Ep 83: Feeling Fear, Confusion, Exhaustion, & Despair? Time to Resist, Not Regulate

White, colonial, capitalist patriarchy- with the help of mental health professionals- expertly weaponize exhaustion, confusion, fear, and despair against us. Let’s see what tactics they have before resisting them together.

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Episode Summary

In this episode, you and I are going to unpack different ways the oppressors use our own feelings to undermine our revolutionary actions. Then, we are going to play with a framework that goes like this: re-center, resist, and re-member as a daily practice to refuse the oppressors’ gaslighting. This episode is inspired by Lara Sheehi’s new book, From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures.

Full episode transcript here.

Episode Outline

  • How white, colonial, capitalist patriarchy weaponize our fear, confusion, exhaustion, and despair against our collective action

  • How to willfully refuse this emotional manipulation and exploitation

  • What psychic militancy is and what it means for us, caregivers who are triggered and tired

  • How to willfully refuse the emotional exploitation using a three-piece framework: re-center, resist, and remember.

Resources Mentioned:

Lara Sheehi’s new book, From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures.

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