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Description: Join Alicia and Diz as they discuss feelings of isolation in society, professional life, and our personal capabilities to facilitate positive change.
Song: “Lubricating the Revolution” by Strung Out
For more information on Red Hill, you can check out the show notes for Episode 2 or read the Red Hill Fact Sheet.
Therapy! If you are interested in looking into therapy, Psychology Today or Better Help can help you find a therapist in your area. If you are interested in learning about different modalities of therapy, a great resource is Types of Therapy.
Not listening to the news is a privilege, and we recognize that we are fortunate to not be directly impacted by the hardships, terrors, and atrocities of war.
Alicia got the confidence to reach out to strangers on LinkedIn because of career coaching by Mandi Woodruff-Santos and the MandiMoney Makers.
Diz talked about apathy and the presentation of self on social media. A great book is Goffman's Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.
A large part of our conversation was about existential dread, or existential crisis, even though we didn't call it that.
Why Climate Change Matters
Other topics in this episode are self-isolation, the Rock Against Bush albums, history of whoring, selling self as a brand, pandemic of 1918, my body my choice, acceptance of refugees, panopticon, Texas, and information oversaturation.
The current events we talk about at the time of recording are:
Senate Confirmation Hearings for Judge (now Justice!) Ketanji Brown Jackson
Relaxing the Pandemic Restrictions in Hawai`i
World War 3 is still hypothetical at this point, but it is hard to not think of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a world war with the ways in which alliances are forming
Inflation in the US in 2022
Mayor Mitch Roth Declares a State of Emergency on the Big Island