Oof. Yeah, that definitely hits home. I agree that tie-in to developmental psychology makes a ton of sense. The patterns of thought get set early in life, when

Oof. Yeah, that definitely hits home. I agree that tie-in to developmental psychology makes a ton of sense. The patterns of thought get set early in life, when neuroplasticity is high. Refactoring them later on becomes more and more difficult with the passage of time. Even nowadays, it seems like there's a general lack of strong male role models (in a true, healthy sense of the word "strong"). One puts it all together piecemeal and -- eventually, hopefully -- gets to the point of being able to self-validate. It sounds like you've made a ton of progress yourself. I'm curious if you're up for sharing -- what was most helpful for you?