Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Aaron, a Lutheran-raised man from Phoenix, Arizona.
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0:00 – Addicted to Intensity
0:26 – Growing Up in a Christian “Cult”
2:50 – Leaving the Church at 17
8:10 – Childhood Sexual Abuse
16:09 – Shame & “Forgive & Forget” Culture
20:12 – Reclaiming Sexuality
24:16 – Family Cover-Up
31:42 – Confronting Mom: “I Don’t Trust You”
33:04 – Killing the Hero
35:20 – Learning to Cry
49:31 – Dad’s Rage & Relief
54:35 – Dream Closure & Breakthrough
59:47 – What It Means to Be a Man
1:02:05 – Emotional Awareness
1:11:04 – Trusting Calmness
1:13:23 – Poem & Closing

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