E22 - Dr. Daniel Siegel: The Nature of Self, Identity & Belonging
Know Thyself
André Duqum
4.8 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2022
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of "Intraconnected", explains why individualism creates suffering, and how to create a more compassionate world. He describes the transition for me to "mwe", and why developing an inclusive identity is the key to solving conflict on the planet. He shares his story losing his memory in a traumatic accident, and how it set him free. Reminding us that when we are less attached to our identities, we can live a more liberated & joyous life. He also explains how to create harmony within by using his method called the "Wheel of Awareness", and understanding the principles of Interpersonal Neurobiology.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
2:04 The Separate, Solo Self
7:54 Why Individualism Creates Suffering
15:42 Losing my memory set me free
21:22 Top down vs. Bottom up processing
31:28 Developing an inclusive identity / solving conflict
37:39 From ME to MWE - Intraconnected
46:43 The Self is Love
53:41 Attachment Styles
1:03:35 Interpersonal Neurobiology
1:08:31 Practical Application: The Wheel of Awareness
1:21:54 Conclusion
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Dr. Daniel Siegel:
Dr. Siegel is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. An award-winning educator, he is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and recipient of several honorary fellowships. Dr. Siegel is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational organization, which offers online learning and in-person seminars that focus on how the development of mindsight in individuals, families and communities can be enhanced by examining the interface of human relationships and basic biological processes. His psychotherapy practice includes children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He serves as the Medical Director of the LifeSpan Learning Institute and on the Advisory Board of the Blue School in New York City, which has built its curriculum around Dr. Siegel’s Mindsight approach.
Website: https://drdansiegel.com
Wheel of Awareness: https://drdansiegel.com/wheel-of-awareness/
"Intraconnected" The Book: https://drdansiegel.com/book/intraconnected-mwe-me-we-as-the-integration-of-self-identity-and-belonging/
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| 0:00.0 | In the United States, the most individualistic culture on the planet has more stuff than pretty much any place on the planet. |
| 0:07.6 | We have more misery than any other place on the planet. |
| 0:11.5 | And I don't think those are coincidences. |
| 0:13.6 | When there's threat, when there's scarcity, when there's a feeling like not enough is going on and I'm in danger, |
| 0:18.8 | we have a drive to try to predict so we can protect. |
| 0:22.7 | And in that drive to predict, we want certainty, but life is full of uncertainty. |
| 0:27.7 | So to know thyself is really to take the word self in there and begin to open it up from being a noun to a verb and from being singular to being plural. |
| 0:36.6 | And then things start to change where |
| 0:38.7 | instead of uncertainty being something you fear, you realize that the synonym for uncertainty |
| 0:43.9 | is freedom and possibility. Hello, beautiful beings. Welcome back to the Know Thyself podcast where every single week we get the privilege and opportunity to sit down and be in conversation with an individual who can help us know ourselves in the world at deeper and deeper levels. My guest today is a very fascinating individual, somebody that I am very much so looking forward to having this conversation with. |
| 1:11.6 | He is a clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine. |
| 1:15.6 | He's the director of the MindSight Institute. |
| 1:18.6 | He is a pioneer in an emerging field called Interpersonal Neurobiology, |
| 1:23.6 | and he's the author of multiple New York Times bestselling books in the fields of parenting, |
| 1:29.6 | the mind, and the nature of what it means to be human. His newest book called Interconnected is |
| 1:35.3 | available now and we are going to be diving into these topics today surrounding the nature |
| 1:39.8 | of self, belonging, and identity. So without further ado, the goal of this conversation is to extend |
| 1:47.6 | an ancient invitation into these modern times and explore these topics with the diligence that |
| 1:53.9 | they deserve. So without further ado, Dr. Daniel Siegel, welcome to the show. Thank you for having me, |
| 1:59.6 | André. It's great to be here with you. Yeah, |
| 2:01.4 | I'm really looking forward to this conversation. So without further ado, I would love if you can |
| 2:06.1 | open up with some context as to what is your definition of the solo self? What is the solo self? |
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