NSP044 – 9/11 and the things we value

We all value different things, right?

Some people say they value money and success, others love and connection, while others still might claim to value causes such as social justice or climate action. But are the things we say we value born out by our actions? What about story — is that something we value as a society?

As we mark the 21st anniversary of the tragic 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, we can still feel the repercussions of that event rippling through the very fabric of our consciousness. With the benefit of hindsight, we can clearly see how the 9/11 story was used to usher in societal change, so why shouldn’t we value story as much as those willing to use it as a weapon against us?

Can we take control of the narrative?

Episode Links

What is Self Actualization (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfHw60YGS_E

Interesting article of highest value around the world:
https://www.movehub.com/blog/what-matters-most-map/

What do Employees Value Most?
https://www.mimeo.com/blog/what-do-employees-value-the-most/

What do Young People Value (World Economic Forum)?
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/what-do-young-people-value/

Zeitgeist: The Movie:
https://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/watch-now

NSP014 – The Stories We’re Told As Children

The younger we are, the more the stories we are told affect us. So the stories we are told as children are the ones we’ll repeat and propagate in later life.

It seems like these inter-generational cycles of violence and abuse are everywhere, but what of the more subtle traumas we’re subjected to in childhood?

In this episode, let’s discuss the various ways families inevitably fuck each other up!

Good Will Hunting clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQht2yOX9Js
Nadine Burke Harris TED Talk on the far-reaching effects of trauma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ovIJ3dsNk
Why you can’t remember childhood trauma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFqj-2HjUDI
The Mind of Jake Paul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bpkr91p2xY&list=PLDs0tNoNYTz1P3dO8m5Wdv0WE2lPTQSJm
Self Esteem in Children: https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/behaviour/understanding-behaviour/about-self-esteem