Women Work and Happiness
Signature 350:
Natalie Nicholson
Madison Thomas
Jenna Tuttle
Women, Work, and Happiness
Questions our class was asked to explore included, what is happiness, what is compassion, and how do you combat shame. We answered these questions through analyzing class readings and discussions, articles and readings from our disciplines, and we explored questions and central themes. While this class was interdisciplinary, we were able to spend time exploring our individual disciplines in greater depth. However, we were still able to collaborate with different disciplines, which led to a broader understanding of these concepts. We feel that we have gained an insurmountable experience from each component of this class.
Class Reading and Discussions
Our class readings covered topics such as happiness, fear, risk taking, courage, and vulnerability. When reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, Brown defined happiness as joyfulness. Brown said happiness was not permanent. We each have the ability to grow when we actualize that impermanence contributes to our happiness. Our group members identified most with Brown’s opinions on happiness. In addition, to our relation to Brown’s opinion on happiness, our group also identified with her views on risk and courage. Our group did not fully understand where fear came from until Brown explained the different shields. After having a clear understanding of the different shield such as the shield of numbing, perfectionism, and the shield of foreboding joy our group was able to break –down why we are afraid to be vulnerable. Understanding where fear comes from helped our group truly analyze why we struggle with vulnerability. We appreciated how Brown gave defense mechanisms to use so we will not have to shield our vulnerability any longer. Defense mechanisms are strategies to help us overcome our fears and shames. For example, practicing gratitude is a defense mechanism for the shield of perfectionism. Overall, the goal of
Natalie Nicholson
Madison Thomas
Jenna Tuttle
Women, Work, and Happiness
Questions our class was asked to explore included, what is happiness, what is compassion, and how do you combat shame. We answered these questions through analyzing class readings and discussions, articles and readings from our disciplines, and we explored questions and central themes. While this class was interdisciplinary, we were able to spend time exploring our individual disciplines in greater depth. However, we were still able to collaborate with different disciplines, which led to a broader understanding of these concepts. We feel that we have gained an insurmountable experience from each component of this class.
Class Reading and Discussions
Our class readings covered topics such as happiness, fear, risk taking, courage, and vulnerability. When reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, Brown defined happiness as joyfulness. Brown said happiness was not permanent. We each have the ability to grow when we actualize that impermanence contributes to our happiness. Our group members identified most with Brown’s opinions on happiness. In addition, to our relation to Brown’s opinion on happiness, our group also identified with her views on risk and courage. Our group did not fully understand where fear came from until Brown explained the different shields. After having a clear understanding of the different shield such as the shield of numbing, perfectionism, and the shield of foreboding joy our group was able to break –down why we are afraid to be vulnerable. Understanding where fear comes from helped our group truly analyze why we struggle with vulnerability. We appreciated how Brown gave defense mechanisms to use so we will not have to shield our vulnerability any longer. Defense mechanisms are strategies to help us overcome our fears and shames. For example, practicing gratitude is a defense mechanism for the shield of perfectionism. Overall, the goal of