Bri Lee - Babies+Climate=Anxiety

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<p>Is climate anxiety affecting your decision to have kids?</p> <p>💌Join 6,000+ people getting our takeaways and favourite moments from this episode in our weekly newsletter - <a href="http://bit.ly/45NyQDy" data-token-index="1">http://bit.ly/45NyQDy</a></p> <p>Joining us in the Vulnerabilitea House is Bri Lee; prolific author, advocate and change maker.</p> <p>Answering the question, &ldquo;what moment from your life are you grateful for that profoundly changed you?&rdquo;, Bri talks about the research that lead her to the South Pole, and how she learnt to prioritise love above all else.</p> <p>Bri asks the question to Hugh, Josh and Ryan, &ldquo;what does it mean to live a good life, and what do we owe each other?&rdquo;</p> <p>This chat explores the philosophies of anti and pronatalism, whilst being grounded in examples from the guys&rsquo; and Bri&rsquo;s life. An intentional and judgement free zone, this conversation delves into the morality of should&rsquo;s and shouldn&rsquo;ts, and what it means to do the right thing.</p> <p>As Bri says, hope is something that you earn through action, and we are all feeling a bit more hopeful after this episode.&nbsp;</p> <p><br>0:00 &ndash; A Bri-Lee-iant guest<br>9:42 &ndash; The Seed of The Idea<br>15:08 &ndash; What are you grateful for that profoundly changed you?<br>27:10 &ndash; Prioritising love<br>32:27 &ndash; Should I have kids?<br>41:43 &ndash; The morality of shoulds and shouldn&rsquo;ts<br>52:43 &ndash; Some positivity, please<br>55:59 &ndash; Policy and bodily autonomy<br>59:22 &ndash; So, how&rsquo;s the reckoning going?<br>1:03:46 &ndash; The weight of responsibility<br>1:08:43 &ndash; Finding action in the overwhelm</p> <p>📺 to watch this full episode on YouTube, follow this link - <a href="https://youtu.be/vUQMkMvyeMY">https://youtu.be/vUQMkMvyeMY</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>🫖Other episodes of The Imperfects mentioned on this episode</p> <ul> <li>Ryan Shelton - To breed, or not to breed - <a href="https://bit.ly/3PbhEmR">https://bit.ly/3PbhEmR</a></li> <li>Ann Davidman - Should I have kids? - <a href="https://bit.ly/4brc477">https://bit.ly/4brc477</a></li> </ul> <p>📖&nbsp;Things to read</p> <ul> <li>Seed, by Bri Lee - <a href="https://bit.ly/3PhepKv">https://bit.ly/3PhepKv</a></li> <li>Eggshell Skull, by Bri Lee - <a href="https://bit.ly/473kvV4">https://bit.ly/473kvV4</a></li> <li>Who Gets To Be Smart, by Bri Lee - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bwOAh1">https://bit.ly/4bwOAh1</a></li> <li>The Work, by Bri Lee - <a href="https://bit.ly/4rzflar">https://bit.ly/4rzflar</a></li> <li>Beauty, by Bri Lee - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NMnrPf">https://bit.ly/3NMnrPf</a></li> <li>Love 2.0, by Barbara Fredrickson - <a href="https://bit.ly/40ylOYp">https://bit.ly/40ylOYp</a></li> <li>Better To Not Have Been, by David Benatar - <a href="https://bit.ly/3NmtHx5">https://bit.ly/3NmtHx5</a></li> <li>IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - <a href="https://bit.ly/3Phc7Lt">https://bit.ly/3Phc7Lt</a></li> <li>Ipsos Perils of Perception Climate Change - <a href="https://bit.ly/4cP32mT">https://bit.ly/4cP32mT</a></li> </ul> <p>📺Things to watch</p> <ul> <li>An Inconvenient Truth - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bPolUk">https://bit.ly/4bPolUk</a></li> </ul> <p>💻Things to check out</p> <ul> <li>Freadom Inside Project - <a href="https://bit.ly/4bhVxnm">https://bit.ly/4bhVxnm</a></li> <li>Peter Singer Pond Proximity thought experiment - <a href="https://youtu.be/Gu-WUHD6mKg">https://youtu.be/Gu-WUHD6mKg</a></li> </ul> <p>🩷To host your own Vulnerabilitea House, purchase here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz">http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz</a></p> <p>🩵To purchase our journal (or your novel)&nbsp;<em>My Imperfect Life,</em>&nbsp;click here -&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuWz"></a><a href="http://bit.ly/4lyuuW">http://bit.ly/4lyuuW</a></p> <p>🩵To join our subscriber community, <em>A Little More Imperfects,</em> follow this link - <a href="http://bit.ly/4mqunxu">http://bit.ly/4mqunxu</a></p> <p>🩷 AND you can subscribe to <em>A Little More Imperfects</em> through Apple Podcasts too, here - <a href="http://apple.co/theimperfects">http://apple.co/theimperfects</a></p> <p>The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you&rsquo;re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>