The Hidden Trauma of Circumcision - Ronald Goldman, PhD #20

ReWild Yourself

Daniel Vitalis

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2014

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I talk with Dr. Ronald Goldman — author of Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma and the leading expert in the field — about the deep, oft-repressed psychological trauma stemming from circumcision. Episode Breakdown: * How Dr. Goldman became involved with circumcision awareness * The difference between Jewish perspective and non-religious perspective * Mainstream media’s avoidance of balanced circumcision reporting * Psychological trauma of circumcision * The horrifying process of circumcision * Informed consent * One thing you can do to raise awareness of this issue * What is foreskin, and what does it do? * Repressed feelings of circumcised men

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0:00.0	Show your teeth to everyone.
0:05.0	Don't let no one prove you wrong.
0:10.0	You are.
0:12.0	You are and I. I'm Daniel Vitalis of Daniel Vitalis.com and you're listening to the
0:28.6	rewild yourself podcast a show dedicated to transcending human domestication, activating our invincible genetic health,
0:37.0	and uncovering our true potential.
0:40.0	In each episode we explore the many aspects of the rewilding lifestyle for better health,
0:44.4	fitness, and a more rich and fulfilling life.
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1:30.7	talk about and that's because it contains nerve growth
1:33.6	stimulant factor which can help us regenerate nervous tissue. How's that related to
1:39.0	today's show? Well today's show is about the always divisive and highly controversial
1:47.1	polarizing topic of circumcision. For me, it's obvious that circumcision is an unnecessary physically and emotionally destructive
2:00.0	surgery that is performed on boys without their consent. In fact it was performed on me
2:05.6	without my consent while I was just a neonate, just a few days old. My mother told me about hearing
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