Capitalism Hits Home: Connection - The Foundation of Mental Health

[S05 E11] Connection - The Foundation of Mental Health "Capitalism is really bad for our health.” In this episode of Capitalism Hits Home, Dr. Fraad discusses mental health through the lens of a 4-legged table of connection: intimate relationships, friends, larger groups such as PTAs, work, or political groups, and connection to your country and shared humanity with the world. Under capitalism, Fraad explains, each leg of the table is made very shaky. With abuse, alcoholism, crime, and suicide all going up, as well as unemployment and illness rising, it’s clear that our social fabric is breaking down. Cooperation and connection, the most important contributors to mental health, aren’t protected under capitalism. In a system that allows for such deprivation, our only antidotes are to have hope and create connection through political activeness, strikes, unionizations, and more. Hope is not passive, it can be an active way to build a better world. Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad (CHH) is a ‪@democracyatwrk‬ production. The show addresses the intersection of capitalism, class, and personal lives, and explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn more about CHH: https://www.democracyatwork.info/capi... We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. If you would like to simply donate one time, you can do so by visiting us at democracyatwork.info/donate. A special thank you to our Patrons of Capitalism Hits Home for your support. Please know that your support helps us compensate the staff and additional workers it takes to put an episode together. Thank you for being a part of the CHH team!   / capitalismhitshome   _____________________________________________________________________________________ References: "On the Clock" by Emily Guendelsberger _____________________________________________________________________________________ LISTEN TO CHH: CHH Podcast: https://capitalismhitshome.libsyn.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/capital... Follow us ONLINE: Websites: https://www.democracyatwork.info/capi... https://www.harrietfraad.com/ Facebook:   / democracyatwrk   Twitter:   / democracyatwrk   Instagram:   / democracyatwrk   Daily Motion: https://www.dailymotion.com/democracy... Shop our Store: https://www.democracy-at-work-shop.my... _____________________________________________________________________________________ NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff is available at https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/richa... “Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.” Check out all of d@w’s books: "The Sickness is the System," "Understanding Socialism," by Richard D. Wolff, and “Stuck Nation” by Bob Hennelly http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/democra... Dr. Harriet Fraad's Recommended Reading list: https://bookshop.org/lists/dr-harriet... Buying books at bookshop.org supports the authors, independent bookstores and Democracy at Work!