“Hope is like a path on the hillside. Once there was no path, but as villagers traveled that place, a way appeared.” Those beautiful words by Lin Yutang were written well before our current understanding of neuropaths and neuroreceptors. And yet they perfectly describe what happens in the brain and on the surface of the cells, as we open ourselves more and more to hope, or any emotion. Here’s how it works.
In the hit movie, Trainwreck, Amy Schumer’s character, also named Amy, shows us in the first half of the show how our childhood wounds can express themselves in our adult lives. Given the monogamy-is-unrealistic motto firmly planted in Amy’s young mind by her dad, she lives out that approach in adulthood, hooking up with lots of men and drinking to quiet any pain.
Death of a loved one is hardship. In the hit movie, Trainwreck, Amy Schumer’s character, also named Amy, struggles to connect deeply with others, grieves her father’s death, and begins a healing journey. Let’s take a look at all three aspects of the film, and life.
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