In this Part 2 of 2 episode, Jenna from The Way Witch and I discuss Umbra Barbie: How Barbieworld forces Empathy-Challenged Non-Collaborative Behavior.

Sections:

0:00 Intro Credits
1:06 Thanking Patrons
1:54 Content Warnings: Swearing (check your audience!); Mention of the supremacist cis hetero capitalist patriarchal empire we all live in a.k.a. the kyriarchy; the weirdness of “owning” small people as a white woman; Arts and Craft to make anatomically accurate dolls; play therapy to catalyze intimate partner violence and “drama” (a la real housewives?); Implicit and explicit systemic oppression of divergent people and Madness/Serious Mental Illness (Major Depression, BPD, SUD and ED, specifically); and mention of the movie’s cartoonish depictions of infanticide of babydolls in the first scenes.
2:34 Co-host intro: Jenna, The Way Witch
2:56 Grounding Prayer
3:40 Elec-Ture
6:08 The Human Being / Human Winner Masc(uline) Monomyth... so unsatisfying.
11:52 Human Giver Syndrome and The Mad (wo)Man in the Beach
21:52 Mad Kenough is not enough!
28:09:00 The Umbra perpetuates itself: How Barbieworld won't let St Barbie be loving to Ken or acknowledge group effort
35:09:00 Side Note: How much does RH hate being a mother, and some Surprise! DARVO bullshit at the end of the movie
37:26:00 Thesis: Mad Ken is an avatar for the experience of women within patriarchy, but he is judged by the diegetic co-residents of Barbieworld and the Real World, and by the non-diegetic audience and critics, according to masc/ableist standards for behavior, and he is abandoned according to ECNC behaviors, required to heal himself without support, and told this is a triumph and exciting, in order to maintain Hollywood’s access to Mattel’s brand material.
Audio quality note: I added the addendum about music and fantasy of retribution when I was scanning the audio at 1.5 speed, so I accidentally recorded my aside at 1.5 speed and didn't catch that it was then slowed down when I rendered the MP3. When I get my mental ducks in a row, I will re-record that and re-upload it.
45:38:00 bonus critiques of white feminism
54:20:00 Unplanned Extra Thesis: The power of Decoding - we are hungry for revolution and we will find in emergent revelations. Long Live Fan Fiction!
1:05:03 Outro Credits

Please see the show notes at UnderTheUmbra.info for the slide show, (a transcript in the future) and the large number of references and links.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.
Find the show's home at Under The Umbra . Info
Support the show via Patreon.com
This show is brought to you by Bridge to Becoming, LLC.
Music is by SoulProdMusic and used with permission.
Under the Umbra Podcast logo is by Lo Carter.
Subtitle was crafted by Vera Alcorn.

In this episode, Jenna from The Way Witch and I discuss Umbra Barbie: How Barbieworld forces Empathy-Challenged Non-Collaborative Behavior.

Sections:

0:00.000 Intro / Credits
1:06.264 Thanking Patrons
1:54.734 Introduction Chat
2:53.174 Co-host intros with some dogs
3:38.284 Grounding Prayer (with dogs and roommates)
5:28.563 Getting Started - Umbra Barbie is chaotic because the movie is chaotic
10:45.451 Can't talk about Barbie without talking about our relationship to Barbie
21:46.801 In this essay I will... (the agenda)
30:53.977 Capitalism as played by Mattel and The Patriarchy as played by Hollywood with the shadowy Kyriarchy looming behind
32:36.375 Ruth Handler's ECNC signs
39:34.734 Waves of Feminism, as conceptualized by me, are in development not in time
45:53.519 How (not) To Criticize Your Funders and Handlers (ha ha)
57:30.133 End Transition and review of Agenda

Please see the show notes at UnderTheUmbra.info for the slide show, (a transcript in the future) and the large number of references and links.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.
Find the show's home at Under The Umbra . Info
Support the show via Patreon.com
This show is brought to you by Bridge to Becoming, LLC.
Music is by SoulProdMusic and used with permission.
Under the Umbra Podcast logo is by Lo Carter.
Subtitle was crafted by Vera Alcorn.

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In this episode, I'm reviewing some of my values for the show and how they might show up differently than you think, and offering a summary of my key take-aways of Empathy, Collaboration, Boundaries and Power.

No co-host this week. Just me talking into a microphone at yoOoooOooouuUuuu, my listeners! If you like conversations more than reading a script, you can skip this one because it's just a summary of episodes 2-11! But if those looked a bit long when you think about what to play, you can start here and then go back to the episode where you want to learn more!

