Feminist Survival Project

Navigating Holiday Gatherings With Family

The holidays are coming. What do you do if you have family whose politics you abhor? Turns out it depends. Stick around to the end for Amelia’s highly specific take on The Grinch. Links: Knitting Cult Lady: Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@KnittingCultLady] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/daniellamyoung_/] Uncultured [https://knittingcultlady.com/products/uncultured-autographed-by-knitting-cult-lady] (book) The Culting of America [https://knittingcultlady.com/pages/culting-of-america] (pre-order!) Thought-terminating cliché [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought-terminating_cliché] Green Dot program bystander interventions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Dot_Bystander_Intervention]: • Direct • Delegate • Distract Lindsay Ellis: The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpanShgOp4] (Youtube) Kaelynn Partlow [https://www.youtube.com/@Kaelynnism] (Youtube) FSP S01 E08: The Monitor Podcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/fsp2020/episodes/08-The-Monitor-e99jn3] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k4yDU7_hPE] Charlemagne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne] (Holy Roman Emperor)

Exploring Shadows and Vulnerability

Turns out Emily actually does have a Shadow. And she’s a half-orc wizard. Links: The Science of Saving Your Sex Life [https://buttondown.com/enagoski/archive/the-science-of-saving-your-sex-life-22-10-21/] To Maximize Your Potential, Maximize Pleasure [https://buttondown.com/enagoski/archive/the-science-of-saving-your-sex-life-22-10-21/] Sign up for Emily’s mailing list [https://buttondown.com/enagoski#subscribe-form] How AIDS Remained an Unspoken—But Deadly—Epidemic for Years [https://www.history.com/articles/aids-epidemic-ronald-reagan] Brennan Lee Mulligan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brennan_Lee_Mulligan] Aabria Iyengar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aabria_Iyengar] Emily & Amelia Nagoski, Burnout - XOXO Festival (2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOaCn9nptN8] Vivian Gussin Paley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Paley] This American Life - Dolls [https://www.thisamericanlife.org/153/dolls]

The Bubble of Love and Connection

Do you have a bubble of love? Do you know how to build one? Emily and Amelia discuss how they managed to do it, and how Frozen is more than just a kiddie movie. Links: Burnout [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/592377/burnout-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoski-dma/] FSP 2020 episode 11: The Bubble of Love [https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-11-bubble-of-love] The Burnout Workbook, by Amelia [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709136/the-burnout-workbook-by-emily-nagoski-phd-and-amelia-nagoskidma/] Do You Want to Build a Snowman? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4VcCdZ84U] (Youtube) FSP 2020 S2 E27: Diving into the Shadow: An Introduction [https://www.feministsurvivalproject.com/episodes/episode-92-diving-into-shadow]

Cozy Fall Vibes

The days are getting shorter. It’s going to be colder soon. It’s time to get cozy. It’s time to get… hygge. Candles and pumpkins and cheese, oh my! Links: Books by Tricia Hersey: Rest Is Resistance [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tricia-hersey/rest-is-resistance/9780316365536/] We Will Rest! [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/landing-page/1541527-2/] Nothing Much Happens podcast [https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/stories/] Neuroma [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroma] Vermont Creamery Cremont [https://www.vermontcreamery.com/products/cremont] Tasting History on real eggnog [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoVGA_LIHw] (Youtube)

Amelia and the Very, Very Expensive Month (A No-Buy Update)

Amelia had a painfully costly month. Emily bought Crocs that look like Big Bird’s feet. But in the end, they find the true meaning of No Buy / Low Buy. Links: Danger zone [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_zone_(food_safety)] (food safety) Innocence [https://www.metopera.org/information/memorial/kaija-saariaho/] (Opera composed by Kaija Saariaho) Dyslexie Font [https://dyslexiefont.com/en/] The Big Short [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Short_(film)] (film)