Tag Archives: Community
When Fear Calls Itself Freedom: How HSLDA Hurts Homeschoolers
The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has spent decades promoting itself as the protector of homeschooling families, but its version of “protection” comes at a cost. Their style of leadership is rooted in fear, hierarchy, and control, and it … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, connection, fear, Homeschool Legal Defense Association, homeschoolers, homeschooling, HSLDA, IPNB, Prince WIlliam County, safety, Victory, Virginia
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From Personal Trauma to Systemic Abuse, the Antidote is the Same
The same dynamics I experienced as a child–unpredictable abuse, bystanders who froze, and systems that protected the abuser–are now playing out on a much larger scale in the world. In medical systems, the same patterns repeat. People suffer abuse, neglect, … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Politics
Tagged authoritaianism, Community, creating, dancing, Domination, laughter, politics, resistance, singing, support, survival
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ChristianaCare: Fortress of Wealth, Desert of Care
ChristianaCare is sitting on rising profits while the amount of free care it provides to the poor hasn’t budged in years. Spotlight Delaware reports that in 2023, the hospital system spent less than one percent of its budget on charity … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare
Tagged accountability, budget, ChristianaCare, Community, corporate medicine, healthcare, hospital, IPNB, profits, rupture
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Unhoused by Design: Trauma, Culture, and Survival
The Trump administration’s attacks on unhoused people have drawn intense controversy, and for good reason. Instead of addressing the structural causes of homelessness, like skyrocketing rents, stagnant wages, inaccessible healthcare, and systems that fail to support trauma recovery, the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Community, culture, dignity, homelessness, housing, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, profit, safety, stability, Trauma, Trump, Trump Administration, unhoused
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Reputation Over People: Institutions Protect Predators
Institutions that protect predators prioritize reputation over people. When faced with credible reports of abuse, many institutions first seek to contain the damage, not investigate or stop the harm. This includes pressuring victims to stay silent, covering up records, or … Continue reading
Posted in Predators
Tagged accountability, Community, gaslighting, healing, institutions, predators, public pressure, support
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What if your overwhelm, exhaustion, and disconnection weren’t personal failures, but survival responses to chronic unsafety?
What if your overwhelm, exhaustion, and disconnection weren’t personal failures, but survival responses to chronic unsafety? We’re living in a world that constantly taxes our nervous systems with political chaos, financial strain, social disconnection, and a culture that rewards … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Community, disconnection, distress, Imogen Ragone, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, overwhelm, safety, Shay Seaborne, workshop
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Building Bridges, Not Walls: The Relational Antidote to Extremism
An article at PsyPost reveals a connection between genetic essentialism and “nationalism, xenophobia, racism, right-wing authoritarianism, social-dominance orientation, sexism and conservative ideology.” From an Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, these traits can be seen as adaptive responses to unmet relational and … Continue reading
Posted in Extremism
Tagged belonging, Community, dehumanizing, extremism, powerlessness, relationship
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From Tyranny to Corporate Rule: Reclaiming “We, the People”
On this Fourth of July, we’re not only celebrating independence. We’re mourning how much of it we’ve lost. The founders of this country declared their refusal to live under tyranny. They rejected inherited power, royal decrees, and governments that served … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, America, Community, connection, Empathy, Independence Day, kings, safety, tyranny
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The Dysregulated Society: How Chronic Stress Fuels Political Polarization
The political climate today isn’t just about ideology or policy; it is about nervous systems in constant activation. From an interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) perspective, this isn’t simply disagreement; it’s widespread dysregulation. People aren’t just arguing about facts or values. They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, divisiveness, dysregulation, Interpersonal Neurobilology, IPNB, politics
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The Neurobiology of Uncertainty and Fear
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) offers a lens to understand how our brains and bodies respond to uncertainty and fear, particularly during times of political unrest. Here’s a breakdown of how IPNB principles apply to this context: The Neurobiology of Fear and … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged agency, Community, fear, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, Mental Health, politics, Psychology, safety, social, threat, uncertainty, unrest, well-being
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