Suzanne talks with author Carrie Gress about her recent article, "Why Don't We Tell Women What's Making Them Miserable?"
IN THIS EPISODE:
5:30  Feminism has had a long march through our culture, but happiness metrics prove that in spite of this, women are struggling with their happiness
8:30  Feminism is motivated by Marxism
10:40  People are afraid to stand up against women’s so-called empowerment
14:40  Women have been sold a poisonous lifestyle (Ex: Children keep us from being happy)
17:00  Carrie talks about her book The Anti-Mary Exposed: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity
21:00  Men are not made to fight with women, which is why there's not much pushback
24:40  What should we be telling women if they want happy lives?
30:00  There IS a remedy to feminism
31:30  How Carrie combats the cultural narratives with her own children


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113. Why Don't We Tell Women What's Making Them Miserable?: Carrie Gress

TIRED OF THE LIES AND THE SPIN perpetuated in the culture about men and women, sex and love, marriage and motherhood? If so, get ready to hear hard-hitting truths that will make you cry out “Yes! Finally someone tells it like it is!”

In her signature no-nonsense style, author and relationship coach Suzanne Venker offers support, motivation, and countercultural guidance on how to prioritize love and family and build strong relationships at home.

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Suzanne answers an email about whether or not a family, after finally getting settled in the Midwests, should move to a big city for a higher paying job.

Should we move from suburban comfort to a big city for a higher paying job?

Suzanne reads several letters from women who've been shamed for prioritizing marriage and motherhood over career and juxtaposes this message with the reality of Barbara Walters' life, who did just that.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/22/susan-page-rulebreaker-barbara-walters/



"There was never a time anyone acted like it was appropriate for me to say I wanted to be a wife and mother."

Suzanne talks about her follow-up conversation with Alex Clark of The Spillover and the shocking reality women experience in becoming new mothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuLwSOLjZs&list;=PLxx4kcMvHrwLrizrjHljVIsFqv7iLkbQa&index;=4

30-something women everywhere are BLINDSIDED by the reality of motherhood

Is eight hours per week of work away from my two children too much?
How do my husband and I maintain intimacy? Our relationship has taken a hit since I became a breastfeeding/co-sleeping mother. 

Suzanne answers reader/listener emails

The culture insists men and women would be happier if they pretended they're interchangeable and moved through life accordingly. 
But study after study after study after study proves otherwise.


LINKS:https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/542579
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/20/americans-see-men-as-the-financial-providers-even-as-womens-contributions-grow/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/03/why-feminist-wives-are-unhappy.html
https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/nyt-traditional-gender-roles-may-mean-better-marriages/

113. Why Don't We Tell Women What's Making Them Miserable?: Carrie Gress

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