Shows
The Power of PartnershipDecolonizing Ourselves: Building True Partnership in Global Development with Jill LaLonde and Skeku Mohamed Gassimu, Jr.This episode is a deep dive into what it really means to partner with—not for—communities. Host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt is joined by Jill LaLonde and Sheku Muhamed Gossimu, Jr. from One Village Partners, an organization working alongside communities in Sierra Leone to challenge the legacy of top-down aid and embrace a model of development grounded in equity, humility, and lasting partnership.SHOWNOTES:One Village Partners (https://www.onevillagepartners.org/)Movement for Community Led Development (http...2025-07-1320 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 patriarchal, domination organization-systems. This episode also includes discussion on the invisibility of unpaid care work—and how she is creating a cooperative, community-based, care model for children and youth...2025-07-0134 min
The Intuitive Revolution Podcast with Alicia FarricielliFrom Domination to Partnership: Riane Eisler on Reshaping Society from the Inside OutIn this powerful and deeply moving conversation, world-renowned systems thinker and cultural historian Riane Eisler joins us to illuminate a path forward, one that replaces domination with partnership at every level of society.Drawing from over six decades of research and activism, Eisler explains how early childhood experiences and family structures shape the larger systems we live within. From economic reform to gender roles, she invites us to reimagine what a compassionate, sustainable future looks like when we prioritize caregiving, empathy, and connection.We explore:-Why societal transformation must start...2025-06-2441 min
The Power of PartnershipBeyond War: Jim Merkel on Personal Choices and Global ImpactEngineer-turned-documentarian Jim Merkel shares his awakening from narratives that normalize war and environmental destruction. A compelling look at how a society's choices related to procreation and consumerism have ripple effects across generations across the world.SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Saving Walden’s World (Connecting with Jim Merkel) https://savingwaldensworld.org/Books by Jim Merkel (https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/233048.Jim_Mer...2025-05-1439 min
What up Leeward! Let's Dive Deep PodcastLive Pono Love Pono Episode 52: Creating the Queer Poetry Book, FLOWS - - - featuring poetry contributor, RianeJoin host Alex as they delve into the journey of creating "Flows," a powerful queer poetry collection born from the Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies and Honors Department at UH Manoa. From grassroots outreach across Hawai'i Island and O'ahu to a captivating cover contest, hear the inspiring story behind this meaningful publication.This episode features a deeply moving conversation with Riane, a talented poet who contributed three compelling works to "Flows," including the hauntingly beautiful 'Love's Fool.' Riane shares what drew them to this project, the significance of queer poetics within their contributions, and their other exciting...2025-05-0723 min
The Power of PartnershipFrom Domination to Ageless Partnerships with Karen SandsIn this episode, Karen Sands, a leading Gerofuturist and longevity economy expert, explores how to lead through uncertainty and design futures that honor wholeness and purpose - regardless of our age! SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Karen Sands website (https://www.karensands.com/) (including Leading Women to Watch List, and Swerve resources)Karen Sands books (https://www.karensands.com/store/)2025-05-0627 min
The Superhumanize PodcastThe Future We Were Meant For: Dr. Riane Eisler on Reimagining Democracy, Power, and Gender to Awaken a New HumanityWelcome to The Superhumanize Podcast.I’m your host, Ariane Sommer and today, it is my profound honor to welcome back a true visionary, Dr. Riane Eisler.Dr. Eisler is a cultural historian, systems scientist, attorney, and pioneering voice for a future shaped not by domination, but by partnership, by cooperation, empathy, and care.Her groundbreaking books, including The Chalice and The Blade, The Real Wealth of Nations, and Nurturing Our Humanity, have transformed how we view our history, our societies, and the possibilities that await us if we choose a different path....2025-05-0653 min
The Power of PartnershipPartnership and Evolution with Kurt JohnsonIn this enlightening episode, scientist and interspiritual leader Kurt Johnson explores the intersection of spirituality, evolution, and partnership systems as catalysts for meaningful societal change.SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Resilience, Rising Appalachia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx17RvPMaQ8Evolutionary Leader’s Circle (https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/)Light on Light Press and VoiceAmerica Podcast (https://www.lightonlight.us/voice-america/)...2025-04-1930 min
The Power of PartnershipA Partnership Approach to Change with Rebecca Borland Reynolds Join this insightful discussion with Rebecca Borland Reynolds, change agent and author of Thresholds of Change: The Way Through Transformational Times, on how to partner with change - transforming it from a problem to solve to a process to grow through.SHOWNOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/)Bookshop: https://b...2025-04-0125 min
