24: Recovering Your Agency in a Broken System (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST)

How do people stuck in a broken system find liberation? In this final installment of our 'Power of Myth' series, we analyze Jason's pick, one of the most acclaimed films of all time: ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Throughout this conversation, we explain how this is a Narrative Therapy film that challenges the 'normalizing gaze', and reveals why we should take a de-centered, yet influential approach in helping others. Jason also gets personal in sharing how he overcame depression, and how his passion for birds unlocks this story's deeper meaning.
• Introduction (0:00)

• Why We Chose ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST [and our initial reactions] (1:28)

• Mental Health & Narrative Therapy (6:00)

• Dissecting Power: Nurse Ratched (12:44)

• The Ruler vs. The Jester-Revolutionary (22:53)

• Reclaiming Your Identity through Myth (37:06)

• ONE FLEW'S Meaning (48:16)

• Conclusion (57:53)

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