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Dr. Kirk Honda talks with Halley Harris from the podcast "Someday We'll All Be Dead". They talk about microaggressions, political correctness, death anxiety, phobias, and hospice. 


The Psychology In Seattle Podcast. 


Feb 13, 2019.


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Anonymous

Oh, looking forward to listening to this. I worked in hospice for a couple of years, and the emotions surrounding that experience are basically what first brought me to therapy.

Anonymous

I sometimes think conversations about "microagressions" would get a warmer reception if it wasn't exclusively talked about as white people against people of color. It'd really help to tap into a sense of empathy. Most people of any ethnic group have experienced similar things (although not necessarily as severe). I think that's part of the problem. When you tell someone "your pain doesn't count because you're not from an approved group" it's unlikely to motivate people to care for others. I got "Jed Clampet" and Beverly Hillbillies growing up a lot. Most of the time it doesn't bother me, but at times it has...like I have a big flashing neon sign on my neck saying "hick." It was worse out East, comments about "flyover country" and such. At times it felt like it didn't matter how many books I read, how much effort I put into trying to be sophisticated, I was still going to be considered some kind of rube by most of them. I developed a lot of resentment. One of the strangest things that happened out there was that I often felt I had more in common with black people than most of the white demographics. Most African Americans are still sort of Southern culturally. They're the only major demographic whose typical religion is protestant Christianity. I had one friend in particular I talked about it with a lot. That being perceived as "white trash" while not the same, was at least in the same ballpark as the negative stereotypes he faced.