What Pop Psychology Gets Wrong About Personal Responsibility and Victimhood: Exploring the Psychology of Self-Blame and Shame - podcast episode cover

What Pop Psychology Gets Wrong About Personal Responsibility and Victimhood: Exploring the Psychology of Self-Blame and Shame

Apr 06, 202314 min
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Episode description

Many people would rather get a root canal than be accused of playing the "victim card". And yet there is so much same around victim-blaming in pop psychology and coaching circles that it prevents people from getting the help and support they need. It get confused with concepts of self-responsibility, which is really just how able someone is to respond to something. In this episode, we explore the harmful effects of victim-blaming and how to overcome this toxic mindset that is pervasive in personal and spiritual development.

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