MCA Scuttlebutt#185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET ProgramHey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski to the show. Riane and Saje join us to
The post #185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET Program first appeared on Marine Corps Association.2025-03-251h 37MCA Scuttlebutt#185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET ProgramHey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski to the show. Riane and Saje join us to
The post #185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET Program first appeared on Marine Corps Association.2025-03-251h 37MCA Scuttlebutt#185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET ProgramHey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski to the show. Riane and Saje join us to talk about the Marine Corps Lioness and FET Programs. For those who aren’t familiar, the Lioness and FET programs were female engagement teams designed to be embedded with Marine combat units tasked with interacting with the female population in the primarily Muslim countries (a demographic that the then all-male units could not engage with due to cultural sensitivities) to search personnel, collect intelligence, and help us better understand th...2025-03-2000 minMCA Scuttlebutt#185: Female Engagement Team (FET) veterans, Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski talk the Lioness/FET ProgramHey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Riane Donoho and Saje Mrowinski to the show. Riane and Saje join us to talk about the Marine Corps Lioness and FET Programs. For those who aren’t familiar, the Lioness and FET programs were female engagement teams designed to be embedded with Marine combat units tasked with interacting with the female population in the primarily Muslim countries (a demographic that the then all-male units could not engage with due to cultural sensitivities) to search personnel, collect intelligence, and help us better understand th...2025-03-2000 min
The Power of PartnershipReimagining Economics for Tomorrow's Children with Laura HallThis episode explores how conscious capitalism, exemplified by the fashion industry, can transform businesses to support children and families while addressing environmental pollution, unhealthy stereotypes, and exploitative practices. SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/)ABCs of Conscious Capitalism, Laura Hall (illustrated by Brent Metcalf) (https://www.consciouscapitalismpress.com/)C...2025-03-1934 min
The Power of PartnershipPunk, Power and Partnership with EMAIn this episode, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews DIY musician, EMA, on how domination and partnership paradigms shape the DIY music community.SHOW NOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)EMA (https://www.iwannadestroy.com/)EMA Band (https://www.youtube.com/user/EmaMusicVideos)The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/2025-03-0526 min
The Power of PartnershipBringing Partnership to the Home Page with Kaia TingleyIn this episode, Kaia Tingley, a writer, freelance web designer, and Partnership Practitioner, shares her insights on how websites can be leveraged as tools that serve life rather than just profit. Kaia explores how we can transform technology to foster partnership-driven approaches that align with both purpose and profitability. Shownotes:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)WebMakersCircle.comCenter for Partnership Systems Technology Toolkit (https://www.learnpartnership.org/techtoolkit)2025-02-1827 min
Creating the FutureEpisode #8: Riane Eisler - Creating Change by shifting our work from Domination to PartnershipEpisode #8 in which Riane Eisler talks about shifting our mindsets from domination to partnership, both in the world outside and in the work of social change itself. Riane Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender and family politics on societies. Riane’s whole-systems research offers practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future.Riane has authored many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, that considers the roles of domination vs. partnership in both societal and interpersonal structures. Her bo...2025-02-1434 min
The Power of PartnershipBuilding Partnership Communities with Gwynne GuzzeauIn this episode, you'll learn from Gwynne Guzzeau on how the Helping Our Women human services agency has been operating as a beacon of Riane Eisler’s partnership framework for more than 30 years. Gwynne discusses the challenges and rewards of leading with love and caring!SHOW NOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Helping Our Women (https://helpingourwomen.org/Spiritual Courage and the Power of Partnership: How One Coastal...2025-02-0433 min
The Power of PartnershipPaving the Way for Modern Masculinity with GenZer, Nick CholmskyIn this episode, rising men’s mental health advocate and co-creator of the Youth Resiliency Project, Nick Cholmsky, discusses how to redefine masculinity for healthier relationships and fuller emotional expressions. This episode is a must for boys, men and masculine identifying people of all ages! Shownotes:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Men don’t have to choose: uniting masculinity with mental health (Nick Cholmsky’s TedX McGill talk) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQyh9...2025-01-2239 min
