It's Not Just In Your Head

We welcome back Susan to discuss her life and work, specifically with Justice For Workers:

'The movement for decent work is growing. Workers  in unstable, low-wage and precarious jobs are demanding justice. The  pandemic is demonstrating what we already know - workers need decent  wages, decent hours, paid sick days, equal pay, and labour laws that  protect us all. While this government is failing workers, with continued  organizing, we are proving that even the most anti-worker governments  are feeling the pressure to respond . We are fighting for justice for  workers, and we won’t stop until we win decent work for ALL.'

https://www.justice4workers.org/

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ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message:  This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of  the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical  advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any  health decisions or management.

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We talk to Tracey Higgins about Paranoid Schizophrenia and her book 'The Girl on the Bridge: A Memoir', which chronicles her survival of severe childhood abuse and achieving a complete recovery without medication.

References:

The Girl on the Bridge: A Memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Bridge-Memoir-Tracey-Higgins-ebook/dp/B09CKYP4FW

Tracey's website, for educational purposes only: https://www.fullrecoveryfromschizophrenia.ca/

Tracey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TraceyHiggins92

ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message:  This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of  the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical  advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any  health decisions or management.

Become a patron of our podcast at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to get early access to full episodes, our discord chat room, and monthly  reading/discussion groups.

Harriet and Ikoi take a look at the social conditions of the USA with a diagnostic angle.

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References:

A short (and entertaining) video by '1Dime' about Modern Monetary Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBk78wG1U9U

ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message:  This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of  the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical  advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any  health decisions or management.

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We chat with Jon Bailes author of  'Ideology and the Virtual City', a book exploring modern society and the critical value of popular culture.

He describes how ‘neoliberal’ ideology in today’s societies dominates our economic, political and cultural ideals, with an entertaining exploration of narratives, characters and play structures in some of today’s most interesting videogames.

We discuss his four 'archetypes'  - essentially a set of attitudes or behaviors that encapsulates attitudes we might have in real life as a response to neoliberalism: Hedonism, Cynicism, Escapism and Reformism.

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References:

Ideology and the Virtual City: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/ideology-virtual-city

Jon Bailes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonBailes3

ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message:  This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of  the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical  advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any  health decisions or management.

Become a patron of our podcast at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to get early access to full episodes, our discord chat room, and monthly  reading/discussion groups.

Harriet examines how and why we might want to use Marxist analysis in our personal lives.

Email us with feedback, questions, suggestions at [email protected]. Become a patron at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to gain early access  to episodes, our discord server, and monthly reading/discussion groups.

References:

Class struggle on the home front: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16944413-class-struggle-on-the-home-front

Knowledge, class and economics: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36706330-knowledge-class-and-economics

ATTENTION! This is a Boring Dystopia/Obligatory 'don't sue us' message:  This podcast provides numerous different perspectives and criticisms of  the mental health space, however, it should not be considered medical  advice. Please consult your medical professional with regards to any  health decisions or management.

Become a patron of our podcast at patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead to get early access to full episodes, our discord chat room, and monthly  reading/discussion groups.