We discuss recognizing when people are making assumptions about the role family should have in your life and how to deal with that.
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of depression, family problems, and self-harm.
We also talk about #loveindies week, which we participated in, and He, She and It by Marge Piercy.
Please share any comments you have! If you have a submission of an everyday situation where it’s hard for you to be empathetic or compassionate, write us at: us@avery-weir.net
We discuss proxy arguments, where people are having a disagreement in place of a wider ideological argument.
In this episode, we look at the current state of the Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange. Why are people getting suspended left and right? Why does IPS seem to have more problems than other similar sites? What can they do to heal?
We also talk about James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty and the new revival of Queer Eye.
For more information on the Spoon Theory, visit Christine Miserandino’s post introducing the concept.
Please share any comments you have! If you have a submission of an everyday situation where it’s hard for you to be empathetic or compassionate, write us at: us@avery-weir.net
How can you accept your feelings and still make intentional choices when you’re in an unpleasant situation?
Our prompt comes from a listener:
Dear Y’all,
Help me not hate my puppy.
My teenage son called me in a panic recently because our puppy had bitten him on the finger. It turned out that it was a bit of an overreaction, as it was a scratch (the puppy is only four pounds). But I still find myself really disliking the dog. I know he’s a dog and a puppy. But in addition to biting my son, he also barks, which jars my nerves.
I don’t like that I have all of these negative feelings about a baby animal who really can’t help these behaviors. But here we are.
Halp.
Anxious in Puppyland
We also talk about Stardew Valley by Eric Barone and Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin.
Please share any comments you have! If you have a submission of an everyday situation where it’s hard for you to be empathetic or compassionate, write us at: us@avery-weir.net
How do you understand requests for attention and help others understand your boundaries?
Continue reading “Audacious Compassion 014 – Weird Abusive House Ghosts”
We supply our own problem: how to be compassionate toward people who change or learn slower than you think they should? Is it anyone’s problem but your own? What should we do with the problems we’re having with our own family?
Continue reading “Audacious Compassion 008 – Peeved Partner in the Piedmont”
