Rethinking our Rites of Passage, Dr Arne Rubinstein

<p>Bringing Community Back Together |Season 2 Episode 1 | </p><p>Dr Arne Rubinstein | Rites of Passage Institute</p><p><br></p><p>&quot;The question is not whether they&#39;ll go through a rite of passage, because they will. The question is, can we create something healthy for them, rather than having them create their own, which can be disastrous.....The transformation of a rite of passage is a change in our beliefs and values about ourselves and the world.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Season 2 . To kick off our next conversations about community, connection and our collective wellbeing, Samantha Heron sits down with Dr Arne Rubinstein OAM — GP turned emergency medicine doctor turned rites of passage pioneer. </p><p>In this episode, Arne shares:</p><ul><li><strong>Journey from an ER doctor to a ROP Leader in the hills of Mullumbimby</strong> What he saw in his emergency medicine years that convinced him teenagers were creating their own — often dangerous — rites of passage in the absence of community guided and supported ones</li><li><strong>A wellbeing graph that changed his career direction</strong>: life satisfaction peaking at 12, plunging between 14 and 18, and not recovering until around 70, he needed to know why...</li><li><strong>A framework for the shift from child psychology to healthy adult psychology</strong> — &quot;I&#39;m not the centre of the universe, I&#39;m part of the universe&quot;</li><li><strong>Why he believes Western culture has lost its respect for elders</strong>: &quot;We worship youth, and many are stuck in an adolescent way of thinking&quot;</li><li><strong>The concept of liminal space</strong>, and a disarmingly honest story about a single sentence from a childhood choir teacher that still shapes him today</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Arne&#39;s book <em>The Making of Men</em> first reframed how Samantha understood adolescence and community. </p><p>This conversation feels like a natural way to open Season 2. </p><p>Where Season 1 asked of us to rethink how we live ( Savannah Fishel) , how we measure progress ( Catia Davim), and how we rebuild community from the ground up (Mel Knuckey), how we become Humans for the long Haul ( Jon Owen) and more, Arne&#39;s work grounds those same questions in one of life&#39;s most universal, and most neglected, transitions. </p><p>🎧 Listen now, and if you enjoy it, please subscribe/follow along — it&#39;s free, and it helps more of these conversations reach more people.</p><p>To learn more about Arne &amp; His teams work, including programs for schools, families and workplaces, visit <a href="https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ritesofpassageinstitute.org</a></p><p>To receive your free copy ARNE&#39;s PARENTING TIPS, <a href="https://solitary-bird-886.myflodesk.com/drarnesparentingtips" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">visit here</a> </p><p>To see a number of other tips, resources and stories of Rites of Passage work visit</p><p><a href="https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/resources/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ritesofpassageinstitute.org/resources/</a> </p><p><br>Connect with host Samantha Heron: <a href="https://heartandsoulstory.com/podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">heartandsoulstory.com/podcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Join Community Connection Movements:<br><a href="http://www.GoodFlock.org" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GoodFlock.org</a><br><a href="https://aiip.net.au/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Australian Institute for Intergenerational Practice</a></p><p><em>A big thank you to Good Flock for their commitment to community connection, changing the culture of how we view ageing and their support in bringing this episode to you.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>