The Family Scapegoat aka The Truth Teller
You Need Therapy
iHeartPodcasts
2.4 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever had a consequence thrown at you for refusing to turn a blind eye? Or have you ever been punished for telling a secret that you never should have been asked to keep? If you answered yes to either of these questions you may have experienced being "scapegoated". This can happen when someone tries to bring order to a dysfunctional system. Doing so can throw off the sense of "order" within that system (even thought it's disordered). Having a scapegoat is a form of protection for that system. It allows them to push blame onto someone else so they can create the delusion that the system is healthier than it is. In this episode, we explore what that can look and feel like and what to do if you find yourself getting the shaft for telling the truth.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.1 | Michael Lewis here. |
| 0:06.8 | My bestselling book, The Big Short, tells the story of the buildup and burst of the U.S. |
| 0:12.1 | housing market back in 2008. |
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| 0:38.9 | I started to realize that not being an expert isn't a liability. It's a real gift. |
| 0:56.3 | If we don't know something about ourselves at this point in our life, it's probably because it's |
| 1:00.6 | uncomfortable to know. If you can die before you die, then you can really live. There's a wisdom |
| 1:07.0 | at death's door. I thought I was insane. |
| 1:11.1 | Yeah. |
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| 1:15.1 | I don't know. |
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| 1:21.3 | Hey, y'all. |
| 1:22.2 | My name is Kat. |
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