Adult Child 145 - The Journey to Emotional Authenticity w/ Kenny Weiss
Jan 17, 2024
Kenny Weiss, a coach and author known for his Emotional Authenticity Method, shares his transformative journey from childhood trauma to self-discovery. He delves into the challenges of growing up with alcoholic parents and how therapy helped him confront deep-seated issues. Kenny introduces his confrontation model for resolving conflicts and contrasts codependence with healthy interdependence in relationships. With insights on healing, setting boundaries, and the impact of social media on emotional wounds, he aims to change the psychology landscape for better emotional health.
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Small Childhood Moments Become Lifelong Trauma
- Childhood trauma embeds in small moments like being ignored or fed after pets and runs your adult life until healed.
- Kenny Weiss says these subtle wounds create lifelong patterns like food avoidance and low self-worth.
EMDR Revealed A Childhood Splitting Moment
- Kenny describes an EMDR session of finding his mom passed out at age ten that split him open emotionally.
- He says that weekend he felt like tempered glass breaking into millions of pieces.
Use A Structured Confrontation Model
- Use Kenny Weiss's confrontation model: ask for a time, state observations without 'you' statements, own your feelings, and request the other's reality.
- Then mirror their reality, ask if they want to be heard or to hear your view, and negotiate from maturity.