| Summary |
Influential therapist Dr. Paul Hokemeyer reveals how - regardless of who we are or what we attain - we are all people who experience emotional pain, shame, and suffering. By understanding and evolving how we project onto those we put on a pedestal, we can reset how we see ourselves, relate to others, and build on the true power of connection with each other. With this work, 'Dr. Paul' sets out to reveal our shared human challenges and expand our feelings of empathy. Having treated and built therapeutic alliances with some of the world's most successful people, he demonstrates that we all - including people who seem protected by their gilded, privileged lives - can experience the self-destructive behaviours common to modern life, including substance use disorders and addiction, imposter syndrome, infidelity, narcissism, and negative body image. Division marks our era. There is a growing divide between the haves and have nots, men and women, as well as the empowered and the powerless. At the same time, the idolisation of celebrity, affluence, and power marks our culture. While we like to think that our lives would be better if we could just 'have what they have' or 'be more like' someone else, its time to realise that we're all connected by the things that make us human, which includes emotional pain. Building a shared sense of social empathy, we take an important step away from division and toward a culture of connection. |
