Our society glorifies self-reliance. We tell ourselves that it is the only way to survive in a world where no one is coming to save us and armor our hearts and mask our faces to avoid appearing weak or being disappointed when we show that we are in need. In this episode, Joe and Brett deconstruct the mythology of self-reliance and ask: What does it mean to truly receive? How does our fear of vulnerability keep us from intimacy, from connection, from the radical act of trusting another? They explore the ways self-reliance is both survival and self-sabotage, the ways we must unlearn it in order to heal. They discuss: - How to heal the fear of needing and being needed. - Why self-reliance is often a misleading ideal. - The hidden fear and control embedded in hyper-independence. - How trauma conditions us to reject support and connection. - The surprising ways leadership and relationships thrive on interdependence. - Practical ways to shift from unhealthy self-reliance to empowered ...