Episode 8: Fear of Love: Fiction, Attachment, Reality

"In this episode, I'll be sharing an interesting story on how I ran into Jason Silva, the popular American-Venezuelan modern philosopher and social media speaker on Amsterdam's streets! Our conversation on the fear of abandonment led me to ask whether the fear of love has become an epidemic in our modern Western societies? Or perhaps fearful love has reached a climax since the advent of marriage for love in the Victorian period? Maybe fearful love is what Jane Austen was actually talking about in the under layers of her characters, disguised as 'pride' and 'prejudice'. 

Lately, I've been doing a crash course in a psychology theory called Attachment Theory, which aims to answer why we may become fearful of love and intimacy. So, just for fun, I examine a few of Jane Austen's characters from this lens. 

And Ali, in his usual deep metaphorical and political style, makes the connection between attachment theory and Austen's characters and asks whether we see the 'avoidant' Mr. Darcy everywhere in our corporate, political and professional spaces! 

And ultimately, how does one become a secure or 'fearless lover' in all aspects of life?

Enjoy and share the word about Fearless Knowledge! 

Fearlessly yours, 
Tania and Ali


***This podcast series is inspired by Tania Khojasteh's workshop training series for children and professionals in intersectional emotional intelligence. 
© Fearless Knowledge 2020.

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