DeepSummary
The episode begins with Micah, the producer of The Slowdown, introducing the guest host Leslie Sines, who is filling in for the regular host Major Jackson. Leslie Sines then reflects on her experience with perfectionism and how her therapist has described her as a 'master at discounting her own experience as a perfectionist.'
Sines goes on to discuss the role of humor in her life and how it can sometimes be a way to avoid dealing with difficult emotions or situations. She also shares her practice of 'inner child work,' where she speaks to her inner child in a gentle and nurturing way.
The episode concludes with Sines introducing a poem by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio, titled 'Fuji, Ararat.' She describes the poem as infusing 'the Petrarchan sonnet with playful existentialism and self-soothing.'
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The host, Leslie Sines, has been described by her therapist as a 'master at discounting her own experience as a perfectionist.'
- Sines reflects on the role of humor in her life and how it can sometimes be a way to avoid dealing with difficult emotions or situations.
- Sines practices 'inner child work,' where she speaks to her inner child in a gentle and nurturing way as a form of self-care.
- The episode introduces a poem by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio, titled 'Fuji, Ararat.'
- The poem is described as infusing 'the Petrarchan sonnet with playful existentialism and self-soothing.'
- The episode touches on themes of perfectionism, humor, self-care, and poetry.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Instead, I rely on something more comical and effective. Inner child work.“ by Leslie Sines
- “According to my therapist, I am a master at discounting my own experience as a perfectionist.“ by Leslie Sines
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Episode Information
The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily
American Public Media
6/28/24
Today’s poem is Fuji, Ararat by Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, translated by Eduardo Aparicio.
The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Leslie Sainz writes… “Today’s exquisite poem infuses the Petrarchan sonnet with playful existentialism and self-soothing. It’s Nietzsche meets Anti-Eat, Pray, Love—and as a work of translation, it defies impossibility.”
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