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The Power of PartnershipChoosing Love Is Radical: Peace Begins at Home Summit Preview with Scarlett Lewis & Dr. Suzanne ZeedykThis special preview episode spotlights the Peace Begins at Home Summit (October 29, 2025), a global gathering inspired by Dr. Riane Eisler’s work showing how shifting from domination to partnership—beginning in our homes—builds a safer, more caring world. Host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt is joined by two featured summit speakers: Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, and Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk, an internationally known researcher and speaker on trauma-informed systems and the biology of connection.Together they explore how family life, early relationships, and everyday choices shape our stress systems, our commun...
2025-10-0654 min
The Power of PartnershipSeason Finale: Partnership in Action with Riane Eisler and Eli IngrahamIn our season finale, Dr. Riane Eisler and Eli Ingraham reflect on 42 episodes of the Power of Partnership Podcast and spotlight where partnership is thriving today. They highlight lessons from across the globe, showing how partnership values are reshaping families, education, economics, and community life. From rethinking early childhood and schooling, to advancing regenerative economics and bioregional networks, to honoring the sacred feminine and spiritual traditions, this closing conversation weaves together stories of hope, resilience, and practical pathways toward a more caring and connected world. 🌍 Key topics: Peace begins at home · Education for liber...
2025-09-1446 min
The Power of PartnershipPeace Begins at Home: A Conversation with Dr. Riane Eisler and Gina MiltiadouIn this special episode of the Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt speaks with Dr. Riane Eisler and summit director Gina Miltiadou about the upcoming Peace Begins at Home Summit (October 29, 2025). Together, they explore how peace must be redefined—not just as the absence of war, but as the presence of care, equity, and mutual respect, beginning in our homes. Drawing from neuroscience and decades of research, Riane explains how early childhood experiences shape entire cultures, while Gina shares the summit’s origin story, diverse global speaker lineup, and vision for real, last...
2025-08-1432 min
The Power of PartnershipWe Are Nature: Partnership Tools for a Regenerative Future with Tom MansfieldIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt is joined by Tom Mansfield—regenerative thinker, innovator, and creator of Cards for Life. Together, they explore how the principles of nature and the power of partnership can guide us through cycles of renewal, support cultural transformation, and spark innovation grounded in care and connection. Tom shares his journey creating Cards for Life, a tool now being used by individuals and organizations worldwide to reimagine leadership, decision-making, and community resilience.Support · Watch · Connect🎧 Support the Power of Partnership Podcast: [Buzzsprout...
2025-08-0541 min
The Power of PartnershipDecolonizing Ourselves: Building True Partnership in Global Development with Jill LaLonde and Sheku Mohamed Gassimu, Jr.What happens when global development shifts from “doing for” communities to truly partnering with them?In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt is joined by Jill LaLonde and Sheku Mohamed Gassimu, Jr. of One Village Partners, an organization working alongside Sierra Leonean communities to challenge the legacy of top-down aid.Together, they explore what it looks like to decolonize not just projects, but entire organizations — building development models rooted in humility, equity, and community leadership. This episode is a real-world example of partnership in practice, offering lessons for no...
2025-07-1341 min
The Power of PartnershipReclaiming Care as Core: Economics, Leadership, and Community with Elisabeth SechserWhat if care was recognized as the foundation of our economy—not an afterthought? In this episode of The Power of Partnership, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt speaks with Austrian consultant and activist Elisabeth Sechser, whose work boldly re-centers care at the heart of economics, leadership, and everyday life. As an expert in organizational development, Elisabeth shows ways to build partnership-based companies and overcome domination organization-systems. This episode also includes discussion on the invisibility of unpaid care work—and how Elisabeth is creating a cooperative, community-based, care model for children and youth with...
2025-07-0137 min
The Power of PartnershipBeyond War: Jim Merkel on Personal Choices and Global ImpactWhat happens when a military engineer walks away from the defense industry to challenge the domination paradigm and choose a life rooted in peace, sustainability, and partnership? Filmmaker and author Jim Merkel shares how awakening to the human cost of war led him to embrace “radical simplicity,” create award-winning documentaries, and dedicate his life to building a more caring, equitable world.We explore real-world examples of partnership-based societies in Kerala, Cuba, and Slovenia—places where gender equity, sustainability, and community care are transforming lives. Jim’s story is both an urgent call to dismantle systems of domination and an i...
