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I have visions for a full democracy, where every person on Earth, only some of which are human, are treated as sovereign beings, with dignity and respect. To get to that place, we may need to awaken our imaginations by understanding the rights of various groups whose various needs have been overlooked. Here is a […]

I confess I have been in a state of paralysis since January. But slowly, as I find the courage to not look away from the videos displaying the unchecked power of bullies, my rage kindles an awakening. It’s happening. This is not a drill. We are in a constitutional crisis. Our democracy is under direct […]

Kindred World is proud to announce that Darcia Narvaez, PhD, our president and co-founder of the Evolved Nest Initiative, is the recipient of the 2024 Presidential Citation Award from Division 24 of the American Psychological Association (APA). Established in 2019, the Presidential Citation Award honors a nationally or internationally recognized scholar who has made significant […]

This morning, I heard an interview with a journalist who advocated for mothers who used drugs during pregnancy but who later gave up their addictions to parent their children. Her articles saved them from incarceration in Mississippi where women like these are charged as criminals and sentenced to twenty or more years in prison. Even […]

Resumen: La cooperación y la compasión son formas de inteligencia. Su carencia indica que un estrés continuo o tóxico socavó el desarrollo habitual de dichas capacidades. Aunque resulte difícil reconocerlo a primera vista, los seres humanos de la cultura dominante  tienden a ser bastante poco inteligentes en comparación con los de las sociedades que han […]

The crone’s wisdom arises out of the ashes of society’s disintegration. We stand for the continuity of life. Our memories go back into ancient times, and our vision goes forward into a world that our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will inhabit. As men wrestle for power in the halls of government, women find one another, and […]

The USA is being turned upside by ideologues who are not interested in negotiation or compromise but only obedience to their mental models. The nested pathway does not produce such outcomes. So, how did this come about? Why are there so many of us adults who are rigid and motivated to impose our beliefs and […]

Please join our Kindred community in recognizing and celebrating of the life of Colwyn Trevarthen, Professor (Emeritus) of Child Psychology and Psychobiology at The University of Edinburgh, who passed on July 1, 2024 at the age of 93. “Colwyn Trevarthen’s work and life contributed to the insights of the Evolved Nest, particularly in understanding the neurobiology of […]

What can we learn from deep nestedness? 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 […]

I hear regularly from parents who are conflicted by the advice they get from family members to let babies cry, that parents should ignore their instincts to respond compassionately to their babies’ needs. And I can’t tell you how many times I hear American adults generally worry about spoiling a baby if, for example, you […]