Refusing to be Accountable: Responsibility, Boundaries, Intervention and Punishment

In Episode 6, we discuss different situations in which people hurt others and feel hurt by others, what distinguishes one type of such an experience from another, and what sorts of responses are appropriate. We unpack the terms ‘harm’ and ‘accountability’, often used in the Nexus but seldom defined, and tease apart some of the unstated assumptions underlying them. We offer a framework for understanding responses to situations of interpersonal discord, differentiating between responsibility, boundaries, intervention, and punishment.Part of the Refusing to Be Accountable series.Show NotesAlan Robarge's Youtube channel (attachment theory)The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy, by Deb A DanaThe Revolution Starts at Home, edited by Chen, Dulani, and Piepzna-SamarasinhaFollow Fucking Cancelled on Instagram.Find merch in our shop.ClementineMorrigan.comJayLesoleil.comTheme song by ST x LIAM.Mixing and editing by Charlotte Dora. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fuckingcancelled.com/subscribe