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Special Episode with: Kelly Slaven, Jessica Brazeal, & Hillary Owen - Men and the Will to Change
Season 4
Published 15 hours ago
Description
Friends, today our hearts are heavy as we sift through the news about the horrible violence against women and children that is committed every day in our country and around the world. We talk with our favorite mental health professionals - Kelly Slaven and Jessica Brazeal of The Haven Wellness Center in Dallas, TX and Hillary Owen of Driftwood Healing in Santa Rosa Beach, FL about the root causes of violence against women, what we need to heal collectively, and the harm that patriarchy inflicts on men, women, children, and our planet. As bell hooks says “Feminism makes it possible for men and women to know love.” We invite you to join us in this conversation today and to invest in a future rooted in matriarchy and care for all.
Show Notes:
Chapters
00:10 Introduction to the episode and guest contributions
03:56 Grounding through connection and creative activities
08:05 The patriarchy and bell hooks' perspective on love and maleness
12:03 The social and cultural roots of violence and groupthink
15:51 Parenting, modeling, and teaching consent and respect
19:50 The importance of belonging, community, and positive reinforcement
24:09 The socialization of children and the importance of role models
27:55 Parenting, community, and creating spaces of belonging
31:54 The importance of relationship, connection, and role modeling
35:59 The impact of social movements like Me Too and political shifts
38:03 The role of faith, religious institutions, and Christian nationalism
40:04 Challenging harmful religious and societal narratives
41:55 The importance of love, compassion, and reimaginin
Show Notes:
- Sarah Bareilles - hands off my body
- The Haven Wellness Center in Dallas, TX
- Driftwood Healing in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
- bell hooks - The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (email radicalsacredpod@gmail.com for a copy)
- Men who Hate Women by Laura Bates
- Gloria Steinem
- I have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
- Every Man: Why Violence Against Women is a Men’s Issue, and How You Can Make a Difference by Jackson Katz
Chapters
00:10 Introduction to the episode and guest contributions
03:56 Grounding through connection and creative activities
08:05 The patriarchy and bell hooks' perspective on love and maleness
12:03 The social and cultural roots of violence and groupthink
15:51 Parenting, modeling, and teaching consent and respect
19:50 The importance of belonging, community, and positive reinforcement
24:09 The socialization of children and the importance of role models
27:55 Parenting, community, and creating spaces of belonging
31:54 The importance of relationship, connection, and role modeling
35:59 The impact of social movements like Me Too and political shifts
38:03 The role of faith, religious institutions, and Christian nationalism
40:04 Challenging harmful religious and societal narratives
41:55 The importance of love, compassion, and reimaginin