Giving up the Ghosts: The Check-In with Danielle Moodie and Jared Yates Sexton

This is a very special holiday episode of The Check-In with my friend Danielle Moodie. We’ve been doing this livestream for months now and working through the emotional and psychological components of living in a fascist time, and in this edition we discuss the holidays, the feelings that a lot of us carry around regarding them and our own sense of self-worth. We get into the capitalist influences, how we are taught our entire lives to feel like there’s something wrong with us that can only be “fixed” with money and purchases and performing a role that actually has nothing to do with who we are. This conversation meant a lot to me, and I hope, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, that it will to you, too.

Also, on a personal note, I just want to say thank you for your support, kindness, and encouragement. It’s meant everything to me. I am decidedly grateful for you.

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