Welcome to The Superhumanize Podcast.

I’m your host, Ariane Sommer and today, it is my profound honor to welcome back a true visionary, Dr. Riane Eisler.

Dr. Eisler is a cultural historian, systems scientist, attorney, and pioneering voice for a future shaped not by domination, but by partnership, by cooperation, empathy, and care.

Her groundbreaking books, including The Chalice and The Blade, The Real Wealth of Nations, and Nurturing Our Humanity, have transformed how we view our history, our societies, and the possibilities that await us if we choose a different path.

In this conversation, we move fluidly through some of the most urgent and tender questions of our time:

The future of democracy, the role of partnership in education and economics, the profound importance of gender equity, and how technology, if guided by the right values, might help us build a more caring world rather than entrench old systems of control.

It is not only an intellectual journey.

It is a call: to remember who we can be when we choose partnership over power, care over coercion, connection over conquest.

Dr. Eisler’s voice is more crucial than ever in this moment of global transformation.

I am deeply grateful to share this second conversation with her, and with you.

Episode highlights:

02:07 Dr. Eisler's Early Life and Trauma

05:39 The Partnership vs. Domination System

08:40 Impact of Trauma and Gender Stereotypes

13:58 Educational Reform and Partnership Education

23:54 Gender Equality and Political Power

43:11 AI and Ethical Programming

47:45 Dr. Eisler's Upcoming Book and Final Thoughts

Resources:

WEBSITES 

Riane Eisler

https://rianeeisler.com/

Center For Partnership Systems

https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/riane-eisler/

BOOKS

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Riane-Eisler/author/B00DOIP1WM

SOCIAL MEDIA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rianeeisler

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/CenterforPartnership

Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/partnership_systems/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmIcyO7M_dalSOxCsLN6Cew

X

https://x.com/RianeEisler

https://x.com/CenterforPship

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Much gratitude and love.

Yours,

Ariane