What is emotional infrastructure and how do we build it?
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April has been a lot, on top of the usual a lot. We’re in the thick of finalizing a decision about college for our 18-year old (gulp!) and in the final countdown to high school graduation and what will be a messy and emotional send off. As we grapple with these changes, I have referred often to the strong emotional infrastructure of our unit. I didn’t think I had made up this term, but I also don’t remember hearing it before. Somehow, I had co-opted it without knowing that it is widely used to refer to an often underdeveloped aspect of institutions. I won’t link to any of these articles, because I don’t want to necessarily endorse them without reading them closely.
What is emotional infrastructure and how do we build it?
What is emotional infrastructure and how do…
What is emotional infrastructure and how do we build it?
April has been a lot, on top of the usual a lot. We’re in the thick of finalizing a decision about college for our 18-year old (gulp!) and in the final countdown to high school graduation and what will be a messy and emotional send off. As we grapple with these changes, I have referred often to the strong emotional infrastructure of our unit. I didn’t think I had made up this term, but I also don’t remember hearing it before. Somehow, I had co-opted it without knowing that it is widely used to refer to an often underdeveloped aspect of institutions. I won’t link to any of these articles, because I don’t want to necessarily endorse them without reading them closely.