In the finale of our Women’s Health Arc, Dr. Michael Christian & John sit down with Rachel Wilson, Orthodox Christian & author of Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women’s Liberation, to expose how feminism, the occult, & modern wellness culture reshaped the female body, diet, & family.

From yoga & the birth control pill to the Rockefeller-funded feminist revolution, Rachel traces how spiritual deception entered the kitchen & the clinic... redefining womanhood in the image of control, not communion.

This conversation moves from Calvinism to Orthodoxy, from anorexia disguised as asceticism to the Gnostic myth of “liberation from biology.” Rachel also discusses her health challenges, the healing power of pregnancy, & the misconceptions surrounding childbirth.Together, they reveal how the Orthodox phronema, in general, & the Theotokos, in particular, restore true dignity to women... body, soul, & spirit.

Takeaways:

Feminism’s Hidden Roots: How Marxist & occult influences shaped early feminist movements through figures like Alexandra Kollontai & Helena Blavatsky.
Food as Control: Why the birth control pill, diet culture, & “clean eating” all share the same antinatal, Gnostic worldview.
Yoga & the Occult: How yoga was introduced to the West as a spiritual Trojan horse & why Orthodox Christians should beware its theological roots.
True Liberation: The Orthodox path honors women’s cycles, fertility, & embodiment, not as obstacles, but as icons of divine wisdom.
Marriage vs. the State: Why Soviet communists abolished sacramental marriage, & how Western feminism inherited that ideology.
Healing the Family: Rachel’s powerful testimony of homeschooling, rebuilding health after autoimmune illness, & reclaiming the household as the center of formation.

Orthodox Medicine of the Future: How prayer, fasting, & family life form the real “wellness revolution”... grounded not in self-worship, but in Theosis.

Sound Bytes:

“It’s a Gnostic idea, that our biology is inherently bad?”

“Yoga was kind of a Trojan horse that was snuck in by theosophists and occultists.”
“Feminism made the sexual liberation stuff possible; it wouldn’t be here without that.”
“The whole idea that men & women are the same is damaging to women on every front.”
“Having babies destroys your body & you’ll die from it... that’s all a lie too.”
“When we lose the sacramental view of man & woman, we lose the meaning of health itself.”

Chapters:

00:00 Opener

01:30 Introduction to Feminism & Health Outcomes

02:59 Rachel Wilson's Journey to Orthodoxy

13:38 Perks of Being an Intellectual Outcast

19:07 Ancestral Health & Autism

26:17 On Robb Wolf, The Godfather of Paleo

27:53 The Dark Roots of Yoga

32:41 Homeschooling & Preparing for Life Phases

34:11 The Scourge of Birth Control & "Family Planning"

42:01 Feminism's Impacts on Health

49:17 The Tragedy of the Two-Income Economy

56:01 The Realities of Biological Differences Between Men & Women

01:01:14 Callback to Presbytera Marina & Cycle Syncing

01:03:59 Hemochromatosis & Orthodox Fasting

01:08:20 The Feminist Myth of Death While Giving Birth

01:14:12 The Theotokos as a Model for Women

01:16:27 A Proper Christian Response to "Pro-Choice"

01:21:03 New Age & The Protestant Founding of America

01:26:10 The Growth of Orthodoxy in America

01:30:02 On the Amish

01:31:50 How Feminism Affects Food

01:34:09 Historical Misconceptions of Male Power

01:43:28 Rachel's Favorite Lift

01:50:09 The Importance of Lifting as We Age

01:55:46 Where Can You Find Rachel Wilson?

01:57:45 Closing Thoughts & Looking Ahead

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