Exploring the inconvenience of not buying stuff
About this episode
In the UK we're coming up to Christmas, and with that the cultural pressure to consume, buy gifts and accumulate lots of 'stuff'. In this episode we explore some of the narratives around our consumer culture, thinking about where this has come from and how we can actively disrupt our cultural stories to shift from 'consumer' to 'citizen'. We explore the meaning behind gift-giving, the impact of giving, receiving and witnessing acts of care and kindness, the scarcity versus abundance mindset and the many, many ways we can show people we care above and beyond just buying stuff.
In this episode we referenced the following:
- Jon Alexander - Citizens (Book & website)
- Common Cause Foundation (non-profit organisation)
- ThoughtBox Care Calculator (free resource)
- ThoughtBox Food & Clothes curriculum (teaching resource)
- Rachel & Holly's homemade gifts!
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