LAL #003 — I Crashed My Father's Funeral

<p>The truth is that I have issues with authority, and I am a contrarian. </p> <p>That's why I write about law and legitimacy; it's also why I represent unpopular people. I suspect I'd do the same thing in paradise, should I ever get there.<br /> <br /> In this episode I peel back the curtain and give you a glimpse of why these issues are so important to me. This is a deeply personal and revealing piece, and I doubt I could have done it without the benefit of a decade or more of psychoanalysis. </p> <p>Yes, I spend four hours a week on the couch, asking why this, rather than that. As I like to joke, I put the psycho in psychoanalysis. I recommend that anyone dealing with other people's troubles get into analysis. It is a lifeline that will help you dive deeply into the well of another's sorrow without being swallowed whole by it.<br /> <br /> If personal stuff offends you, skip this one. If you want to know what forces help forge the lens I bring to bear on the topics I talk about here and that I write about on my blog page, <a href= "https://www.pattisblog.com/">pattisblog.com</a>, then give it a listen. <br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping by. And, yes, I did crash my father's funeral. He didn't want me to attend, you see...</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href= "https://anchor.fm/norm-pattis/support" rel= "payment">https://anchor.fm/norm-pattis/support</a>