Challenging Gender Roles and Polarity

Rachel and Ash discuss an idea that’s all the rage among coaches and influencer types in Austin and elsewhere: polarity. Spoiler alert: it’s essentially a New Age-y version of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, and its inventor has some of the worst ideas we’ve ever heard about how to respond to an angry woman (….tickle her????). 

Sources:

• The Madelyn Moon Show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8GwCzSVVno7KHfqNFdqrw
• What is the Divine Feminine? -  https://maddymoon.com/blog/divine-feminine
• What is the Divine Masculine? - https://maddymoon.com/blog/divine-masculine-2
• Divine Polarity in Relationships - https://maddymoon.com/blog/divine-polarity
• Madelyn Moon on polarity & the patriarchy - https://www.instagram.com/madelynmoon/p/CjQYV7rLr7O/
• John Wineland - https://www.youtube.com/@JohnWineland
• Breath of Fire - HBO documentary on Guru Jagat - https://www.hbo.com/breath-of-fire
• Deida, David (1997). The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire - https://deida.info/the-way-of-the-superior-man/
• Deida, David (2002). Dear Lover: A Woman’s Guide to Men, Sex, and Love’s Deepest Bliss - https://deida.info/dear-lover/
• Jung, C. G. (1964). Man and His Symbols. Dell Publishing.

Produced by Zoe Kurland. Music by Flock of Dimes.