Category Archives: Interviews

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 longerContinueContinue 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.

In this conversation, Max reflects on the ‘seed’ he committed to nourishing after the learning journey: integrity — showing up consistently in the moments that matter. We explore what it would take for this seed to grow, such as embracing confrontation, resisting people-pleasing, and outgrowing the sexist conditioning many of us still carry today. TheContinueContinue reading ““I’ve never talked with other men like this”: A generative interview with Maximilian Lehn”

In this generative interview with Will Scobie, we explore the interconnectedness of personal practices with broader societal impacts, including the role of mindfulness in activism and the need for men to share responsibility for building a world beyond patriarchy. We also explore the importance of cultivating openness, curiosity and a willingness to ‘sit with theContinueContinue reading ““A willingness and curiosity to sit with the shit”: A generative interview with Will Scobie”