2025-05-1443 min
The Power of PartnershipFrom Domination to Ageless Partnerships with Karen SandsJoin globally recognized wisdom futurist Karen Sands as she shares her remarkable journey from growing up under domination to championing collaboration and intergenerational partnerships. Karen reveals how critical it is for today’s workforce to harness the wisdom of all generations during this time of societal transformation. The episode includes information about Karen’s "Leading Women to Watch" initiative creating global networks of brilliant female minds, and her unique "honeybee mastery" approach to navigating life transitions. Essential listening for anyone ready to embrace their greatness and help create the collaborative future we need.SUPPORT THE...
2025-05-0630 min
The Power of PartnershipPartnership and Evolution with Kurt JohnsonJoin scientist and interspiritual leader Dr. Kurt Johnson as he reveals how cutting-edge science confirms what history and human health have long shown: cooperation—not competition—has always been the key to our survival, thriving, and longevity. With a career spanning global diplomacy, scientific research, and interspiritual leadership—including work with the United Nations and the Evolutionary Leaders Circle—Kurt weaves together science and spirituality to show how nature’s own evolutionary patterns point us toward partnership and global cooperation.Kurt explores Riane Eisler's Four Cornerstones framework, which shapes whether cultures lean toward domination or partnership. He shares cur...
2025-04-1933 min
The Power of PartnershipA Partnership Approach to Change with Rebecca Borland ReynoldsIn this episode, Rebecca Borland Reynolds, author of Thresholds of Change: The Way Through Transformational Times, explores how shifting from domination to partnership paradigms can transform our relationship with change.Drawing from decades of work across diverse settings, Rebecca shares her discovery of the universal four-threshold change process and how traditional power-over leadership models often create obstacles during transitions. She discusses the crucial role emotions play in transformation, why domination-based assumptions that “leaders must have all the answers” actually thwart change, and how partnership approaches — such as collaborative decision-making and emotional acknowledgment — create safer spaces for tran...
2025-04-0128 min
The Power of PartnershipReimagining Economics for Tomorrow's Children with Laura HallIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Laura Hall—fashion industry executive, conscious capitalism leader, and author of The ABCs of Conscious Capitalism for Kids—draws from her global career and deep commitment to Riane Eisler’s partnership principles to explain why the future of capitalism must be caring, sustainable, and inclusive. She discusses the rise of public benefit corporations, the importance of early childhood development as “high-quality human capital,” and why children are critical stakeholders in our economic systems.Laura also reflects on the fashion industry’s environmental and social impact and the role consumers pl...
2025-03-1937 min
The Power of PartnershipPunk, Power and Partnership with EMAIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, musician and artist EMA (Erika M. Anderson) shares her path from the punk and DIY scenes of South Dakota to opening for Depeche Mode. She reflects on how discovering Riane Eisler’s The Chalice and the Blade affirmed that domination isn’t inevitable and inspired her to see the potential for partnership in both art and society. EMA also speaks candidly about the misogyny, stereotypes, and online harassment fears that have shaped her career and creative choices.She highlights the partnership values she’s experienced in grassroots art spaces...
2025-03-0529 min
The Power of PartnershipBringing Partnership to the Home Page with Kaia TingleyIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, web designer and partnership advocate Kaia Tingley shares how discovering Riane Eisler’s work—and later becoming a mother—revealed the hidden dominance patterns shaping culture, caregiving, and power. She explains how the partnership–domination continuum offers a lens for creating more equitable systems at home, in business, and beyond.Kaia discusses using technology “in service to life” by balancing profitability with care and equity. She shares her mission to make website creation accessible so more people can share their gifts, and reflects...
2025-02-1829 min
The Power of PartnershipBuilding Partnership Communities with Gwynne Guzzeau Gwynne Guzzeau, Executive Director of Helping Our Women, shares how her Outer Cape Cod nonprofit supports women with chronic health conditions through transportation, financial aid, and programs that foster social connection. Rooted in a history of community care, she explains how “leading from love” shapes her work, addresses the loneliness epidemic, and builds partnerships that strengthen both individuals and the wider community. SHOW NOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Prefer to watch? You can also view a...
