233 – Look For The Helpers (w/ Mexie and Breht)
In these unprecedented and (in many ways) awful times, it can be difficult to make sense of the world in a way that is fruitful and beneficial In this special panel discussion,...
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Show Notes
In these unprecedented and (in many ways) awful times, it can be difficult to make sense of the world in a way that is fruitful and beneficial
In this special panel discussion, the Wrong Boys, along with friends Breht and Mexie, set out to build on Mr. Rogers advice to “look for the helpers”, and try their best to articulate everything that is deep and meaningful about helping others, as well as being helped
Check our the work of our guests!
Mexie – Youtube | Podcast | Positive Leftist News
Breht – https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/
Referenced in the episode:
Soccer Jersey Study
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/identity-emergency-intervention-how-social-group-membership
Revolutionary Left Radio’s “Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation”
https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/paying-tribute-to-voices-of-black-liberation
Pro-social behavior increases meaning in life
http://home.uchicago.edu/~nklein/ProsocialBehaviorIncreasesMeaning.pdf
Pro-social behavior reduces effects of stress
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702615611073
Pro-Social Behavior in Early Life
https://positivepsychology.com/prosocial-behavior/
Theme song by Harpers of the World – https://fasola.org/
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