Sections:

• 00:00    Intro Credits
• 01:00    Thanking Patrons
• 01:49    Introduction Chat and Content Warnings
• 03:18    Grounding Prayer
• 04:13    Discussion about Values (at the start of all shows)
• 07:40    Summary of thoughts about Empathy (Episodes 2-3)
• 10:55    Summary of thoughts about Collaboration (Episodes 4-5-6)
• 17:53    Summary and a bit of extra context about Boundaries (Episodes 7-8)
• 24:33    Summary about Power (Episodes 9-10-11)
• 30:14    Wrap-up
• 30:49    Outro Credits

If any of these summaries are a bit too short, feel free to return to the corresponding episode for 2-11 for more in-depth discussion, or join me on Patron and ask a question for more clarification!

Since this is just me talking into a microphone, there is a whole transcript, already! 
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Please see the show notes (link updated once it's ready) for the transcript and the small handful of references.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.

Find the show's home at Under the Umbra .info!

Support the show via Patreon.com The show is supported by “Responsive” Patrons: Ellery and KC, as well as several more on the Structured and Unscripted levels! Thank you so much for your support!

This podcast was created, recorded, edited and produced by me, Electra, and brought to you by Bridge to Becoming LLC. Music is by SoulProdMusic on Pixabay and used with permission. Show art is by Lo Carter, 2023. Subtitle crafted by Vera!

In this episode, we’re discussing Power! This is part 3 of 3, finally! The Co-Host is Ian, not currently findable!

The next episode will be a summary of the last five topics.

Sections

• 0:00:00    Intro Credits
• 0:01:06    Thanking Benefactors!
• 0:02:14    Introduction Chat,
  Content Warnings: Swearing! Please consider your audience and surroundings while listening! Brief referral to the holocaust. Quick descriptions of how abuses of power are often interpersonal violence, without detail. Mention of the 45th president and January 6th events, vaguely. Quick mention of JK Rowling and transphobia. Supreme Court corruption. Union strikes and government-corporate strike-breaking.
• 0:04:25    Ian's Intro section
• 0:05:34    Grounding Prayer
• 0:06:28    strike review - striking is a lateral move to set boundaries in the face of non-collaboration because people who face non-collaboration continually escalate until they are acknowledged
• 0:09:28    Treatment for learned helplessness is small actions of empowerment, and noticing responsibilities
• 0:09:59    Power called "agency" (which I reject) versus Sense of Coherence
• 0:10:41    Sense of coherence by Aaron antonovsky
• 0:15:07    interjection: salutogenic, generating health aka the Latin word root Salus like the Spanish sneeze-response "!Salud!"
• 0:16:04    Finish explaining Sense of Coherence as a method of auditing one's Power, and how you've been rejecting learned helplessness, in a way that promotes health
• 0:22:00    Connecting Power To vs Power Over, Power Paradox of how true power is power to help others but a sense of powerlessness and lack of control makes us switch to power over others, and how to audit power by tallying your sense of coherence.
• 0:25:36    Elec-ture at the end!
• 0:45:45    Outro Credits

References mentioned in the show can be found in the show notes! I also have a transcript to the Elec-ture.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community.  I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light!

Support the show via Patreon.com Thanks to my Patrons KC and Ellery, and many others, for supporting the show!

This podcast was created, recorded, edited and produced by me, Electra, and brought to you by Bridge to Becoming LLC. Music is by SoulProdMusic on Pixabay and used with permission. Show art is by Lo Carter, 2023. Subtitle crafted by Vera!

In this episode, we’re discussing Power!

This is part 2 of 3.

The Co-Host is my longtime friend Ian, and he and his girlfriend have an upcoming project of artisan soap. I’ll share more info once they get it set up. If you’d like to help out or mentor them on soap distribution, let me (Electra) know and I’ll get you in contact!

