117 Contribute

About this episode

Kimberly and Cara explore the complexities of contribution and its implications in various aspects of society.

Today’s word is Contribute - and wow, does it unravel fast. Kimberly and Cara dig into how “contribution” gets weaponized: in communities, workplaces, relationships, neurodivergent spaces, and society at large. What starts as a linguistic rabbit hole becomes a bold conversation about power, control, age, consent, resilience, ableism, and who actually gets to decide what counts as “enough.” Along the way, they explore crone energy, brain development, arbitrary age rules, systems that need dismantling (or at least serious weeding), and why real contribution requires choice . Also included: intentional communities, permaculture metaphors, burning things down (figuratively), and - unexpectedly but inevitably - an educational deep dive into poop. Thoughtful, spicy, hilarious, and unfiltered, this episode asks a radical question: what would contribution look like if we were actually allowed to choose it?

People in this episode

Hosts: Kimberly, Cara

Topics covered

• contribution
• power
• control
• age
• consent
• resilience
• ableism
• neurodivergent spaces
• intentional communities
• permaculture

Keywords

• crone energy
• brain development
• arbitrary age rules
• systems dismantling
• choice

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