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FR Episode 21: Miriam speaks with Arnold Etoua, a Cameroonian/American therapist. This is a fascinating conversation in which Arnold and I discuss the first 19 years of his life spent in Cameroon, a country we are both from. I thank Arnold for his openness and vulnerability in discussing his childhood.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Arnold’s education in Cameroon and the US
- No one believed in Arnold’s future but he had something to prove
- What led Arnold to Study Psychology
- Arnold’s work as a therapist
- The consequences of the trauma Arnold went through and how manages them
- How the past can show up in parenting
- Talking about your feelings as an African man, a man does not make you weak
- The mask of masculinity and its effects on men
- Arnold’s relationship to his home country
- And More…
.Arnold’s email: aetoua@gatewayfoundation.org
Linkedin: Arnold Etoua
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