Excessive focus on being self-sufficient and independent is a societal push that often leaves individuals feeling lonely and disconnected from their emotional selves.

“we grow up in a culture, male and female, where we're like so pushed to be independent, self-sufficient, self-regulating, which I could go on forever about, and we shift into our left hemispheres and we become like productive little doers and very successful. The problem is when we're living life li”