Episode 35: Control

Adulthood Friends

Do you need to be in control? How do you respond to a loss of control? In this episode, Aya and Josh discuss their own needs for control, as children and as adults, including reactions vs. responses, relinquishing control (driving, astrology, religion, superstition, "the universe"), the illusion of control, creative control (writing, directing), accepting what we can’t control/focusing on what we can (Serenity Prayer), controlling or manipulative behaviors (acting jealously, micromanaging) and people (narcissists, bosses, parents, partners, friends), control vs. agency/autonomy/love/leadership, having vs. exerting control, self control, birth control, government control, and even mind control.