Leah Libresco Sargeant on The Dignity of Dependence

About this episode

Leah Libresco Sargeant and Frank Schaeffer discuss the concept of dependence and its implications on life choices and societal norms.

Leah Libresco Sargeant and I talk about something simple that we spend a lot of time avoiding. We are not autonomous. We talk about women’s bodies, pregnancy, and the way those realities don’t fit a culture built around control and choice. We talk about the idea that a good life is one where everything is chosen, and why that breaks down the moment someone depends on you. And we come back, again and again, to this: The parts of life we treat as interruptions are often the point. LINKS https:/...

People in this episode

Host: Frank Schaeffer

Guest: Leah Libresco Sargeant

Topics covered

• dependence
• women's bodies
• pregnancy
• autonomy
• culture
• choice
• life interruptions

Keywords

• dependence
• autonomy
• pregnancy
• women's rights
• cultural norms
• life choices
• interruptions

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