In this episode, we explore what it means to move from 'knowledge' to 'fully knowing'. I share personal reflections about unmet needs and wounds, and how these can drive our ways of relating in the world. We consider the importance of an embodied approach to embracing fear, denial and hopelessness, as tools to signal where our wounds are, and how we might tend to them.

What is critique and how is it different from being critical? How can we be hyper self-reflexive? How do we reproduce harmful patterns of being and knowing without even realizing it? Are we paralyzed by fear of being imperfect?

References:

Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures - HEADS UP Tool: https://decolonialfutures.net/headsup/

Book - 'A World of Many Worlds' (2018) - by Marisol de la Cadena, Mario Blaser: https://www.dukeupress.edu/a-world-of-many-worlds 

What do I mean by 'the work'? What is this podcast about? In this introduction, you'll hear from Ella about the intention for this podcast, as an online sanctuary for healing and sharing around the difficult work of unlearning to take responsibility as human beings (especially white settlers), in our current times.

Welcome to 'The Work'. On this podcast, we explore decolonial approaches to burnout, trauma and living in these messy, complicated times. My name is Ella Wright, and I am a member of 'The Work Collective' (thework.blog). I write 'The Unintelligible Daughter' on substack.  Like many of you, I’m a parent, a community member, a fellow human being. I'm also a PhD student in interdisciplinary studies. As someone who is compassionate, inquisitive and wants to learn, I hope that we can come together, to rebuild relationally amongst each other, collectively, and come together for something new. 

I’m here with you. 

There are many others, doing the work.

This work is hard, messy and often terrifying

But it is needed. Your gifts are needed.

This is, the work.