2025-02-0436 min
The Power of PartnershipPaving the Way for Modern Masculinity with GenZer, Nick CholmskyIn this inspiring conversation, Gen Z advocate Nick Cholmsky shares his personal journey from teen mental health advocate to co-founder of the Youth Resiliency Project. Nick discusses how outdated models of masculinity are impacting boys, young men, and masculine identifying persons—and how using a partnership-based lens, rooted in Riane Eisler’s cultural transformation framework, can help reframe strength, vulnerability, and connection. From TEDx stages to classrooms across North America, Nick is helping redefine what it means to be a man - or someone who is masculine identifying - in today’s world.Support · Watch · Con...
2025-01-2242 min
The Power of PartnershipBringing Partnership Home with Dr. Julie HanksIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, therapist, author, and relationship expert Dr. Julie Hanks shares how she brings Riane Eisler’s cultural transformation theory into homes, workplaces, and faith communities. Drawing from her research on the creative productivity of mothers, Julie developed the Partnership Model of Family Organization, an eight-part framework for building equality, connection, and care into daily life.Julie discusses how she runs her therapy clinics with a partnership mindset, leads from empathy, and empowers her staff to thrive as whole people. She also explains how shifting family structures toward partnership can sh...
2024-12-1723 min
The Power of PartnershipHonoring the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with Lynn RosenthalIn this episode, the Center for Partnership Systems honors the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with a discussion with Lynn Rosenthal, the Director of Sexual and Gender-based Violence at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and past White House Advisor on Violence Against Women and past President of the Center for Family Safety and Healing. This episode was recorded in front of a live virtual audience on November 25, 2024.National Domestic Violence Hot Line: https://www.thehotline.org/ O...
2024-12-1141 min
The Power of PartnershipThe Creativity of Building a Partnership World with Alfonso MontuoriFrom climate anxiety to deep social divides, the future can feel daunting—but it doesn’t have to. In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, creativity scholar Alfonso Montuori shares how partnership thinking can replace fear with possibility and guide us toward collaborative, life-centered solutions. As founder of the Center for Creative Futures, he explains how shifting our visions from dystopian to hopeful can inspire agency, innovation, and systemic change.Alfonso reflects on decades of work exploring creativity, diversity, and complexity—highlighting the need for everyday relational creativity, the undervaluing of women’s creative contributions, and the...
2024-12-0329 min
The Power of PartnershipRegenerative Economic Systems for Tomorrow’s Partnership World with Scott MorrisFrom economic instability to climate disasters, our current systems often fail to meet communities’ most basic needs—but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, regenerative economics expert Scott Morris shares how place-based, partnership-driven economic systems can help communities create safety nets, strengthen resilience, and thrive beyond crisis. Drawing from years of global work in community currencies, mutual aid, and decentralized finance, Scott offers practical tools like the Value Flow Compass and the Agile Impact Model to help local leaders design transparent, collaborative systems that keep resources circulating where they’r...
2024-11-1241 min
The Power of PartnershipUndoing Coercive Control with Kate AmberCoercive control often hides in plain sight—and our systems can unknowingly help it persist. In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Kate Amber, founder of End Coercive Control USA, shares how her “Quicksand Model” helps survivors, professionals, and communities recognize, prevent, and respond to this patterned abuse—especially in family courts. Drawing on her own lived experience and Riane Eisler’s partnership framework, Kate shows how shifting from domination-based systems to partnership-based ones can protect victims, hold abusers accountable, and create safer families and communities. This episode is Part 2 of a 2 part series on Coercive Control. Part 1 cov...
2024-10-3141 min
The Power of PartnershipUncovering Coercive Control with Jennifer ParkerAbuse isn’t always physical—and it’s often hidden in plain sight. In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, author and therapist Jennifer Parker exposes how coercive control operates as a patterned, domination-based abuse that erodes rights, freedom, and self-worth. Drawing on her book Coercive Relationships and decades of work with survivors, Jennifer explains the cultural roots of controlling behavior and the four core beliefs that sustain it. She also shares how partnership values—listening, empathy, and shared power—can help survivors reclaim agency and create healthier relationships, offering a path toward personal and societal healing. This episo...
