The DARK TRUTH About Success, Happiness & FINDING PURPOSE | Wayne Brady & Lewis Howes

Therapy

Wayne Brady and Lewis Howes discuss the transformative power of therapy in addressing past traumas and fostering emotional growth. Wayne shares his ongoing journey of healing, emphasizing the difficulty and necessity of confronting past traumas to achieve inner peace. Lewis adds that healing is a continuous process, involving regular emotional coaching and reconnecting with neglected parts of oneself 1. Wayne appreciates Lewis's journey and reflects on his own need for inner child healing, acknowledging the profound impact of addressing unmet emotional needs from childhood 2.

Healing is a journey. It's not a destination where it's like, I'm healed and this is never going to fuck.

--- Lewis Howes

Both agree that facing these issues is crucial for achieving peace and freedom.

   

Self-Love

Wayne Brady highlights the importance of self-love in the healing process, drawing inspiration from RuPaul's advice on the necessity of self-acceptance. He shares his efforts to parent his younger self and establish a relationship with a higher power, aiming to overcome past relationship failures and personal struggles. Lewis Howes emphasizes the importance of using one's gifts to create inner peace and make a positive impact on others 3.

You need self love. So that's where I am. I'm working at this point to parenting Lil Wayne.

--- Wayne Brady

Wayne's journey underscores the significance of self-love and the positive use of one's talents in the healing process.

   

Adversity

Wayne Brady shares his experiences of overcoming personal and professional challenges, including the pressure to succeed and the fear of not being worthy. He recounts his struggles with academic expectations and the impact of his father's early death on his mindset, leading to a relentless drive to prove himself 4. This drive, while initially a source of motivation, eventually became a cycle of chasing worthiness and validation, highlighting the importance of operating with intention rather than from a place of trauma 5.

I already started hungry and chasing and thinking that the more I get or the better I do, all of these things are going to make me feel better.

--- Wayne Brady

Wayne's story illustrates the need to break free from this cycle to achieve true inner peace.