Mainstream Beliefs (As Defined By What We Tell Kids)

Posted by aly on Jul 28, 2013 in Podcast 1, Podcast 2, Recent Posts

In this podcast, I only begin to scratch the surface on the topic of mainstream beliefs vs. non-mainstream beliefs. I speak to the topic based on my own efforts (until 35 years old) to fit into what I perceived to be the mainstream world. While you will likely find many different “definitions” of this world, when I speak of it I will be referencing what I believe has been perpetuated as the American Dream…the most desired path…what we (as parents, teachers, AND as a society) encourage our kids to strive for in the world. There will be MUCH more to come on the aspects of mainstream I only graze here – going to college, how to pursue work, and the extreme focus on external things like money, prestige, and material things.