Aaron Rodgers Netflix Show: What Family Drama Reveals

Between ayahuasca and rehab for his Achilles injury, Aaron Rodgers spilled a lot of insight into her family drama in her new Netflix documentary, Aaron Rodgers: An enigma.

All three episodes of the show, which dropped on the streaming service on Tuesday, December 17, examine Rodgers’ efforts to return in the 2023 NFL season after suffering an Achilles injury during his first game as quarterback of the New York Jets. Meanwhile, it also provides background on Rodgers’ childhood, college days and time with the Green Bay Packers.

One theme throughout the series is that Rodgers is rebelling against his Christian upbringing – and how that upset his parents, Ed again Darlahe put distance between himself and his brothers Luke Rodgers again Jordan Rodgers.

“I grew up in a very white, strict church and it didn’t help me,” Aaron told the Netflix cameras. “It was structurally strong, I’m not a strong person. Shame, guilt, judgment. It was like, ‘We’re right, our way or the highway. Our way is in heaven, your way is hell.’ Even talking to my parents, it was very black and white. Like, someone has to be wrong [and] one must be honest. I kind of fell away from that in high school.”

According to Aaron, his rise to fame also played a big part in the family game — and Jordan’s. The Bachelorette it certainly didn’t help.

Read on for the biggest takeaways about the Rodgers family at Enigma:

Aaron’s Parents Thought He Was Too ‘Soft’

“I was lucky as a child to have parents who believed I had a very low pain tolerance,” explains Aaron. “I felt like there were a lot of times when my parents felt like I was soft, and because of that, I made sure I was a strong mom—that I knew. Whenever I had some kind of injury, I would make sure I could hold it together as best as I could. I can come back faster than anyone said I would. So, dealing with pain has always been a way of life.”

During his treatment for his Achilles injury in 2023, Rodgers noted that he began to feel “good” but not good enough. “My childhood is coming out,” she told her therapist with a laugh.

He later added that he is “grateful” for his parents considering that he was “soft growing up.”

Ed Rodgers Didn’t Cry

During his ayahuasca journey documented in the show, Rodgers said he only saw his father cry once when he was growing up.

“I think I saw my father crying when my grandfather passed. And that might have been it. There was no room for emotion. So, I had a poor emotional intelligence to communicate those feelings, for sure,” he said. “People who haven’t been around me a lot have this idea of ​​who I am or what, and in these situations, you start to peel back some of those layers of who they think you are, and you start to go deeper, and you have feelings. . And I think that’s what it means to be a balanced man to be able to step into that sacred lady and be vulnerable.”

The Fame Effect

“There were a lot of times when I was really famous and I heard from a lot of people – including family members – that they were like, ‘Your life is so big. We need you to be small. Be small. Don’t talk about your life,’” Rodgers said. “That always makes me sad because I feel like you don’t see me. This is not something I wanted or wanted other than playing on Sundays. It can definitely change people in your circle because it can be intoxicating, famous and famous. So relationships change after that – friendship, family. “

‘The Bachelorette’ Dig

Jordan was a contestant JoJo FletcherTime of The Bachelorette in 2016. When it was time for the hometown tour, Aaron was noticeably absent, with the producers leaving empty seats for Aaron and his girlfriend at the time. Olivia Munn at the dining table.

“It wasn’t like I was very close to everyone in the family. I was close to my younger brother [Jordan],” Aaron said as childhood photos of him and Jordan flashed on the screen. “But really, it goes back to things in high school that made me feel distant. College stuff, post-college stuff. I kept quiet about it. I thought the best way to do it was not to talk about it in public. And what do they do? They go with the bulls— show them and leave two empty seats. They all agreed that this was the right thing to do, leaving two empty seats at the stupid dating show that my brother recently became famous for – his words, not mine. That he ended up winning. But the dinner that was in the middle of the season, I wasn’t asked to go to. Not that I would have gone.”

The Role of Religion

In college at the University of California, Berkeley, Rodgers stopped going to church and loved being in a city that “challenged” his beliefs and what he learned growing up. Shortly after arriving in Green Bay, he began to follow the teachings of the author Rob Bell in 2011.

“He was a great help to me to completely solve the religion of my youth. I started looking into other religions and spirituality. I started reading many kinds of books, philosophy books, self-help books. Then I found the courage to express my feelings better. So I started resisting the institutions of my youth – and that was everything from organized religion, my parents, theology, ideas – which inevitably changed the dynamics of my family. Because I was just asking everything.”

Aaron said he “found a lot of resistance” from family when he started “looking into other religions and herbal medicine” and “another way of life.”

“They are living their best, which is still full of organized religion, which works for them. That’s good,” he said. “So they may not like what they see, love and respect and gratitude for the way I was brought up because it would not have changed me into what I am today.”

The goal

Aaron revealed that he “never got a flu shot growing up” because his father “didn’t believe in it.” This contributed to Aaron’s skepticism of vaccines and his famous 500-page document sent to the NFL during the COVID-19 crisis in which he refused to be vaccinated.

Chances of Reconciliation

Aaron left the door open for his family to gather. People ask me, ‘Is there any hope for reconciliation?’ I said, ‘Yes, of course. That’s right.’ I don’t want them to fail, struggle, have arguments or problems,” he said. “I don’t wish them anything bad at all. It’s like this – we are different steps in the timeline of our journey. “