Discerning The Truth - The Female Stoic Podcast

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Discerning The Truth - The Female Stoic Podcast

by Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

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5

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talks

Activity

Meditation

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Everyone

Plays

9

This short is taken from a longer session of The Female Stoic podcast where we discuss how we can empower ourselves in a Stoic way. In the 18th century, the Bluestocking Society was an informal women's social and educational movement in England that emphasised education and mutual cooperation. (Hence the wig!) The Female Stoic Podcast looks at Stoic philosophy through a Bluestocking lens. It offers practical, non-judgmental advice for women, with reference to female literary masters and the lessons they teach us. Your host, Stephanie Poppins, is a former high school teacher of English Literature and Philosophy, and considers herself to be a natural-born Stoic. The voice on this video is registered as a trademark, and is protected with an invisible watermark. All rights reserved for this and every audio track available by Stephanie Poppins. Copyright Neworldbooks. This product is licensed for individual use only. Duplication, redistribution, or resale are prohibited.

Stoicism Empowerment Education Pause Technique Emotional Self Regulation

Meet your Teacher

Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

Leeds, UK

Meet your Teacher

Stephanie Poppins - The Female Stoic

Leeds, UK

Transcript

Hello and welcome to another short from The Female Stoic. Today I wanted to talk about reactivity and how to gain the truth, How to gain that information that we need when we have discussions that is valuable that is essential in fact for us to make rational decisions moving forward. Now as Stoics we understand reactivity will prevent us gaining that information. If we are having a discussion and we are reactive to something that is said to trigger us or even that is not meant to trigger us but does if we react to that the person we are talking with will then push back and we will be unable to discern the facts. And these facts are essential for us to make a decision moving forward. When we look at Anne of Green Gables, Anne Shirley, Little Anne Shirley with her long red plaits, When she first encountered Rachel Lynn, See you. Was told her hair was as red as carrots and this was a triggering point for her. She was very self-conscious about her hair so she reacted extremely quickly. And of course this then made Rachel push back harder And. . . Assume that she was just an unruly Orphan Girl Who? Had no place at Green Gables at all. When a pause was created between that, When Anne came to the realisation that actually she must make an apology and be calm. And take the upper hand in her delivery. When she made that apology, Albeit strategic and overdramatic. She then gained the upper hand she then fostered in Rachel Lind a sympathy that she was unable to express at the beginning. Rachel then came to understand that she had valid points. Had. Benefits for Marilla and Matthew and Anne came to understand that Rachel Lind was judgmental and someone that needed to be managed. In order to be able to have a relationship and be happy in her new home. So that's my point today. The power is in the pause. Create the distance between the. . . Antagonism and your reaction and then you are better equipped to gain the facts in order that you can make rational choices moving forward. Thanks for listening. I'll see you next time.