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Episode 190: Workaholism: The Only Culturally Celebrated Addiction That's Killing Us and How We Can Stop It

Plenty with Kate Northrup

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How to Heal Your Emotions

Toxic capitalism, white supremacy and the patriarchy depend on us overworking to avoid feeling. We actually really need to feel in order to heal. My parents are both medical doctors. It's astounding to witness how they can be in a tremendous emergency and remain calm and unemotional. And it's a git in certain ways. If all of us, white, straight, sis gender men included, would allow ourselves to feel, we couldn't possibly keep doing the things to each other that we do.

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