2024-10-1122 min
The Power of PartnershipReproductive Freedom for All through Partnerism with Heidi Sieck In a time when reproductive rights are being rolled back across the U.S., how can we move from fear, division, and control toward freedom, justice, and care for all? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Vote Pro Choice co-founder Heidi Sieck shares how applying Riane Eisler’s partnership model can transform both the political and cultural landscape. She traces the systemic roots of today’s reproductive injustices, reveals why decades of underinvestment have left the majority unrepresented, and explains why local engagement is the key to long-term change. From changing laws to changing lawmakers, Heidi offer...
2024-09-1741 min
The Power of PartnershipCommunity Currencies for Shared Prosperity with Caroline Dama This episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast features Caroline Dama, Country Coordinator for Green World Campaign Kenya. Caroline shares how her team is using community currencies, regenerative farming, and school-based education to tackle unemployment, food insecurity, and environmental degradation—while strengthening social bonds. Drawing on indigenous knowledge and Riane Eisler’s partnership framework, she offers a compelling vision of shared prosperity, where wealth is measured by how well communities care for one another and the Earth. SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)P...
2024-09-0329 min
The Power of PartnershipConnecting the Dots: The Link Between Family Violence and War with Gary Barker and Riane EislerWhat if the roots of war were planted at home? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt sits down with Dr. Riane Eisler and Dr. Gary Barker to uncover how violence inside families is directly connected to violence in our communities and across the globe.Together, they reveal how domination-based relationships in childhood normalize conflict, while care-based relationships grow empathy, equality, and peace. From global campaigns to engage men in caregiving, to laws that treat violence in the home as seriously as violence in the streets, Eisler and Barker share stories...
2024-08-1433 min
The Power of PartnershipTransforming Health Care Through Partnership with Julie Kennedy-Oehlert What if the way we treat each other inside healthcare organizations directly determined the quality of care patients receive? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Julie Kennedy Oehlert—author, nurse, and Chief Experience and Brand Officer at ECU Health—shares how she’s using Riane Eisler’s cultural transformation theory to move from domination-based hierarchies toward “power with” relationships. From reducing workplace violence and building emotional safety to embedding empathy and hospitality into every patient interaction, Julie reveals how partnership practices are improving staff engagement, patient outcomes, and community trust. She also discusses her book System Innovation, o...
2024-07-0341 min
The Power of PartnershipDismantling Domination in Technology with Paola Ricaurte Quijano Technology shapes how we relate, learn, work, and even imagine the future—but who controls it, and for whose benefit? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Paola Ricuarte Quijano, Associate Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey and co-founder of Tierra Común, explores how digital tools can perpetuate domination—or become catalysts for equity and care. From addressing gender disparities in AI and expanding access to technology, to supporting community-owned innovations and challenging harmful narratives, Paola offers concrete examples, from indigenous-led internet networks to data activism against gender violence, showing how partnership-based approaches can make technology serve t...
2024-06-0731 min
The Power of PartnershipGrowing a Global Heart with Belvie Rooks In this moving conversation, writer, educator, and activist Belvie Rooks reflects on a lifetime of work at the intersection of social justice, spiritual growth, and cultural transformation. She shares stories from meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a teenager, co-founding Growing a Global Heart, and her transformative journey to a Ghanaian slave dungeon that inspired a worldwide tree-planting vision to honor erased ancestral names. Belvie discusses her work with the Institute of Noetic Sciences, the importance of intergenerational wisdom, and how love, consciousness, and a global heart can guide us toward a more connected and compassionate world. ...
2024-05-0732 min
The Power of PartnershipNarrative Medicine and the Power of Storytelling with Piera GiacconiPiera Giacconi, founder of the Italian Storytelling School, invites us into a world where fairy tales are not just for children, but a transformative tool for adults, organizations, and communities. Through her internationally certified method in narrative medicine, she blends storytelling, art, and meditation to awaken our deep humanity, build trust, and foster psychological safety.In this conversation, Piera shares how Riane Eisler’s caring economy framework and the Partnership-Domination social scale have shaped her vision for bringing respect, joy, and ethics into every sector—from hospitals to corporate settings. She offers moving stories of personal breakthroughs, expl...
