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Book Interrupted episodes
- Burnout Episode 2
Giving, boundaries, burnout, social connection and finding “the middle of the Oreo”. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski.
Discussion Points:
- Human Giver Syndrome and accepting and asking for help
- Sense of and setting boundaries
- Choosing your battles and avoiding conflicts
- Saying “yes”
- Are you usually early, on time, or late?
- TLDR sections and personal stories in the book
- Do you feel burnt out?
- The need for social connection
- Work burnout
- Ups and downs and finding the “middle of the Oreo”
- The importance of exercise to combat burnout
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
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Warner Klemp
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry
Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. by Kirsten Karchmer
45 min - Burnout Episode 1
Moustache hairs, humour, the patriarchy, and audio books. The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Burnout”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat.
Discussion Points:
- Personal journals
- Using your body to work through stress
- Humour in self help
- The patriarchy, how it relates to wellness, and expected roles and behaviour of women
- Worksheets in the book
- “Science is not an exact science”
- Authors reading their own audio books - is it a good thing?
- Preconceived notions of books
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
Brené Brown Unlocking Us podcast with Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Operation Angus by Terry Fallis
The Onion
The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown
40 min - Off The Shelf - Episode 7 -The Word Definition Game
Inspired by the advanced words from “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the Book Interrupted women play a game. Which definition is real, and which ones are fake? This episode of Book Interrupted is Off The Shelf. Hold on to your bookmarks!
Discussion Points:
- Humectant
- Crepuscular
- Rococo
- Bathetic
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
27 min - 2 min
- Fun Home Episode 6
Nice ghosts, chin hairs, companion book, the Mandela Effect, and interruptions while reading. Concluding their series on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, the women discuss follow-ups and fan responses during the book cycle.
Discussion Points:
- Why was this book chosen?
- Kim’s follow-up of what she thought - feeling left out of the book
- Having a companion book to Fun Home
- Talking about menopause
- Plucking your chin hairs
- Podcast awards
- Most people are nice
- Pronouncing words
- Interruptions while reading
- The Mandela Effect
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
John Green
Body Worlds
Shazaam
The Mandela Effect
39 min - Fun Home Episode 5
Periods, sex scenes, references, and recommendations. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel, then share their final book reports. Do they recommend the book?
Discussion Points:
- Period references and period underwear
- Writing to the author
- Do you recommend the book?
- Were there any books that were referenced that you want to read?
- How did you feel about the sex scenes?
- Final book reports
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
Blossom
43 min - Fun Home Episode 4
Life choices, raising children, household organization, solipsism, and more. The women continue their chat inspired by “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Are you a person who has too many mugs or just enough?
Discussion Points:
- Reading a graphic novel like reading poetry
- Literary references and complicated vocabulary in Fun Home
- Philosophy of solipsism
- Making life choices that make yourself happy
- The nuclear family and adult creative pursuits
- Raising children with a village versus a small family
- The advantages to having multi-aged play groups
- Child, bag, and other trackers
- Having homes for household objects so you don’t lose things
- Having too many mugs
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
Solipsistic
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life by Karma Brown
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
The Tile App
36 min - Fun Home Episode 3
Journaling, “To Do” lists, discovering parents are real people, and of course, the book. The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel and finish with a group discussion.
Discussion Points:
- Personal journals
- Did you finish the book?
- Connecting or not connecting to the book
- The structure of the book
- Discovering your parents are people and are flawed
- Do you journal?
- What’s your relationship with “to do” lists?
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
The High Performance Planner
36 min - Fun Home Episode 2
Funerals, death, cadavers, goo bags, and Weekend at Bernies. The Book Interrupted women continue their conversation on “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel.
Discussion Points:
- Fun Home = Funeral home
- Drawings of cadavers
- What do you want to happen to your body after you are dead? Would you donate your body?
- Death and funerals in different places and time periods
- 80s and 90s movies and television
- Other writings by Alison Bechdel and the musical based on the book
- Tarot card readings
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
BodyWorlds
Weekend at Bernie’s
28 min - Fun Home Episode 1
Boobs, booze, banned books, and the Bechdel Test (and graphic novels, literary references, and talking about the weather). The Book Interrupted women continue Season Two with “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Fun Home”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat.
Discussion Points:
- Personal journals
- Fun Home in the “book club bag” at the library
- What’s the process of Bechdel creating her graphic novels?
- Fun Home has been banned in schools and libraries in the USA
- The graphic images in the book
- The layout - how is it reading a graphic novel? Using a different mindset.
- Literary references
- Boobs and booze and banned books
- The Bechdel Test - women in film
- Small talk - talking about the weather
- Pink eye
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted Website
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
Dykes to Watch Out For
41 min
About Book Interrupted
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Welcome to Book Interrupted, a book club for busy people to connect and one that celebrates life’s interruptions.