to stop by reading your message, we can take it from there.

0:16.6

Yeah, I can do that here. Hello, Stefan. Last time we talked, I was going through a breakup with my long distance X.

0:22.6

I very much appreciate the insight that you provided me about my past relationship and my family.

0:27.6

I wish to call you again and talked about my future and what would be the best actions moving forward.

0:32.6

To recap my last call, you ended up titling it, My Girlfriend Summons Me to Sin.

0:38.6

I moved back in with my family to study for an accreditation, which would help me earn more

0:44.1

money in the future.

0:45.8

While living at home with my family, I was in a long-distance relationship for a year,

0:50.5

which ended last time I called you.

0:52.5

It has been a long healing process, but I took the past year to heal from the emotional damage

0:56.5

the relationship, as well as listening to your show and others to gain better self-knowledge.

1:03.4

I confronted my parents asking them questions that I had about my childhood.

1:08.0

They apologized, but there has been very little change to their behavior. I mainly

1:11.9

struggled in deciding on what to do about my brother and whether or not to move back to my town

1:16.8

in which I graduated college from. My brother has SMA, which means he is wheelchair bound and needs

1:23.1

assistance living. My issue is, I want to have my own family one day, but I feel pulled to have to

1:31.0

take care of him. I find it hard to think of how to have a family on my own when I know my brother

1:37.2

will eventually need aid sometime in the future. I think that from a woman's perspective,

1:42.2

it is possible, sorry, I think that from a woman's perspective of a possible future wife, I can see that as a problem for marriage.

1:53.6

I was also thinking about moving to another town as the one I currently live in doesn't have very many women.

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