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  • They Called Me Number One -Episode 5

    Reconciliation, the climate crisis, and Bev Sellars’ life. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars, then share their final book reports.

    Discussion Points:

    • Reconciliation
    • Climate crisis
    • Would they recommend the book?
    • Bev Sellars’ life and accomplishments
    • Final book reports
    • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

      Book Interrupted Website

      Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

      Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

      They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars

      The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

      Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

      Indigeneyez

      39 min
    • They Called Me Number One -Episode 4

      Rotten food, freezing temperatures, seven generations, truth, healing and reconciliation.  The women continue their chat inspired by “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars.

      Discussion Points:

      • Did they finish the book?
      • The Orange Shirt story
      • The structure and storytelling style of the book
      • Painting the whole picture
      • Rotten food and below freezing temperatures
      • The lasting impacts of residential schools survivors
      • Epigenetic markers based on trauma, cultural genocide - it takes seven generations to heal
      • Good starter book
      • Truth, healing and reconciliation - the long road and why are things not getting done?
      • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

        Book Interrupted Website

        Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

        Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

        They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars

        The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad, Brock Nicol

        Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga

        Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

        Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

        Indigeneyez

        33 min
      • They Called Me Number One -Episode 3

        Orange Shirt Day, the loss of language, land and climate change. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars and finish with a group discussion.

        Discussion Points:

        • Personal journals
        • Truth and Reconciliation Day/Orange Shirt Day - September 30th
        • Evolving language and the loss of languages
        • Climate change
        • Owning land
        • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

          Book Interrupted Website

          Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

          Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

          They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars

          Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild

          Hidden Brain - Watch Your Mouth

          University of Alberta Indigenous Canada

          Indigeneyez

          Native Land Digital 

          Native Land Digital Twitter 

          34 min
        • They Called Me Number One -Episode 2

          Being uncomfortable, banned books, allyship, and socks. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School” by Bev Sellars.

          Discussion Points:

          • Banned books
          • Making people and yourself uncomfortable and anti-racism work
          • Indian Hospitals and forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
          • The Pope’s apology
          • Reconciliation and allyship
          • Changing unconscious biases
          • Do you like wearing socks?
          • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:m

            Book Interrupted Website

            Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

            Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

            They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars

            History of the Sitcom

            Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

            Indigeneyez

            “Indigenous women still forced, coerced into sterilization: Senate report” - Global News

            29 min
          • They Called Me Number One -Episode 1

            Residential schools, shaming, dehumanization, and children’s rights. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “They Called Me Number One” by Bev Sellars. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “They Called Me Number One”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat.

            Discussion Points:

            • Personal journals
            • Learning about residential schools in the current school system 
            • The structure of the book
            • The impact of the book after you read it
            • Other books by Indigenous Canadian authors 
            • Lack of medical care and other events that occurred in residential schools
            • Why did Kim choose this book?
            • Inability to have family visits, shaming, and abuse
            • Children’s rights
            • Dehumanization and corporal punishment
            • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

              Book Interrupted Website 

              Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

              Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

              They Called Me Number One by Bev Sellars

              From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

              Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

              Book Interrupted Swag Shop

              White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

              IndigenEYEZ 

              50 min
            • Off The Shelf - Episode 8 - Are you Stressed? Quiz & Angry Feminist Quiz

              The Book Interrupted women answer quizzes, inspired by the book “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks!

              Discussion Points:

              • Are you stressed?
              • Is your feminism angry enough?
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                Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

                Book Interrupted Website 

                Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

                Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

                Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

                Stress Quiz: https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/stress-test#fa-qs

                Burnout Quiz https://www.oprah.com/inspiration/burnout-quiz-assessment-test-fried-book_1

                Is my Feminism Angry Enough Quiz: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/04/quiz-is-my-feminism-angry-enough

                48 min
              • Burnout Episode 6

                Being inside yourself, crank calls, reassessing your life, stress leave, miscarriages, and bookmarks. Concluding their series on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle. Special guest Virginia, the fan who chose The Midnight Library, joins in.

                 

                Discussion Points:

                 

                • The music in the audio book version
                • Catch up with Virginia and her book recommendations 
                • Prank-playing and crank calls
                • Work sheets in the book
                • Taking time to finding awareness and clarity 
                • Is it career limiting if you take time off for stress?
                • Miscarriages 
                • Fan responses to playlists and social media posts
                • What do you do to save your page in a book you’re reading?
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                  Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

                   

                  Book Interrupted Website 

                  Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

                  Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

                  Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

                  The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

                  The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

                  Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! By Tony Robbins 

                  Be Better At Listening - Pomplamoose (Studio Session Version)

                  Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke

                  Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer 

                  47 min
                • Burnout Episode 5

                  Moby Dick, the Human Giver Syndrome, the timing of books in our lives, underwear, and do we recommend the book? The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, then share their final book reports.

                  Discussion Points:

                  • Practical aspects of the book
                  • The Human Giver Syndrome
                  • Who is this book written for?
                  • Do we recommend this book?
                  • Do books mean something different to us at different times in our lives?
                  • Do you always wear underwear?
                  • Final Book Reports
                  • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

                    Book Interrupted Website 

                    Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

                    Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

                    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

                    Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

                    Untamed by Glennon Doyle

                     

                    41 min
                  • Burnout Episode 4

                    BMI, judging other women, grocery store conversations, and human libraries. The women continue their chat inspired by “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski.

                    Discussion Points:

                    • The Bikini Industrial Complex and the BMI (Body Mass Index)
                    • Do you judge other women and yourself about they way they/you look?
                    • Obesity and healthiness 
                    • Should people be commenting on how children look?
                    • Does anyone need to wear makeup - especially children?
                    • Categorizing people and commenting on their body
                    • Talking to strangers 
                    • The importance of connection 
                    • Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

                      Book Interrupted Website 

                      Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

                      Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

                      Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

                      Jax - I wrote a song called Victoria’s Secret and I always wanted to be part of a Flash Mob

                      White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

                      Bucharest Herald: “Experiment on Romanian orphans: They have lower volumes of gray matter”

                      32 min
                    • Burnout Episode 3

                      Kissing, speaking up, shutting up, the mad woman in the attic, and “the patriarchy (ugh)”. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski and finish with a group discussion.

                      Discussion Points:

                      • Personal journals
                      • Kissing for six seconds to complete a stress cycle
                      • How do you react when you hear other people have stress?
                      • Speaking up versus shutting up
                      • Who is this book aimed at?
                      • The patriarchy - does the writing undermine the intended message?
                      • Active rest
                      • Using this book for stress in the corporate world 
                      • The madwoman in the attic
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                        Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

                        Book Interrupted Website 

                        Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

                        Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

                        Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

                        What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry

                        37 min

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