Fractals of Change

Recursion is a foundational pattern: systems feeding outputs back into themselves, shaping continuity and change.This episode explores recursion across mind, relationships, organizations, and society—from identity and trauma to culture and systems. We don’t escape the loops we’re in. We change them—iteration by iteration.💡Key Takeaways Recursion drives both stability and change  The present is built from repeated patterns of the past  Identity is recursively constructed through narrative and behavior  Relationships reflect repeated interaction patterns  Culture and organizations emerge from repeated behaviors  Social systems are sustained by reinforcing feedback loops  Awareness enables intervention  Small changes, repeated, reshape systems 🎤Memorable Quotes “The system becomes the input to its own future.”  “Over time, biography becomes strategy.”  “We live inside the stories we repeat.”  “Trust is built through repeated experience.”  “Culture is recursion made social.”  “Institutions become what they repeatedly rehearse.” 🔗Resources Hofstadter — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_loop Jung — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individuation Watts — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts Ram Dass — https://www.ramdass.org/ Fromm — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm van der Kolk — https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/ Levine — https://traumahealing.org/ Bromberg — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_M._BrombergRelated Episodes Emergence — https://fractalsofchange.buzzsprout.com/1783825694/episodes/14614664-emergence Polarity — https://fractalsofchange.buzzsprout.com/1783825694/episodes/14701886-polarity Disruption — https://fractalsofchange.buzzsprout.com/1783825694/episodes/14795072-disruption Thomas Gartenmann — https://fractalsofchange.buzzsprout.com/1783825694/episodes/14864025 Cottrell & DelMay — https://fractalsofchange.buzzsprout.com/1783825694/episodes/14732069Disclaimer:***The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.***Credits: Written, produced and hosted by: Mary Schaub. Theme song written by: Mary SchaubContact: [email protected]  Website: M. Schaub Advisory (MSA)