Ep 60: [Bonus] Politicians aren’t Our Parents: What Disorganized Attachment Teaches Us about this Moment

“…because politicians are not our parents, which community-based mutual aid networks or collectives in your neighborhood would you like to mobilize with and invest in? What chosen family can you turn to for true safety when powerful institutions fail to keep you safe?”

 
 

Episode Summary:

In this episode, you and I will explore the both-and of voting and organizing in your community through the lens of disorganized attachment. Then, we’ll unpack what disorganized attachment can teach us about ways to get organized in this moment of uncertainty. 

Full episode transcript here.

 

Episode Outline

  • Our human need for certainty and control. You’re not alone. 

  • How we’re conditioned to see those with power (politicians and parents alike) as our protectors.

  • What disorganized attachment is.

  • Disorganized attachment’s push-pull dynamic and how it’s related to our divest-invest advocacy work.

  • Examples of community-based care to invest in.

 
 
 

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