Therapist Discuss Iron Man | Episode 3| Audio
Therapist Discuss Iron Man | Episode 3| Video
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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