Episode 18: The Superhuman Compulsion -- doing, striving, busyness

EPISODE SUMMARY

Today, I want to focus on the paradigm of superhuman compulsion. This socially esteemed and normalized way of operating that often requires us to neglect our need for rest, sleep, connection, play and self-care in order to sustain our self-image of being competent, valuable, and responsible.

How many of us learned that our value is crystallized only after we have achieved the esteemed social status, the perfect job, the perfect family, perfect body, or the perfect healthy lifestyle?

These pressures whisk us away on a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows — one day we feel accomplished, successful, and worthy, and a day later, we collapse into depression, unworthiness and feelings of self-doubt and failure.

When we’re bombarded with social pressures of who we need to become it’s easy to forget who we are at our core — and what our life’s purpose is.

We are not meant to do it all. Or, “be” it all. Nor are we meant to improve and fix all perceived shortcomings. Why? I share more about this during the episode — see topics below.

Episode Topics:

1. Superhuman compulsion — an investigation into reclaiming our Wild Power

2. Two reasons why we are not meant to do it all. Or, “be” it all

3. The Wonder Twin Superhero’s- Zan & Jayna

4. Each one of us has superpowers and special medicine - what’s yours?

5. What is the superhuman compulsion?

6. Confronting the trap of a modern day superhuman idealization

7. The superhuman archetype: A conditioned behavior of domestication

8. Self-denial - a fast track to drying up our well of passion and resiliency

9. Understanding our collective inheritance (moving from outer-game to inner-game)

10. Exposing the voices that reinforce superhuman idealizations and beliefs

11. Two key factors that fuel the superhuman compulsion?

    1. Seeking externally for validation

    2. The addiction to busyness

12. When did the essential need for rest, self-care, and quiet time become a sin?

13. Disassembling the trappings of the superhuman compulsions — what’s possible?

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EPISODE NOTES

Anne-Marie:

• Article: The Superhuman Compulsion by Anne-Marie Marron, click here.

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