How can we sit with tension and challenge others gently? In this conversation, Elise reflects on her experiences in the first all-gender learning journey — realising how she is not only affected by, but also internalises patriarchy through people-pleasing. We explore unlearning and composting this through holding complexity with curiosity and kindness. She also shares the joys of embracing vulnerability, particularly within the queer community.Continue reading ““Holding tension, challenging others gently, and embracing vulnerability”: A generative interview with Elise Bilger”

What happens when you realise the patterns you absorbed as a child – the ones that kept you alive – are the same ones now keeping you numb? In this conversation, Niels reflects on the ‘seed’ he planted during our learning journey: a commitment to finally feel patriarchy instead of just naming it, and theContinue reading ““Knowing when to speak up”: A generative interview with Niels Stabingh”

What does it mean to be a parent and partner in a world shaped by patriarchy? In this conversation, Sam reflects on the 'seed' he planted during our learning journey: a commitment to unlearning inherited patterns of male entitlement and emotional distance, and the slow but necessary work of tending this when it no longerContinue reading "“Risking the loss of male approval to do the right thing”: A generative interview with Sam Walby"

In this conversation, Valentin reflects on the difference between understanding patriarchy intellectually and unlearning it in practice.