Whitney Cummings: Is Trauma a Privilege in Disguise?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Whitney Cummings (2 Broke Girls, The Female Brain) joins Rainn Wilson on Soul Boom for an insightful and raw conversation about self-respect, vulnerability, and the role of trauma in personal growth. Whitney shares her journey of learning to like herself, the power of naming fears, and the surprising ways animals have contributed to her healing process. They delve into the complexities of people-pleasing, the impact of childhood experiences, and how embracing vulnerability can lead to deeper connections. Join us for an inspiring discussion that challenges conventional wisdom and offers a fresh perspective on mental health and self-worth. See Whitney on tour! http://whitneycummings.com http://instagram.com/whitneycummings Thank you to our sponsors! Pique Tea (15% OFF!): https://piquelife.com/SOUL Hoka: https://bit.ly/HokaSoulBoom Waking Up app (1st month FREE!): https://wakingup.com/soulboom Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/ Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Spring Green Films Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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0:00.0	Hey, Soul Boom Generation, I've got a really exciting announcement for you.
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0:30.1	You're listening to Soul Boo. Someone respects you only as much as you respect yourself.
0:36.8	And that took me a very long time to learn because I spent so much time going, no, I'm going to self-deprecate and make myself smaller and I'll just be a doormat. And then shocker, people treat you like a doormat. Wow. They take their cues of how to feel about you from you. So when we run around trying to get people's approval, I hope you like me. Do you like me? Do you like me? And they're like, well, you don't even like you.
0:55.8	So why would I like you?
0:56.8	Wow. And then it was like, oh, right. I have to figure out how to like myself and the rest will fall into place. You're dropping so much wisdom. We're not even five minutes into this thing. So sorry. I don't. Can I just scald myself already? Yeah, just stick your face in the coffee.
0:52.6	I'm fogging up my glasses by accident with this.
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1:17.4	Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience.
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