Dealing with “Victim Mentality”
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2015
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Cathy and Todd discuss why some people grow from difficult times, and why some people stay stuck and feel victimized by their experiences. They discuss the power of personal responsibility and why taking care of yourself and moving through challenge is a natural and necessary part of human evolution. They also discuss Cecil the Lion, Cathy’s experience at Rob Bell’s lecture, forgiveness, and of course, Revenge of the Nerds.
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Henrik Edberg’s blog titled How To Break Out Of A Victim Mentality: 7 Powerful Tips
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Do do, do, do, do, do, do. |
| 0:05.3 | Here we go. |
| 0:06.4 | My name's Todd Adams. |
| 0:07.6 | This is Kathy Adams. |
| 0:09.0 | Welcome back to Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:11.6 | This is episode number 251, I think. |
| 0:15.3 | Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio, sweetie, you may ask, because you'll feel outstanding. |
| 0:20.6 | Yes. And who doesn't you'll feel outstanding. Yes. |
| 0:21.5 | And who doesn't want to feel outstanding? |
| 0:23.4 | And always remember our outstanding motto, which is, sweetie. |
| 0:28.7 | Oh, the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding. |
| 0:32.8 | That's right, sweet. |
| 0:33.8 | I'm going to give you an applause for that one. |
| 0:36.0 | So three topics this week. |
| 0:38.3 | One is how to break out of becoming a victim, victim mentality. |
| 0:45.0 | Are there any victims in your life? |
| 0:46.9 | Are you a victim? |
| 0:47.7 | No. |
| 0:48.7 | Are you a victim, sweetie? |
| 0:50.5 | No. |
| 0:51.3 | Ever? |
| 0:53.0 | Am I a victim? |
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