2024-04-0223 min
The Power of PartnershipFog Busters: The Eyes of Care with Riane Eisler and Victoria FriedmanIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, the fog isn’t just weather—it’s the “domination fog” that hides kindness, devalues care, and keeps our world from seeing clearly. Host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt talks with Riane Eisler and author-illustrator Victoria Friedman about their new children’s book, Fog Busters: The Eyes of Care. The story follows four children from the far corners of the Earth, called together by a tree spirit to clear the fog and restore color, connection, and compassion to the planet.Eisler and Friedman reveal how the book’s magical quest is rooted in r...
2024-03-0527 min
The Power of PartnershipPartnership and Planetary Health with Teddie PotterIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt speaks with Dr. Teddie Potter, Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Potter explains how human well-being and the health of the Earth are inseparable, and why solving climate change, biodiversity loss, and other crises requires shifting from domination to partnership with nature.She describes planetary health as “one big tent,” bringing together scientists, health professionals, artists, farmers, faith leaders, policymakers, and community members. This episode is more than just a conversation, it's...
2024-02-0627 min
The Power of PartnershipHow Men Cry with DXTR SpitsFor too many men, pain is buried behind silence, stoicism, or the belief they must “push through” alone. In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, entrepreneur, musician, and spoken word artist DXTR Spits shares how the How Men Cry movement is creating safe spaces for men to tell their stories, embrace vulnerability, and begin healing. Drawing on his own journey, he explores how partnership values—connection, compassion, and shared humanity—can dismantle harmful narratives about masculinity and help us all build a more empathetic world. SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprou...
2024-01-0234 min
The Power of PartnershipHopes and Heroes with Robyn BakerWhat happens when a young human rights advocate discovers the power of economics to transform society? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Robyn Baker shares her journey from studying political science to reimagining economic systems that value caregiving, nature, and equity. Inspired by Riane Eisler’s partnership framework, Robyn explores how tools like the Social Wealth Index and community currencies can help communities thrive beyond the limits of GDP. Drawing on her international experiences in South Africa, the U.S., France, and Sweden, she reflects on the lessons her generation can bring to building a future ro...
2023-12-2041 min
The Power of PartnershipPartnership in the Media with Marty Lewis Hunstiger and Liz WeinfurterHow can media—especially scholarly publishing—help shift our culture from domination to partnership? In this episode, Marty Lewis-Hunstiger and Liz Weinfurter share their experiences as editors of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, exploring how language, representation, and open access can challenge bias and amplify diverse voices.From navigating cultural differences in translation, to pushing for equitable access to research, Marty and Liz discuss the complexities of applying partnership principles in systems built for domination. They offer concrete examples of small but powerful changes—such as multilingual publishing, inclusive editorial practices, and creating space for community voices...
2023-12-0528 min
The Power of PartnershipReimagining Creativity for a Partnership World with Sara SalteeIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt talks with Sara Saltee—Director of Education at the Center for Partnership Systems and founder of the Saltee Academy for Complex Creativity—about reclaiming creativity as an essential force for cultural transformation. Saltee challenges the dominance-driven “productivity ethos,” showing how it suppresses imagination, play, and diverse voices, and offers a “creativity ethos” rooted in reciprocity, joy, and relationality.Through vivid metaphors, expanded ideas of time, and tools like her cyclical map of the creative process, Saltee invites us to honor the fertile pauses, embrace multiple tru...
2023-11-0841 min
The Power of PartnershipHeartificial Intelligence with John C. HavensIn this episode, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews John C Havens on the intersection between technology and culture; and how our orientation on the Domination - Partnership social lens continuum impacts this intersection. This thought provoking discussion touches on knowing your values, consent in data usage, combating isolation, and resources such as the Center for Partnership Systems’ Partnership Toolkit. John C. Havens is a writer, speaker, and activist, and Sustainability Practice Lead for the IEEE Standards Association, and Founding Executive Director of The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems. SUPPORT THE POW...
2023-10-1741 min
The Power of PartnershipPolitics, Caregiving and Prosperity with New York Assemblyman Ron Kim In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt talks with New York Assemblyman Ron Kim about transforming politics by putting care at its core. Drawing on Riane Eisler’s partnership–domination framework, Kim shares how he’s fought for truth during the long-term care crisis, exposed wage theft impacting immigrant home care workers, and built bipartisan coalitions to protect elders and strengthen caregiving systems. He calls for treating care as critical public infrastructure—valued and funded like roads and bridges—and envisions a political culture where dignity, safety, and human connection guide every decision.
