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How are you holding up? The past few weeks have been rouch. I’ve stepped away to process my feelings. I was in no place to do a episode on resilience. But I’ve sorted through my feelings and I’m here to share my thoughts and reflections with you. I hope this episode helps with the events of the past three weeks.
In this episode, I explore the necessity of resilience and courage in the face of political violence and government overreach. I reflect on the traumatic killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents and warn that an unchecked authoritarian regime threatens the safety of all of us.
"Courage is from the French Curr which means heart. So courage is a heart-based action. It's love-based action... My love for my fellow human beings compels me to say ‘no,’ to get out there, to say ‘stop,’ to blow my whistle, to stand with my neighbors. Because we all know where this goes if we don't do anything."
—Michael Glavin
To counter despair, I go on to highlight successful acts of resistance, such as the protests, general strike, and rapid response teams in Minneapolis and international economic pushback against the Trump administration.
I also use the Grimm fairy tale “Maiden Without Hands” to illustrate the choice between fearful capitulation and the bravery required to reclaim one’s agency.
Finally, for our Action Item, I’ll encourage you to foster a sense of connectedness through a two-week nature intervention designed to restore hope and vitality.
If the last three weeks have been difficult for you. I hope you join us.
We will get through this together.
Helpful Resources:
New York Times: “A psychologist says this exercise can make you more hopeful in 14 days”
New York Times: “From Davos to Minneapolis to D.C., Trump is facing sharper pushback”
YouTube: “Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum”
The Ridgefield Press: “New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’”
Democracy Now: Kieran Knutson speaking about the General Strike in Mpls, “ICE Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in ‘Day of Truth and Freedom’”
New York Times: “Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE”
YouTube: “Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum”
Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit
Jessica Benjamin, The Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and the Problem of Domination
The Fairy Tales of Grimm - Illustrated by Anne Anderson
Saul McLeod, PhD, “Stanford Prison Experiment”
The Guardian: “Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis ICE killing finds”
The New York Times: “Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments”
The Washington Post: “Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show”
The Guardian: “Death of Cuban migrant in Texas facility officially classified as homicide”
Reuters: “Chicago ICE crackdown’s first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US”
Fox 12 Oregon: “Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people”
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By Michael GlavinHow are you holding up? The past few weeks have been rouch. I’ve stepped away to process my feelings. I was in no place to do a episode on resilience. But I’ve sorted through my feelings and I’m here to share my thoughts and reflections with you. I hope this episode helps with the events of the past three weeks.
In this episode, I explore the necessity of resilience and courage in the face of political violence and government overreach. I reflect on the traumatic killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents and warn that an unchecked authoritarian regime threatens the safety of all of us.
"Courage is from the French Curr which means heart. So courage is a heart-based action. It's love-based action... My love for my fellow human beings compels me to say ‘no,’ to get out there, to say ‘stop,’ to blow my whistle, to stand with my neighbors. Because we all know where this goes if we don't do anything."
—Michael Glavin
To counter despair, I go on to highlight successful acts of resistance, such as the protests, general strike, and rapid response teams in Minneapolis and international economic pushback against the Trump administration.
I also use the Grimm fairy tale “Maiden Without Hands” to illustrate the choice between fearful capitulation and the bravery required to reclaim one’s agency.
Finally, for our Action Item, I’ll encourage you to foster a sense of connectedness through a two-week nature intervention designed to restore hope and vitality.
If the last three weeks have been difficult for you. I hope you join us.
We will get through this together.
Helpful Resources:
New York Times: “A psychologist says this exercise can make you more hopeful in 14 days”
New York Times: “From Davos to Minneapolis to D.C., Trump is facing sharper pushback”
YouTube: “Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum”
The Ridgefield Press: “New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’”
Democracy Now: Kieran Knutson speaking about the General Strike in Mpls, “ICE Out of Minnesota: Unions & Churches Lead Economic Blackout in ‘Day of Truth and Freedom’”
New York Times: “Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE”
YouTube: “Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum”
Hegel: The Phenomenology of Spirit
Jessica Benjamin, The Bonds of Love: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and the Problem of Domination
The Fairy Tales of Grimm - Illustrated by Anne Anderson
Saul McLeod, PhD, “Stanford Prison Experiment”
The Guardian: “Renee Good was shot three times, autopsy into Minneapolis ICE killing finds”
The New York Times: “Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments”
The Washington Post: “Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show”
The Guardian: “Death of Cuban migrant in Texas facility officially classified as homicide”
Reuters: “Chicago ICE crackdown’s first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US”
Fox 12 Oregon: “Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people”
Get full access to Resilience in Dark Times - Podcast at michaelglavin.substack.com/subscribe