Hi, Diane. On this one, I agree with everything you and Pat shared with us. In retrospect, I believe Ehrenreich's intention was to call a time out on the notion that you can totally change your life circumstances by changing your attitude. There has been a movement, catapulted by The Secret, to put all your trust in your ability to manifest your own life situation. It lays the responsibility totally (and unfairly) on the individual; i.e. if you die of a disease, you obviously didn't do it right. That is a dangerous and distructive notion to give people with catastrophic illness. Like Pat, I had been interested in Ehrenreich's work and tuned in to hear her share insights on survival, only to be disappointed at her slant on the subject. But she is authentic, straight-talking, and very opinionated about her beliefs. And, it was she who started this very stimulating discussion.
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Hi, Diane. On this one, I agree with everything you and Pat shared with us. In retrospect, I believe Ehrenreich's intention was to call a time out on the notion that you can totally change your life circumstances by changing your attitude. There has been a movement, catapulted by The Secret, to put all your trust in your ability to manifest your own life situation. It lays the responsibility totally (and unfairly) on the individual; i.e. if you die of a disease, you obviously didn't do it right. That is a dangerous and distructive notion to give people with catastrophic illness. Like Pat, I had been interested in Ehrenreich's work and tuned in to hear her share insights on survival, only to be disappointed at her slant on the subject. But she is authentic, straight-talking, and very opinionated about her beliefs. And, it was she who started this very stimulating discussion.
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