The Off-Ramp Project
Karla McLarenHow do we create (and survive) drastic changes? How do we leave unhealthy relationships, groups, belief systems, or entire identities? How do we take off-ramps when the crowd is pushing us forward, and how can we learn to create off-ramps for others -- especially when we've been taught to see them as our enemies?
These questions are crucial in a time when so many of us have been drawn into polari... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 31 | Founded | a year ago |
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There is a secret heart inside violence, but most of us are taught to avoid violence, which means that we don't tend to learn much about it.
In this episode, I explore the conditions that create healthy forms of violence and the conditions that make... more
Hierarchies give us ways to grade things and put them in order, which is helpful -- UNLESS we use them to grade human beings.
What I call "hierarchies of human worth" create unnecessary trouble for everyone.
At this painful and chaotic time in Am... more
Knowing the deeper story -- in a time when the stories we're told tend to be shallow and manipulative -- is a way to reclaim your humanity, your emotions, your empathy, your attention, and your power.
It's also a way to reclaim the humanity of the p... more
When I talk about taking an off-ramp -- from a group, a relationship, an ideology, a way of living, a way of doing anything -- I'm really talking about retrieving yourself and retrieving your power.
In this time of end-stage capitalism, an out of co... more
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This is such an important podcast for people to listen to, regardless of whether you identify as having been in a cult or not. The information is essential for identifying cult-like behaviour in individuals and groups. This podcast helped me better understand how good ideas can go wrong, and aided me in identifying unhealthy groups I was a member of in the past and how to avoid them in the future. In addition, McLaren outlines how each of us can get drawn into manipulative tendencies in our own ... more
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This show centers on reclaiming personal autonomy in the face of manipulation, polarization, and unhealthy group dynamics. Episodes consistently explore emotions as initiators of behavior—especially shame, fear, and anger—and offer practical ways to create off-ramps for oneself and others. A throughline is the critique of social media and attention economies that intensify divisions, paired with strategies for dialogue, emotional literacy, and resilience. A standout angle is treating difficult emotions as signals to understand underlying needs and to foster empathetic, constructive responses across ideological divides.
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The Off-Ramp Project launched a year ago and published 31 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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