S2E5- 🌑♑️ History & Education’s Role in Radical Remembering- A friendly chat about {Severance Season 1} w/ John

(This season contains spoilers for the show“Severance”- season 1 aired in 2022 on Apple)

What are all the ways that we sever from parts of ourselves?  How does public school utilize the tools of “the break room” to foster compliance rather than embody liberation?  How was Helly’s embodied elitism a catalyst for her Innie to revolt? How does Burt living out his “1st edition” beliefs radicalize Irv into queering his “ramrod straight” self?  What does it take for Dylan to discover that the fingertraps of capitalism are insufficient and isolating?

Kristyn with a Why sits down for a friendly chat with her friendJohn Klingler- a public school history teacher and somatics coach.  They discuss the push-pull between the Innies’ search for meaning and mattering with the Outties’ quest to forget.

0-7:50: Introduction

7:50: Thoughts from a history teacher, parallels between Severance and public schools, “Break room” as “break your will room” & training subconscious that “it is dangerous to rest”

27:15: Helly’s Embodied Anti-Capitalism– her elitism is a liability to Lumon on the Severed floor where she is no longer trying to earn secure attachment with her father

37:20: Irv’s radicalization

1:04:45: Dylan’s radicalization

1:14:30: Outro

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

Work with John atburiedwisdom.com

Resmaa Menakem’s book: My Grandmother’s Hands

Carmen Spagnola’s Hypnotherapy and courses on Secure attachment & Contact Nutrition on The Numinous Network, preorder herbook here

Hospicing Modernity (Book)

*Prentis Hemphill’s book: What it takes to heal*

*Prentis uses they/them pronouns, in the pod Kristyn clumsily used “women” to relate Prentis Hemphill’s embodiment work IRL to Reghabi’s reintegration work in "Severance" andpronouns matter.

The Hive- in-person and online classes in Cincinnati

Roadmap to Liberation withRev. 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)