155. Identity, Codependency, And A Litter Of Wolves

Ravel

A grandmother is sitting with her grandson and says, "In life, there are two wolves inside of you that are constantly in battle. The good wolf represents things like kindness, love, and joy while the bad wolf represents things like greed, hatred and fear." The grandson thinks about it for a moment then looks up at his grandmother and asks, "But grandmother, which one wins?" The grandmother answers with, "The one you feed."

We think about the Self and our relationship with it. In addition to the parable, we ponder the ideas of Self embedded in concepts like the Inner Child, Internal Family Systems, personality typologies. Bonus questions include: is it possible to be codependent on God in the worshiper/divine relationship.

Mentioned in the episode:

• The One You Feed Podcast
• Matthew 7:12 - The Golden Rule
• The Artists Way by Julia Cameron
• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• John 14:6 - I Am The Way
• Luke 10 - The Prodigal Sons

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