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Rethinking Success | Mia Birdsong

Dec 29, 2025 · 1h 9m

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Radical advice on rethinking success, individualism, and the American dream. Mia Birdsong is a pathfinder, culture change visionary, and futurist. She is the founding Executive Director of Next River , a think tank and culture change lab for interconnected freedom. In her book How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community , Mia maps swaths of community life, and points us toward the promise of our collective vitality. In this episode we talk about: How to build community What it looks like in her own life Mutuality vs reciprocity How to work with resentment and rejection The etymological connection between friendship and freedom The transformative power of asking for help And…