About this episode

This episode explores the disconnection women experience from their wild, instinctual selves and discusses the concept of 'Wild Severance'.

What severs women from their wild, instinctual selves? Or maybe the better question is: when did we become disconnected in the first place? In this episode, we explore the concept of “Wild Severance” — the gradual disconnection many women experience from their intuition, instincts, bodies, power, and truth. Inspired by the work of Clarissa Pinkola Estés, we unpack the systems, experiences, and conditioning that teach women to override themselves in order to belong, perform, and stay safe. We talk about the subtle and overt ways women are taught to disconnect from their natural essence — and what it means to begin rewilding ourselves back into wholeness. In This Episode We Discuss: How patriarchal systems condition women to perform rather than trust themselves Kate’s early experience interviewing for a law job and being told not to wear her wedding ring Betsy’s story of religious conditioning that taught her the body was sinful and untrustworthy The lasting impact of Victoria’s Secret and cultural messaging around women’s bodies Why systems of control benefit when women are disconnected from community, intuition, and each other The tension many women felt around taking their…

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Hosts: Dr. Betsy Rippentrop, Kate Moreland

Topics covered

• wild woman
• disconnection
• intuition
• patriarchy
• rewilding
• women's empowerment

Keywords

• wild woman
• intuition
• patriarchy
• rewilding
• women's empowerment
• disconnection
• cultural messaging

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