Prof Darcia Narvaez – How Deep Nested Communities Foster Cooperative Companionship instead of Competitive Detachment
What aspects of deep nestedness have you experienced?
Our species-typical existence was one of deep nestedness. Deep nestedness has three elements: (1) ongoing communal nestedness which includes providing evolved nest nurturing to young children to optimize normal development; (2) intergenerational nestedness that honors ancestral wisdom and the wellbeing of future generations; and (3) cosmic nestedness that involves practices that maintain a sense of rootedness in Earth’s cycles and systems as well as a sense of connectedness to the cosmos. The modern world has forgotten or intentionally degraded these forms of nestedness to the effect of multiple ecological and social crises. Restoring deep nestedness is critical for human futures.
Discussion questions:
What aspects of deep nestedness have you experienced?
What nesting practice could you take up today?
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About the speaker:
Prof Darcia Narvaez is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Born in Minnesota (USA), she grew up living around the world as a bilingual/bicultural Puerto Rican-German American but calls Earth her home. Her earlier careers include professional musician, business owner, classroom music teacher, classroom Spanish teacher, and seminarian, among other endeavors. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to studying evolved morality, child development and human flourishing. Her most recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, and The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities. Her book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom won the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association and the 2017 Expanded Reason Award. Her recent short films are Breaking the Cycle, The Evolved Nest, and Reimagining Humanity. She hosts the webpage EvolvedNest.org and serves as president of KindredWorld.org.
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Darcia NarvaezProfessor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre DameDarcia Narvaez is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Born in Minnesota (USA), she grew up living around the world as a bilingual/bicultural Puerto Rican-German American but calls Earth her home. Her earlier careers include professional musician, business owner, classroom music teacher, classroom Spanish teacher, and seminarian, among other endeavors. She uses an interdisciplinary approach to studying evolved morality, child development and human flourishing. Her most recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, and The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities. Her book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom won the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association and the 2017 Expanded Reason Award. Her recent short films are Breaking the Cycle, The Evolved Nest, and Reimagining Humanity. She hosts the webpage EvolvedNest.org and serves as president of KindredWorld.org.