Safe Space Radio

In the second episode of Safe Space Radio featuring Peggy McIntosh, she talks about the five phases of understanding white privilege, and how white people can use their unearned advantage to work against the system which perpetuates it. The post Unpacking White Privilege (Part 2) with Peggy McIntosh appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Peggy McIntosh is author of the groundbreaking essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” published in 1988. She talks about how encounters with the sexism of well-meaning men helped her see that she too had blind spots about her own racism. She describes how humbling it was for her to grasp the concept of white ...read more » The post Unpacking White Privilege (Part 1) with Peggy McIntosh appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Anthropologist and social work student Natasha Wilson talks about being a black woman in mostly-white schools and workplaces. She remembers feeling shunned and avoided, which made it harder to deal with other adversity in her life. She also talks about how these experiences have inspired her research on Post-Traumatic Growth. The post Race and Place (Part 2) with Natasha Wilson appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Natasha Wilson moved to Maine in 2012 following the tragic death of two of her brothers. She talks about how her experience of racism has been shaped by the different places she’s lived, and how she was unprepared for the alienation and hostility she has experienced in overwhelmingly white states like Iowa and Maine. We also discuss the ...read more » The post Race and Place (Part 1) with Natasha Wilson appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Peter Hallward is a professor of philosophy at Kingston University. He discusses the connection between anxiety and existentialism. Then author and book reviewer Reeve Lindbergh discusses Susan Cain’s take on introversion in the 2013 book Quiet. We close with a comparative review of apps for reducing anxiety by Rob McGinley Myers of the blog anxiousmachine.com. The post Angst, Introversion, and Apps with Peter Hallward, Reeve Lindbergh, and Rob McGinley appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Ten-year-old Maiya takes us into the world of childhood phobias, describing what it was like to live with overwhelming anxiety about sickness, and how she found help. Now she is creating a website of fear-reducing games to help other kids who suffer with anxiety. The post Childhood Phobia with Maiya appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Musician and educator Monica talks about how the intense insomnia that began in her 40′s led her to a diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The post Living with OCD with Monica appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Therapist and mother Valery discusses how she grew to understand her daughter’s difficulty with social situations as the result of severe social anxiety, and her seemingly excessive internet use as a positive and healthy adaptation. The post Raising a Child with Anxiety with Valery appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

Paula Matlins talks about her daily struggle with OCD and panic, and how she is able to operate in the world through rules, medication, perseverance, and thinking about llamas. The post OCD, Panic, and Llamas with Paula Matlins appeared first on Safe Space Radio.

In this episode of Safe Space Radio, psychotherapist Rob talks about his own anxiety, which makes him feel an insatiable need to confess things to those around him, and which can also lead to debilitating panic attacks. He talks about the various therapies he’s tried, including two which have greatly reduced his anxiety in the ...read more » The post Obsessive Confession and OCD with Rob appeared first on Safe Space Radio.