We talk about the government shutdown, and real-life examples of how it's affecting people who work for the federal government - and people who don't. We also talk about how not having control over a basic thing like when you're going to get paid can cause catastrophizing and black and white thinking. Then we close out to talk about how we can get more compassionate politicians to help us avoid this mess in the first place.

Where Are All the Blue-Collar Candidates? http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/09/18/blue-collar-candidates

Want Congress to look more like the people it serves? https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/want-congress-to-look-more-like-the-people-it-serves-provide-member-housing-pay-staff-more/2018/11/23/13783ef6-ef4c-11e8-8679-934a2b33be52_story.html?utm_term=.d2444b30b382