# 32. How Life Changes When You Realize the Rules are Made Up

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Published: 2025-08-05T09:00:00+00:00
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For ourselves and for our neighbors, let's build up our sense of agency, shall we? Please note, while this episode does touch on political topics, that is NOT an invitation to argue about politics in my comment section or DMs. Engaging in that behavior will get you blocked. Donate: - Amal for Palestine: https://amal4palestine.org/ - The Sameer Project: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaeBmkekTb6T5myMZL76q9wI1ZKbPi_nMm-OgBBrKJzXHBhVnmGbE7UFvIutmw_aem_NnVYIwFqxRv0jGGyrNgs1g - Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.com/ Resources Mentioned: - On Agency by Henrik Karlsson: https://substack.com/home/post/p-167633827 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle: https://untamedbook.com/ - Maybe You're Not Actually Trying by Cate Hall: https://usefulfictions.substack.com/p/maybe-youre-not-actually-trying - The Flinch by Julien Smith: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23786061-the-flinch - Relationships are Co-Evolutionary Loops by Henrik Karlsson: https://substack.com/@henrikkarlsson/p-137775492 - Eliza Day's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elizadaylight/video/7529648599647538462?_r=1&_t=ZT-8yPW4bjEauk - Do What You Can't by Tommy Dixon: https://www.tommydixon.ca/p/do-what-you-cant - Deyonna's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@deyawnuh/video/7519137264933424415 - The Happy Urbanist's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jonjon.jpeg/video/7335171695277264170?_r=1&_t=ZT-8ySqYZ6sUC7 Related Episodes: - #8 with Lexi Merritt: https://open.spotify.com/episode/48k2ya4UQVtQUE1YMVCHd9?si=b08f5b1f13a94206 - #15 with Eliza Day: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZZv2z3tmXuA5Dzlspid99?si=aa8e494ad1d44961 - The Life Design Process that Changed my Art: https://youtu.be/pV59nzzwNWI?si=nMiUkKCoNGJ3mwZe 🫶 Join my newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack 💌 Anna's Pod…

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