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 bikeshedding, which is when people discussing solutions for a large, complex problem bog themselves down in minutia.
In this episode, we examine a situation in which a discussion about redesigning healthcare in the United States becomes hyper-focused on one aspect of American health and lifestyle.
Content warnings for this episode: discussions of anti-fat sentiment, transphobia, and a brief mention of suicide.
We also talk about the Stardew Valley, NHL, the Russian Machine Never Breaks podcast, A Unit of Caring, the HTC Vive, and Beat Saber:
There’s a special request for ideas related to travel at the very end of the episode. Please hit us up on social media or in the comments.
New this month will be an episode transcription! We’re cleaning up what an automated service provided, but it’ll be up soon.
The transcription is attached to the episode! We welcome any reports of issues or suggestions for improvement. If this solution seems sound, we’ll be using a transcription service going forward and will work on getting transcriptions up for older episodes.
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
This is the first episode of Audacious Compassion, a podcast where we talk about how to practice empathy in difficult, everyday situations.
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