Radical advice on rethinking success, individualism, and the American dream.
Mia Birdsong is a pathfinder, culture change visionary, and futurist. She is the founding Executive Director of Next River, a think tank and culture change lab for interconnected freedom. In her book How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community, Mia maps swaths of community life and points us toward the promise of our collective vitality.
In this episode we talk about:
How to build community
What it looks like in her own life
Mutuality vs reciprocity
How to work with resentment and rejection
The etymological connection between friendship and freedom
The transformative power of asking for help
And why she thinks the idea of bootstrapping—or going it alone—is a kind of self-hatred
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Rethinking Success | Mia Birdsong