Out of the Woods

Shame, punishment & social justice culture with Kira Rosen

Episode Summary

Kira Rosen shares her story of separating from punitive online social justice culture. She recounts how the concurrent experience of her escalating bipolar disorder symptoms and a dysfunctional intimate relationship forced her to confront the reality that the shame and punishment normalized in the culture was unsustainable for her.

Episode Notes

Kira Rosen shares her story of separating from punitive online social justice culture. She recounts how the concurrent experience of her escalating bipolar disorder symptoms and a dysfunctional intimate relationship forced her to confront the reality that the shame and punishment normalized in the culture was unsustainable for her. 

Follow Kira on Instagram @kira.rosen.7

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[Kira's suggested reading]

Brene Brown: Her work on shame and connection

Clementine Morrigan: Clementine's writing on shame, attachment theory, trauma, queerness, cancel culture

Kai Cheng Thom: Book (mentioned in the episode) I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World, on critiques of social justice culture specifically within the queer community

Molly-Margaret Johnson (Not active online currently):  Molly-Margaret’s work on queerness, communication, boundaries, relationships, healing, and handling harm 

IG @bearherbert_: Work on race and capitalism, perfectionism, shame, handling harm, attachment theory

IG @andrearanaej: Racism, performative activism, handling harm, complex view of relationships

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