Sections

• 0:00:00    Intro Credits
• 0:01:06    Thanking my Patrons
• 0:02:14    Introduction Chat
  • Content Warnings... I am a bit unfocused and probably missed some. If you let me know via Patreon, I'll update the show notes here.
• 0:06:40    Ian's Intro section and our relationship - Japan
• 0:07:54    Grounding Prayer
• 0:08:48    Return to Dacher Keltner's book The Power Paradox... and the Paradox revealed by his team's research. But the paradox IS NOT INEVITABLE. There IS another way!
• 0:13:59    Examples in Public View (speculative): Elon Musk in 2023 as an example of erratic awareness of the power one holds based on how powerless he feels internally.
• 0:19:12    Interjection about Elon Musk, fact-checking (links in show notes!)
• 0:24:06    Also a feeling of powerlessness while actually holding power is something that plays out in the small scale, like in family, small business, religious communities...
• 0:25:37    Intentional or negligent/carelessness keeping a large populace too powerless individually: reflecting on WGA (and now SAG-AFTRA) strike and Glacier NW Supreme Court Case ruling that undermines the workers' collective power and enhances the corporations' collective power
• 0:34:37    Unions are collective power, and by collaboratively funding them, it creates security for all members and all industry colleagues
• 0:37:01    Interjection: 1980s? Oops, actually 1947 and then 2018.
• 0:38:20   Back to WGA strike and Glacier NW v Teamsters
• 0:41:37    These were decisions. There are alternatives. It seems overwhelming, too many threads to tangle. But if we focus on the values of empathy and collaboration that we want, it's easier to recognize which threads to pull... and I think we're not alone in feeling the current values of self-focus and zero-sum competition are untenable.
• 0:43:56    Interjection of self-disclosure and why the episode is out so many weeks delayed! Skip forward 4 min 30ish sec to ending credits if you want.
• 0:48:25    Outro Credits

References to the show (and there are a lot, a lot, a lot) can be found in the show notes! As well as a transcript of the Elec-ture.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community.  I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.

Find the show's home at Under the Umbra .info!

Support the show via Patreon.com The show is supported by “Responsive” Patrons: Ellery and KC, as well as several more on the Structured and Unscripted levels! Thank you so much for your support!

This podcast was created, recorded, edited and produced by me, Electra, and brought to you by Bridge to Becoming LLC. Music is by SoulProdMusic on Pixabay and used with permission. Show art is by Lo Carter, 2023. Subtitle crafted by Vera!

In this episode, we’re discussing Power!

This is part 1 of 3.

The Co-Host is my longtime friend Ian, and he and his girlfriend have an upcoming project of artisan soap. I’ll share more info once they get it set up. If you’d like to help out or mentor them on soap distribution, let me (Electra) know and I’ll get you in contact! He is currently not find-able.

Sections

• 0:00:00    Intro Credits
• 0:01:06    Introduction Chat
• 0:10:36    Ian's Intro section and our relationship via Japan
• 0:12:13    Grounding Prayer
• 0:13:09    talking about Power in conflict
• 0:14:23    Alicia Garza and #BLM - 2015 - power TO versus power OVER
• 0:15:12    Sword of Damacles and Power - hidden costs, hidden anxiety
• 0:18:00    more about Power To and cold rational wielding stems from Western beliefs about purity reductionism and hierarchy; can compare to Eastern philosophy of phasic and overlapping nature of reality, relative and holographic; and realize There Is An Alternative
• 0:21:50 Philosophies/paradigms are Made True through punishing or ignoring anything that disagrees and rewarding and extolling anything that confirms it, so in the US linear hierarchies look like There Is No Alternative; this makes people who could use Power To inclined to disavow their power because it's associated with Power Over as the only option when it isn't.
• 0:22:54    What happens when we disavow our Power? 1) We don't act when we could, and 2) When we do act, we flail and clumsily cause harm. Also informed by Heart Of Business class Money & Power "I am wearing sturdy boots" analogy
• 0:24:33    Linear Hierarchy is linked to Zero-Sum Game; a reminder that there is also an alternative to that thinking. News correspondent and Wealth Pie; Terry Pratchett and Poverty Is Expensive Boots parable
• 0:28:58    Dacher Keltner's The Power Paradox and useful definitions (derived from trying to do research and get specific): Control = influence over self and immediate environment; Power = Influence over others and larger environment
• 0:31:10 Digression about Alpha Males and debunking that whole concept
• 0:35:05    Sidebar - Diving Reflex - splashing cold water on your face triggers nervous system state-change?
• 0:36:20    The Power Paradox: you are given power (influence over others) when you are kind, trustworthy, and of service; but if you perceive you have power and attempt to use it for control, you can lose trustworthiness and then lose power.
• 0:37:19    Outro Credits

References mentioned in the show (and there are lots) can be found in the show notes.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community.  I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.

Find the show's home at Under The Umbra . Info 

Support the show via Patreon.com. Thanks to Ellery and KC for supporting the show!

This podcast was created, recorded, edited and produced by me, Electra, and brought to you by Bridge to Becoming LLC. Music is by SoulProdMusic on Pixabay and used with permission. Show art is by Lo Carter, 2023. Subtitle crafted by Vera Alcorn!