Identity, Social Connection, and Loneliness

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This podcast is based on sources that advocate for a decolonial shift in psychology by moving away from Eurocentric frameworks and toward Indigenous knowledge systems. The authors critique the traditional concept of resilience, arguing it often reinforces the status quo by focusing on individual adaptation to unjust systems. In its place, they propose health survivance, a proactive model that emphasizes active resistance, community persistence, and a deep connection to ancestral histories. This approach recognizes that Indigenous well-being is inseparable from land rights, cultural sovereignty, and spiritual practices. Ultimately, the texts serve as a call to dismantle coloniality within the social sciences to better support the collective liberation of marginalized populations. Bhatia, S., Carolissen, R., Ciofalo, N., & Rutherford, A. (2025). Toward a decolonial psychology: Recentering and reclaiming global marginalized knowledges. American Psychologist, 80(8), 1097–1108. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001644 Wilbur, R. E., & Gone, J. P. (2025). Health survivance: Decolonizing resilience for Indigenous peoples in psychology. American Psychologist, 80(8), 1327–1338. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001487 Santana, M., Gitika, T., Bryant, T., Comas-Díaz, L., Enns, C. Z., Harrell, S. P., Hita, L., GreyWolf, I., Kia-Keating, M., Lee, B. A., Neville, H. A., & Suyemoto, K. L. (2025). Reclaiming love, wisdom, and healing through decolonial and liberation psychologies: A call to action. American Psychologist, 80(4), 447–460. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001527 Bell, D. (2025). Race versus the human. American Psychologist, 80(8), 1248–1259. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001414