Radically Human

Difo & Liz talk with Sandra Fraser-Maurer about how the overturning of Roe is impacting mental health in America.

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Sandra Fraser-Maurer, MA, CD, E-RYT - Clinical Mental Health Counselor and trauma-informed Yoga Teacher 

Find her on instagram @sandrafmaurer

Sandra’s Counseling Website - https://mindfulfamiliestherapy.com/sandra-maurer

Sandra’s Yoga Therapy Website - https://www.terrafirmampls.com

Postpartum Support International - https://www.postpartum.net

ACES Score: About - https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

Evaluate yourself - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean

Difo and Liz react to the protests that have erupted in Iran after the "morality police" murdered a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini, and they compare the oppressive systems in Iran to those in the United States. Difo and Liz also discuss why most self-identified "White Liberals" are really "White Moderates" and they consider how everyday people can and should be activists in their own lives.

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Difo and Liz connect with Zoe Heath to expose the GOP's war on the LGBTQ+ community, and to discuss what Zoe is doing, and what we allies should be doing, to fight back.

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Zoe Heath, Sussex County Pride founder and executive director

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Christophe and Liz discuss how the relentless anxiety of life in a capitalist environment can undermine happiness starting at the individual level and scaling up to the societal level.

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Christophe and Liz react to the victory in Kansas on abortion rights and the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, consider why it's so important to find reasons to hope, and reflect on this episode's Self Care Tip Of the Day.

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‘No’ prevails: Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution

Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change

What's in the Biggest Piece of Climate Legislation in US History?

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Christophe and Liz define "Radical Empathy" in the context of social justice. Before that, they reflect on the surprising lack of catastrophic news over the previous two weeks. And they discuss what average people can do to fight for social justice, including how to support friend of the podcast, Coral Anika Theill's, fight against theocracy and patriarchy.

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Show notes:

Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language, by Brené Brown on May 17, 2018

Coral Anika Theill's Website

Support Coral

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Christophe introduces the podcast's transition into a new phase. Christophe and Liz discuss the emotional and practical challenges of navigating the post Roe, post truth, post democracy (?) environment in which we progressives find ourselves.

Abortion and Juneteenth

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(00:00) Intro & T-shirts

(06:23) Christophe, Liz and Sean react to the overturning of Roe v Wade.

(46:40) Difo and Liz. Gun policy. Catching up about Alaska. Appreciating the little things.

(01:01:59) Juneteenth.

(01:15:54) The consequences of ideological purity.

(01:23:50) Asking good-faith questions from a position of privilege. Navigating sensitive conversations surrounding past and present oppression. Privilege doesn't mean the absence of suffering.

(01:47:05) Wrapup and Outro

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Show notes:

We’re Not Going Back to the Time Before Roe. We’re Going Somewhere Worse

Juneteenth: The History of a Holiday

What Is Juneteenth?

Anti-Racism Course with Rachel Ricketts

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Body Count

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(00:00) Intro and T-shirts

(6:45) Gun violence death statistics and rationalizations. Economic impact. Survivor guilt. America's violent history. Domestic violence.

(21:53) Examining the "why?" How many weapons do Americans own? A public health analysis. Comparison to other nations. The role of history denial. The deliberate suppression of gun violence research. GOP science denial strategies.

(39:30) Thom Hartmann's "The Hidden History of Gun Violence and the Second Amendment." What was the rationale for the second amendment, and who was covered by it? The connection to slavery and Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan. The European invasion. The settler myth. Demonization and victim-blaming of the Native American population. Motivations of Thomas Jefferson and how other enslavers changed the text of the second amendment. Reinterpretation of the second amendment by the Heller decision. The making of the gun myths through glorification of violent outlaws. Teddy Roosevelt's slander of Native Americans.

(01:18:42) A single gunshot ended Reconstruction. Post-reconstruction disarming of black freedmen. The philosophical implications of open carry. The NRA failure to defend black people with CCW gun permits. How guns were treated in the "old West."

(01:25:34) Demographics and motivation of mass shooters. Why have political leaders failed to act?

(01:41:17) The relationship between citizens, government, and society. The creation of two Americas following the Civil Rights Act. Reagan's delegitimization the US government. The marriage of gun ownership with opposition to a government of universal civil rights. The GOP death-cult feedback loop between shootings and fear that leads to more right-wing voting.

(01:53:03) A proposal for common-sense gun regulation and buybacks (that's certain not to pass).

(01:57:15) Wrapup and Outro

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Show notes:

GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE

The Economic Cost of Gun Violence

The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann

Number of mass shootings in the United States between 1982 and June 2022, by shooter's race or ethnicity

Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?

Republican Congressman Quits Race After Backlash Over His Gun Stance

A striking number from a new poll on guns

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Intergenerational Trauma and Buffalo

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(8:11) Difo and Liz - Christophe Difo and Liz Wilson. The psychological toll of recent events. Radical empathy. Holding pain without being destroyed by it. Genetic changes caused by trauma. Black culture as a survival strategy. Recognizing the importance of women's studies. American law and culture have systematically excluded nonwhites and women. Progressive white men have a special responsibility. The deep impact of the Buffalo massacre on the black community. The need for introspection among progressives. The long-term impact of women being second-class citizens. Present crises are reflective of events and decisions made many years in the past. Finding the right balance for engagement with news and social media.

(01:18:53) Joe, Christophe and Sean react to the Difo and Liz Segment. White progressive men face anger from their own race and gender, in addition to justified criticism from marginalized groups they're trying to help. The epigenetics of chronic trauma. Post-traumatic slave syndrome. Confronting the relentless American messaging toward people of color: "you do not belong." The continuing futility of efforts toward gun reform.

(01:53:15) Wrapup and Outro

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Show notes:

3 Ways Intergenerational Trauma Still Impacts The Black Community Today

Impacts of Intergenerational Trauma: How #MeToo Affects Us All

Women: What We Pass Down

Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children's genes

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