About this episode
This episode discusses the concept of victimhood and the impact of repeatedly telling personal stories of blame.
On this week's Thursday Thoughts, Lucy and I are talking about victimhood. We all know that person who tells the same story over and over again, blaming everything that’s wrong with their life on something that happened to them in the past. And let’s be honest, we’ve probably all done it to a greater or lesser extent. The question is: how long will we play the victim? And are these stories we keep repeating actually serving us? Of course bad things happen to us all, and of course we need to...
People in this episode
Host: Polly Warren
Guest: Lucy
Topics covered
- victimhood
- personal stories
- self-reflection
- blame
- overcoming adversity
Keywords
- victimhood
- self-improvement
- personal growth
- storytelling
- adversity
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