2023-10-0230 min
The Power of PartnershipUnscrewing Economics with Rickey Gard DiamondIn this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, award-winning journalist Rickey Gard Diamond reveals how economic systems have been shaped to benefit a narrow few, often excluding women, people of color, and care for the planet. She challenges the myth that economics is fixed or purely technical, showing it as a human-made system we can redesign.Rickey highlights partnership-based alternatives—like cooperative ownership, public banking, and values-aligned investing—and points to nations measuring social wealth alongside profit. Through her work with An Economy of Our Own, she calls for open conversations about money and bold action to c...
2023-09-1941 min
The Power of PartnershipPartnership Education the Montessori Way with Tim SeldinWhat if schools were designed to honor every child’s unique potential, spark curiosity, and prepare them to live and lead with empathy? In this episode, Tim Seldin—President of the Montessori Foundation and Chair of the International Montessori Council—shares how Montessori education embodies the principles of partnership. From multi-age classrooms to individualized learning and a culture of respect, Tim reveals how this approach transforms not just academics, but the whole child. We explore how moving from domination-based to partnership-based models can foster mental health, creativity, and the skills needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world—and why thes...
2023-09-0526 min
The Power of PartnershipHealing Healthcare with Dr. Teddie PotterIn "Healing Healthcare", Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews Teddie Potter, University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing’s Director of Planetary Health and Specialty Coordinator Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Innovation and Leadership. Dr. Potter and Dr. Riane Eisler co-authored Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships: A New Framework for Nursing and Partnership-Based Health Care (published in 2014). This episode unwraps the insidious persistence of Domination-based values and illustrates how adopting Partnership-based practices are ushering in a healthcare revolution that is promoting health and wellbeing for all. Center for Partnership SystemsTrans...
2023-08-2241 min
The Power of PartnershipTurning Deserts to Gardens with Lyla JuneHow can Indigenous wisdom guide us toward a more sustainable and caring future? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt welcomes Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages.Together, they explore how ancestral practices — from regenerative land stewardship to honoring sacredness in all life — offer solutions for today’s climate and cultural crises. Lyla’s insights connect environmental sustainability with how we treat each other in our homes, communities, and societies.Her vision is clear: we can...
2023-08-0827 min
The Power of PartnershipHealing Men and Leaving Violence Behind with Jed DiamondRiane Eisler describes gendered stereotyping of roles and behavior as the second cornerstone that shapes societies, along with childhood and family, economics, and narratives and stories. In this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast, Jed Diamond, renowned author of Male Menopause, The Irritable Male Syndrome and many others, sheds light on how our culture’s deeply ingrained domination narratives related to gender negatively impact men’s health and contribute to both internal and external violence. This episode is a journey of revelation that promises to change the way we perceive societal norms and men's...
2023-07-2429 min
The Power of PartnershipSafe Conversations: From Conflict to Connection with Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly HuntHarville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt—internationally respected couples therapists, educators, and New York Times bestselling authors—share their groundbreaking Safe Conversations® approach for transforming conflict into connection. Drawing from decades of work, they reveal how shifting from “parallel monologue” to structured dialogue can dismantle domination patterns, foster equality, and create lasting partnership in relationships.In this inspiring conversation, Harville and Helen explore the cultural roots of conflict, the neuroscience behind dialogue, and their vision to bring Safe Conversations to 3.2 billion people in the next 30 years. Learn practical tools to strengthen communication in couples, families, organizations, and communiti...
2023-07-1122 min
The Power of PartnershipThe Partnership Way with Riane EislerWhat if there was a way to transform society into a more caring, equitable, and connected world? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt sits down with Dr. Riane Eisler — social scientist, attorney, author, and founder of the Center for Partnership Systems — to explore her pioneering work on the Partnership-Domination continuum.Drawing from her own story as a refugee fleeing the Nazis, Eisler shares how domination systems have shaped families, gender, and economies for millennia — and how we can shift toward partnership cultures that value care, nature, and shared prosperity.From f...
2023-06-2434 min