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Episode 25: The Perfect. Marriage: Why We don’t Have To Choose

Episode 25: The Perfect. Marriage: Why We don’t Have To Choose

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Send us Fan MailABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, Amanda explores the theory that the healthiest societies — like the healthiest bodies — require integration, not opposition. Drawing on her identity crisis during COVID, her 14 years as a holistic practitioner, and her roots in New Hampshire, she makes the case for a 'beautiful marriage' between market economies and strong social investment — and gives listeners a concrete, week-by-week civic action plan specific to NH.Runtime: ~35–40 minutesTOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODEThe identity crisis of COVID — and why the 'burn it all down' response isn't the prescriptionThe false binary between capitalism and socialism — and who benefits from that framingPost-WWII America and the conditions that actually created the middle classWhat Norway, Denmark, and Germany actually look like — and what 'social democracy' really meansNew Hampshire's specific political landscape: the housing crisis, mental health access gap, school funding inequity, and the Free State ProjectA week-by-week civic action plan designed specifically for NH residentsHow the wellness and healing community can step into civic leadershipNH CIVIC RESOURCES — START HEREFind Your LegislatorsFind Your NH State Representative — gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members — Select your town to find your rep and their contact infoFind Your NH State Senator — gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/members — Select your town to find your senatorNH General Court (full legislature site) — gencourt.state.nh.us — Track bills, committee hearings, and the legislative calendarOrganizations Worth KnowingNH Listens — nhlistens.org — Nonpartisan civic dialogue initiative at UNH. A safe, structured way to start engaging across differences.Open Democracy NH — opendemocracynh.org — Focused on campaign finance reform, voting rights, and government transparency. Nonpartisan 501(c)(3).Granite State Progress — granitestateprogress.org — Progressive policy advocacy and communications hub covering education, healthcare, gun safety, and more.NH Progressive Source List (comprehensive org directory) — A full alphabetical list of NH advocacy organizations compiled by Granite State Progress — find the issue area that calls to you.League of Women Voters of New Hampshire — lwvnh.org — Nonpartisan voter empowerment organization with local chapters across NH.Current Issues to Watch in NHThese are the live issues where citizen voices are actively moving the needle right now:Workforce housing legislation — bipartisan urgency, real momentumMental health system reform — NH is under legislative pressure over psychiatric access gapsMedicaid expansion — NH expanded it, but it comes up for renewal; showing up mattersSchool funding equity reform — a long fight but a generational one worth joiningVoting rights — Open Democracy NH recently won a landmark federal case blocking restrictive voter registration law HB 1569YOUR WEEK-BY-WEEK CIVIC WELLNESS PLANTreat this like a new practice. Small, consistent action creates real change — in a body and in a community.Week 1: Find out who your NH state rep is at gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members. Just learn their name.Week 2: Sign up for one local organization's newsletter (NH Listens, Open Democracy NH, or Granite State Progress).Week 3: Attend one public meeting — selectmen, school board, or city council. Just watch. It will demystify everything.Month 2: Write one email or call your state rep about an issue you care about. NH legislators respond.Month 3: Bring one person with you. Healing happens in community. So does civic change.BOOKS MENTIONED & RECOMMENDEDPolitical Economy & HistoryThe Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi — the foundational argument that unregulated markets destroy the social fabric they depend onA Theory of Justice by John Rawls — the philosophical case for a just society built on fairness, not just freedomStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Hochschild — essential reading for understanding the divide with empathy rather than judgmentFor Understanding What Works ElsewhereThe Nordic Secret by Lene Rachel Andersen & Tomas Björkman — how Scandinavian countries built both prosperity and social trustWinner-Take-All Politics by Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson — the documented story of how US policy shifted toward the wealthy over 40 yearsCONNECT WITH AMANDAWebsite: amandabryantherapy.comStudio: SoNew Yoga, Merrimack, NHPodcast: That's What She Said — available wherever you listenIf this episode resonated, share it with someone who's frustrated but doesn't know where to start. That's who this was for.Support the show
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