Breaking the Cycle, A (Very) Short Film

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Breaking the Cycle illustrates our capacity for breaking our current Cycle of Competitive Detachment and returning to the pattern of 95% of our human history: a healthy, peaceful Cycle of Cooperative Companionship. Breaking the Cycle is based on the multi-award-winning book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom, by Darcia Narvaez, PhD. 

Breaking the Cycle contrasts the two basic ways societies can function: the optimal approach, which most human societies through time have followed, is the Cycle of Cooperative Companionship where children’s basic needs are met; they grow into well-functioning, cooperative community members (from neurobiology and on up); and as healthy adults, they maintain the cooperative system.  Currently in the USA, the opposite pattern is in place: children’s basic needs are not met, ill-being and dysregulation ensue, creating adults who are detached and distracted and keep this Cycle of Competitive Detachment going. The United Nations ranks the USA as 41st out of 41 developed countries for child and adult wellness.

Note: There are two versions of the film, one in English, one in Spanish. See the Spanish film and materials here. The English version can also be watched with subtitles at YouTube in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish.

Watch and share the Spanish version of the film here.

After you watched the film, you may be wondering what to do next. Here are some ideas to add to your own:

1. Screenings and Discussions. You are encouraged to use our Breaking the Cycle Film Discussion and Resource Guide when hosting screenings and showings of the short film.

2. Join the Mighty Network Group.  You are welcome to join the film discussion on Mighty Networks here. We will be discussing the film with the creators in a private group, with no ads, spam, or trolls allowed. This is a safe space and your commitment to help us keep it safe is required for participation.

3. Learn about the Evolved Nest. You are invited to dive deep into the many diverse learning opportunities at the EvolvedNest.org, including podcasts, videos, resources, and free book excerpts and articles. The website is also divided into the Evolved Nest's nine components, which allow you to learn about each component, one at a time.

4. Share the Evolved Nest. Follow the Evolved Nest's social media platforms, below, to keep up with the science, resources, and Darcia's ongoing blog series. 

5. Subscribe to our Newsletters. Subscribe to the Evolved Nest's newsletter to follow Darcia Narvaez's research, and subscribe to Kindred Media's newsletter to discover the New Story of the Human Family from the Evolved Nest and multiple contributing editors, thought leaders, trance-breakers, and new cycle-makers.

6. Take Action. In our Evolved Nest components, you can find the organizational and institutional groups who are working for systemic change in the United States. You can find ways to support paid leave, maternal and infant wellness, nature connection, and more, on these pages.  You can also take action wherever you are, in whatever you do, to make systemic change towards meeting people’s basic needs.

a. Do you have particular skills that can help meet a child’s basic need?

b. Join a group working for family wellbeing.

c. Help your neighborhood feel more bonded.

d. How can you use your skills to enhance someone’ sense of worth and connection?

e. What political action can you take to move society towards favoring children and families instead of bank accounts and privileges of the wealthy?

7. Support the Evolved Nest’s nonprofit work. This film and many educational resources are made possible through tax-deductible donations from supporters like you. We look forward to expanding our reach with your help. Feel free to make a one time or ongoing donation here. And thank you for your generosity.

Note: There are two versions of the film, one in English, one in Spanish. See the Spanish film and materials here. The English version can also be watched with subtitles at YouTube in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish.