The six women discuss feedback they received from Book Interrupted Series 5 on “Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life” by Marshall B. Rosenberg, as well as previous series. Amongst chats about the importance of stories, trying to use nonviolent communication in real life, and the stigma of being a stay-at-home parent, they set a new BI challenge: eat something decadent in public and report back.
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin DiAngelo
Spiderman, déjà vu, synesthesia, Cyndi Lauper, A Million Little Pieces, apologies, community, asking for help, and making friends as an adult. Lots of tangents this week! The women continue their chat inspired by “What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry. Discussion Points: Déjà vu - is it mindfulness, something we don’t understand about time, a sign from the universe, or something else? Synesthesia - are your senses linked? The new Spiderman movie and do you like movie previews? Restrictions in different parts of Canada Controversy about A Million Little Pieces, author James Frey and Oprah Winfrey, Cancel Culture, and apologies Cyndi Lauper - do you like her music? The importance of community in raising children, making new friends as an adult, and asking for help can be difficult Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry Spider-Man: No Way Home A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Oprah Confronts James Frey Oprah and James Frey Clear the Air ...
The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World” by Jon Young. They continued on to the group discussion, exploring whether energy and emotions are contagious across species, birds calls, pet versus city versus country birds, if they liked reading the book, and much more. Discussion Points: Personal journals How did the members like reading the book? Individual types of birds and their calls - can you distinguish them? From Collision to Connection chapter Energy and emotions are contagious - can the birds sense your emotions? Pet birds City park birds versus country birds Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Bird Language Audio Library Jon Young Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell ...
The six women discuss feedback and comments they’ve received from Book Interrupted Series 2, Episodes 1 through 5, on “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle. Discussion Points: Remarks, feedback and comments from our fans Response to Lise’s video Is Glennon Doyle selfish or is she trying to help? Is Untamed a memoir or self help or is it both? How does popularity/fame/power affect people? Are the lessons in Untamed packaged too neatly? Is there a salesman/guru vibe? What faces do you make under your mask? Why do women’s and girl’s products need to be pink and delicate with butterflies? Strict definitions of gender roles and how does that affect children? Does DreamWorks represent racial and gender stereotypes? Talking and sharing about overcoming drug abuse and eating disorders Why are women always taught to be in competition with other women? Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted: Win a 3-month membership with libro.fm! Book Interrupted Website Book Interrupted YouTube Channel Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group Untamed by Glennon Doyle Lise Clark Astrology Strange Things by Anne Amos and Illustrated by Lia MacBean Together Rising Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - Glennon Doyle This Hour Has 22 Minutes - What's up with her? In Living Colour - Jim Carrey as Fire Marshall Bill (Boat safety) In Living Colour Intro (with Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Foxx, etc) Season 3, Episode 1 Baroness Von Sketch - Women’s Products ...
