Before patriarchy, before colonialism, women depended on one another for survival. Cooking, caring, and being in service to one another was considered the norm, and paved a mutually beneficial way of existing.
However, with the rise of male-centric Christianity in Europe in the middle ages, any woman in her power was deemed a 'witch' and burnt alive at the stake. This meant that as a woman living in these times, you had two choices: Betray your sisters and submit to the new way of living, or stand your ground and remain loyal - risking prosecution, torture, or death.
The truth is, the wounds and intergeneration trauma from these times still bleeds in our culture today, making it very hard for women to feel truly safe around one another. The sisterhood wound lives in all of us. It is the reason we automatically make comparisons between ourselves and others. It is rooted in competitiveness, jealousy, envy, judgement, exclusivity, gossip, and speaking about one another rather than to one another.
In today's episode, Demi Lee and Annamaria speak about the ways in which they've cultivated a level of self-mastery and deeply rooted trust within all of their close friendships, through embodying truth, transparency, honesty, compassion, unconditional love, and self-responsibility.
Today's episode is sponsored by Flare Street.
https://www.flarestreet.com/ or @flarestreet on Instagram.
Before patriarchy, before colonialism, women depended on one another for survival. Cooking, caring, and being in service to one another was considered the norm, and paved a mutually beneficial way of existing.
However, with the rise of male-centric Christianity in Europe in the middle ages, any woman in her power was deemed a 'witch' and burnt alive at the stake. This meant that as a woman living in these times, you had two choices: Betray your sisters and submit to the new way of living, or stand your ground and remain loyal - risking prosecution, torture, or death.
The truth is, the wounds and intergeneration trauma from these times still bleeds in our culture today, making it very hard for women to feel truly safe around one another. The sisterhood wound lives in all of us. It is the reason we automatically make comparisons between ourselves and others. It is rooted in competitiveness, jealousy, envy, judgement, exclusivity, gossip, and speaking about one another rather than to one another.
In today's episode, Demi Lee and Annamaria speak about the ways in which they've cultivated a level of self-mastery and deeply rooted trust within all of their close friendships, through embodying truth, transparency, honesty, compassion, unconditional love, and self-responsibility.
Today's episode is sponsored by Flare Street.
https://www.flarestreet.com/ or @flarestreet on Instagram.