Avoiding to deal with one's trauma and not taking accountability for one's actions leads to a cycle of victim mentality, blaming others and having a difficult life. One needs to do the work to heal oneself and take accountability for one's actions.
A man reflects on his experience of returning to his hotel room after a long day and the state of his unmade bed.
The prevalence of domestic and community violence is tied to untreated trauma in men. Educating men on healing their emotional and traumatic wounds is imperative, as many harmful actions stem from unhealed pain.
The speaker talks about the presence of unknown forces inside of us, compelling us to behave in certain ways. These forces are triggered under certain circumstances or events, and can make us act differently, without even realizing why.
Marie shares her heartbreaking experience of losing her mother at just eight years old and the overwhelming guilt she felt about not being able to stop it from happening.