Evanna Lynch and Dr. Melanie Joy bond over their shared solutionary approach to addressing injustice and discuss striking the right balance between personal development and social impact. They introduce the formula for healthy relating and discuss the importance of practicing integrity and honoring dignity in every interaction. The speakers also explore the significance of reading and writing, the role of artists in offering fresh perspectives, and the need to incorporate animal rights into conversations about systemic change. They emphasize the importance of building connections with people from various backgrounds and advocate for relational literacy as a solution to global issues.
Practicing healthy ways of relating and treating others with integrity and honoring their dignity is crucial for building a more just world.
Building connections and finding common ground with people from different backgrounds is essential for creating positive change in the world.
Deep dives
The Importance of Building Relational Literacy
Relational dysfunction is identified as a key problem in the world, and the solution lies in building relational literacy. This means practicing healthy ways of relating and treating others with integrity and honoring their dignity.
The Purpose of the Podcast
The podcast aims to create a better world by exploring common psychology driving harmful behaviors and shifting thinking towards compassion and justice. It also seeks to improve personal lives, relationships, and effectively communicate important issues.
The Bond Between the Hosts
The hosts discuss how they met and connect over their shared values, such as their work in vegan advocacy that goes beyond shaming and focuses on compassion and understanding. They emphasize the importance of building connections and finding common ground with people from different backgrounds.
The Formula for Healthy Relating
The hosts introduce a formula for healthy relating, which involves practicing integrity and honoring dignity. By empathizing with others and treating them with respect, individuals can build meaningful connections, foster resilience, and create positive change in the world.
“How do we all occupy space on this planet in a way that does justice to our own dignity? How do we reclaim our own dignity and honor the dignity of others?” These are among the questions that hosts Evanna Lynch and Dr. Melanie Joy will be exploring on the Just Beings podcast.
In this episode, Evanna and Melanie kick off the show with an intimate conversation in which they recall how they bonded over their shared solutionary approach to addressing injustice, highlight the importance of striking the right balance between personal development and social impact, and discuss why the conversations they’ll be having on the show are so needed at this moment in time. They also introduce the formula for healthy relating—and explore how we can all begin practicing this formula in our everyday lives in order to work toward a more just world.