Stirred, Not Shaken: How Role Theory Moved From Philosophy Into Everyday Life

A philosopher-turned-therapist traces the quiet danger of letting roles eclipse who we really are and how noticing the pattern can free us.

Stirred, Not Shaken: How Role Theory Moved From Philosophy Into Everyday Life A philosopher-turned-therapist traces the quiet danger of letting roles eclipse who we really are and how noticing the pattern can free us. How philosopher-therapist Peg O'Connor uses role theory and existential 'bad faith' to help people reclaim their full identities from the roles that constrain them. The Moment a Role Becomes a Prison There is a particular kind of quiet exhaustion that settles in when someone says, "I am just a...