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Therapist Discuss Iron Man | Episode 3

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Show Notes 

Tyler Rich LMFT and Alan Jager LCPC dive into the themes, myths, and psyche of Marvel’s first MCU movie Iron  Man. We review all aspects of this first movie, look at Tony Stark’s psyche, the trauma that forms Tony into Iron Man. We look at Tony Stark’s likable narcissism, the archetypes found in Iron. Along with other psychotherapy topics of vulnerability, boundaries, and ego death.

Top Takeaways From This Episode 

  • 6:31 – Tony Stark’s trauma 
  • 8:01 – How our unconscious gets our attention
  • 8:50 – Tony  Stark’s Narcissism But Likable  
  • 13:00 -Being Naive 
  • 14:22 – Tony Stark’s forming a heart 
  • 16:40  –  Jiminy cricket in Iron Man  
  • 17:11 – If we don’t see value in it when don’t name it 
  • 22:00  – Why  is  being  vulnerable so hard 
  • 25:10  – Boundaries 
  • 28:00 – Why we miss moments of connection  
  • 30:00  – Oversharing    
  • 34:22-  Myth of the superhero 
  • 36:10 – Talking a BIG game 
  • 37:05  – EGO death  
  • 42:15 – Talk about Episode 2 –  Toy Story
  • 43:33 – Repair  attempts 
  • 46:40  – When to take  thing seriously 
  • 50:40 –  What is the villain of the story is 
  • 55:00 – holding onto a part of us.

Recourses From The Show

32:11  – Brene Brown Audio Program – The Power  of  Vulnerability – https://amzn.to/2Lbk3tl

Clips from Podcast

Likable Narcissism |  Therapist Discuss Iron Man

In this clip from The  Disney Therapist  Podcast  Episode 3, Therapists discusses Iron  Man  Tyler and Alan breaking down the likable nature of Tony Stark’s Narcissism.   Looking deeper into the psyche of  Tony Stark you see how his narcissism keeps him from getting hurt. 

Jiminy Cricket is in Iron Man   |  Therapist Discuss Iron Man

In this clip from The  Disney Therapist  Podcast  Episode 3, Therapist  discusses Iron  Man  Tyler and Alan how the archetype of the old  wise man  shows up  to help Tony Stark become Iron Man. Alan calls him Jiminy Cricket, helping Tony become Iron Man, while Tyler calls him  Obi-Wan. 

Why is being vulnerable so hard  |  Therapist Discuss Iron Man

In this clip from The  Disney Therapist  Podcast  Episode 3, Therapist  discusses Iron  Man  Tyler and Alan ask why is being vulnerable so hard. They look at Tony’s pattern on how he keeps people away, and what he is afraid fo showing people close to him. Tyler’s make the statement that Tony Stark is afraid to be vulnerable because he is afraid of losing people close to him. 

 Boundaries  |  Therapist Discuss Iron Man

In this clip from The  Disney Therapist  Podcast  Episode 3, Therapist  discusses Iron  Man  Tyler and Alan look at how Tony Stark starts to make changes in his life. In making changes he set boundaries for himself and as soon as he does other people start having issues with the boundaries he put into place. They discuss the lesson you can learn about setting boundaries. 

EGO death  |  Therapist Discuss Iron Man

In this clip from The  Disney Therapist  Podcast  Episode 3, Therapist  discusses Iron  Man  Alan talks about what EGO death is. Ego death is a term used in depth psychology, and Alan breaks it down on how Tony Stark must have an Ego death to become Iron Man. Alan & Tyler then explain how we all need to expense an Ego death to become the people we want to be. 

Questions of the Day   – What is your favorite Iron Man sense in all of the MCU movies?

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