233 – Look For The Helpers (w/ Mexie and Breht)

In these unprecedented and (in many ways) awful times, it can be difficult to make sense of the world in a way that is fruitful and beneficial

In this special panel discussion, the Wrong Boys, along with friends Breht and Mexie, set out to build on Mr. Rogers advice to “look for the helpers”, and try their best to articulate everything that is deep and meaningful about helping others, as well as being helped

Check our the work of our guests!
Mexie – Youtube    |    Podcast   |   Positive Leftist News
Breht – https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/


Referenced in the episode:

Soccer Jersey Study
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/identity-emergency-intervention-how-social-group-membership

Revolutionary Left Radio’s “Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation”
https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/paying-tribute-to-voices-of-black-liberation

Pro-social behavior increases meaning in life
http://home.uchicago.edu/~nklein/ProsocialBehaviorIncreasesMeaning.pdf

Pro-social behavior reduces effects of stress
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702615611073

Pro-Social Behavior in Early Life
https://positivepsychology.com/prosocial-behavior/

Theme song by Harpers of the World – https://fasola.org/

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