S1E1: Secure Attachment and the Male Gaze in {Little Women}

This season focuses on the 2019 film “Little Women”

What is Secure Attachment? How can period pieces be a useful tool for locating ourselves in our current moment?  How “process>product” yields creative practices that help us cultivate secure attachment within ourselves.  And Happy Pride Month to Jo!

Kristyn with a Why explores the question “is it possible to earn secure attachment across lines of power, rank, and privilege?” by specifically looking at four men in Jo’s life (Mr Dashwood, her Father, Laurie, and Friedrich), how she relates to them, how they influence her attachment, and their impact on her creative trajectory.  

(See time stamps and links to the scenes mentioned in the podcast below.)

Intro 0-4:00

Overview of the Season: 4-9:00

Secure Attachment: 9-14:00

Male Gaze/Jo’s Queer Self: 14-17:30

Father: 17:35-20:20

Dashwood: 20:20-23:29

Friedrich: 23:29-29:50

Laurie 29:50-35:30

Men lose community in patriarchy: 35:30

Jo’s Gaze: 38:25-41:55

Outro 41:55-end

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Father’s noteand breakfast to Hummels

Dashwood office

Friedrich’s feedback

Laurie’s Proposal

Men on outside before Marmee leaves  (at 1:40)

Jo lamenting to Marmee: Used to be enough but it isn’t anymore

Beth wanting Jo to write

Amy “writing about it will make it important”

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Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:

My teacher Carmen Spagnola for her courses on Secure attachment and Contact Nutrition on The Numinous Network 

Rev. angel Kyodo williams

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Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song:

Hadestown by Anais Mitchell, specifically“Our Lady of the Underground” andOrpheus’ Song

“Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams

Shout out for the artistic assistance of:

Matt Schubbe (Logo)

Kevin Carlow (Music and sound editing)

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