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If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to season 5 of the Dear Patriarchy Podcast - we're back, baby!Season 5 is the beginning of our evolution of the Dear Patriarchy offering. A year and a half ago, we stepped away to start healing and we're bringing back what we've learned and want to continue the healing journey with you.Our first conversation is with the incredible Kat Courtney, founder of Plant Medicine People, who has been i...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the ninth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, Lisa chats to the fabulous Nila Varman, host of the Nila Extract, an award winning radio show and educational platform that amplifies the voices of those from minority ethnic communities, dispels stereotypes and navigates socially pressing issues that ...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the eighth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In honor of Beltane (roll on summer!), this week’s episode is a re-release of our amazing conversation with Shifra Nerenberg (she/ her), owner of Spiral Intuitive & an intersectional feminist based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. With more than 20 yea...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the seventh episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.Due to the unprecedented onslaught of anti-trans legislation and the steep rise in anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the United States of America, we’re re-releasing our last episode in the hopes that it will spread some much needed truth about trans youth and the supp...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the sixth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting the incredible Joshua Jernigan, a trans rights activist and philanthropist living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Josh started the GEN (Gender Education Network) organization which helps transgender and gender diverse kids aged 12 and young...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the fifth episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Jessica Olzak and Shannon Collins, creators and co-hosts of Rainbow Connections from the Abington library, a program designed to give youngsters a safe space in which to discuss LGBTQ+ themed books and topics.We started our love fest by c...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the fourth episode of series 4, where we’ve been focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us. However, because this week is Trans Awareness Week, we're taking a short break from hosting guests to focus on the trans community and how cis people can be better supporters and allies.We're using information from the excellent Schuyler Bailar, the Human Rights Campai...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the third episode of series 4, where we’re focusing on the educators, activists, and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Shifra Nerenberg (she/ her), owner of Spiral Intuitive & a lifelong feminist based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. With more than 20 years experience as an Intuitive Advisor, she guides clients all over the world in con...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the second episode of series 4 where we’re focusing on the educators, activists and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting Gonzy, the fabulous owner of sustainable, feminist British brand Sasspatch. Gonzy's designs uplift you while keeping you grounded, and she specialises in Sassy Positivity: Sweet designs mixed with savage honesty. We talk about the str...

If this episode is resonating with you, send us a message - we’d love to hear from you 🤍Welcome to the first episode of series 4 where we’re focusing on the educators, activists and influencers who inspire and guide us.In this week’s episode, we’re hosting the incredible writer Uju Asika. She’s based in London, runs the “Babes About Town” social media accounts and is the author of two incredible books: Bringing up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World and A World for Me and Yo...