Powerlessness and Healing
Kathy reflects on a traumatic experience from her youth, revealing how it shaped her understanding of consent and power dynamics. She discusses the emotional weight of writing a song about that moment, expressing fear of vulnerability in public performances. This conversation dives deep into the complexities of past trauma and the cathartic power of music.In this clip
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I am almost 60 years old and have started looking back at my younger years, especially ages 12 to 32. I believe my frontal lobes came online late, and I developed many strong attachments to girls during that time. I think I fell in love maybe 12 or 13 times. (Ask me about singing to a girl over the phone or castrating pigs with a girl's father just to be seen.) No one ever spoke to me about my brain, and I realize my brain made me a real asshole. I was hurt, and other people were hurt. I take responsibility for my own actions, but is it also OK for me to harbor a little resentment about my education? Would I have listened if someone had told me about it?
If I have worked super hard on myself physically and mentally for years as a 21-year-old man, why does it sting much more when I open up about my life, values, and passions and still don't achieve a deeper connection?
Why does it sting much more to open up about my life, values, and passions and still not achieve a deeper connection, despite having worked super hard on myself physically and mentally for years as a 21-year-old man?