Balance ton accouchementRiane - Frôler la mort pendant son accouchementAs-tu déjà ressenti la peur de ne pas survivre lors de l'accouchement ? Dans cet épisode poignant de "Balance ton accouchement", je reçois Riane, une jeune maman de 29 ans, qui partage avec nous son incroyable parcours de maternité, de la conception à l'accouchement de ses adorables jumeaux, Willow et Swann. Riane nous raconte son expérience unique, marquée par des défis tels que la découverte de son endométriose et le parcours de Procréation Médicalement Assistée (PMA) qu'elle a suivi avec sa partenaire Sarah.En tant que maman...2024-12-181h 33
The Power of PartnershipBringing Partnership Home with Dr. Julie HanksLearn from Dr. Julie Hanks therapist, author, relationship expert, and host of the Ask Dr. Julie Podcast, how to support Partnership-based families to help nurture a caring and peaceful world. SHOWNOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Transform Your Relationships, by Julie de Azevedo Ha...2024-12-1721 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...2024-12-1140 min
The Power of PartnershipThe Creativity of Building a Partnership World with Alfonso MontuoriIn this episode, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews Alfonso Montuori, founder of the Center for Creative Futures within the California Institute of Integral Studies on the intersections between complexity and creativity in building a Partnership world! The discussion includes focus on education, leadership and jazz!SHOWNOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)California Institute of Integral Studies (https://www.ciis.edu/)Kitty Margolis (2024-12-0328 min
Home to HerTransforming a Paradigm of Domination with Riane EislerOn the latest episode, I'm joined by legendary systems scientist, futurist and cultural historian Dr. Riane Eisler. Riane is the recipient of many honors, such as the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award earlier given to the Dalai Lama, and is the author of many books, including The Chalice and the Blade, now in its 57th US printing and 27 foreign editions, The Real Wealth of Nations, hailed by Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu as "a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking," and Nurturing Our Humanity, Oxford University Press, 2019, co-authored with Douglas P. Fry. Riane’s i...2024-11-1859 min
The Power of PartnershipRegenerative Economic Systems for Tomorrow’s Partnership World with Scott MorrisTune into this discussion with Scott Morris, “the Token Jedi,” about the power that place-based regenerative economic systems have in building prosperous and resilient communities worldwide. SHOWNOTES:SUPPORT THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP PODCAST (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2207697/support)Scott Morris (https://thetokenjedi.com/)The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-real-wealth-of-nations-creating-a-caring-economics/)Bernard Lietaer (https://bernard-lietaer.org/)2024-11-1231 min
The Power of PartnershipUndoing Coercive Control with Kate AmberIn this episode, we dive into the critical topic of coercive control with expert Kate Amber. Kate sheds light on how coercive control manifests in various systems, particularly within family court structures. Kate also introduces the "Quicksand Model," an accessible and practical tool designed to make the invisible ties of coercive control more visible. SHOWNOTES:End Coercive Control, USA (https://endcoercivecontrolusa.com/about)Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, Riane Eisler and Douglas P...2024-10-3128 min
BOLDLY FEMININEThe FUTURE of US with Riane Eisler“Hello!“ After quite the hiatus, BOLDLY FEMININE is back! And I am delighted to be your host. I’m Konstantina Mahlia. My amazing guest for this auspicious day is none other than the wonderful RIANE EISLER. Riane Tennenhaus Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the historical effect of gender, politics and how those affect social and economic systems. Her most published work is "The Chalice and the Blade," one of my favorites, with no less than 57 publications to date.Riane’s broad and profound knowledge of so many foca...2024-10-0334 min
The Power of PartnershipReproductive Freedom for All through Partnerism with Heidi SieckLearn how Heidi Sieck, founder of Vote Pro-Choice, and Kamala Harris, have successfully used Partnerism and Caring Economics to support reproductive freedom in communities across the nation.SHOWNOTES:Center for Partnership Systems (https://centerforpartnership.org/)The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/)The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-power-of-partnership/) Vote Pro-Choice (https...2024-09-1740 min
The Power of PartnershipCommunity Currencies for Shared Prosperity with Caroline DamaIn this episode, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews Caroline Dama, Country Coordinator at Green World Campaign, Kenya on how she is co-creating Partnership-based economic and environmental solutions with communities in Kenya that are regenerative, self-sustaining, and in harmony with the earth and other human beings.The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-chalice-and-the-blade-our-history-our-future/)The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, Riane Eisler (https://centerforpartnership.org/resources/books/the-real-wealth-of-nations-creating-a-caring-economics/)Green World Campaign: 2024-09-0328 min
The Power of PartnershipConnecting the Dots: The Link Between Family Violence and War with Gary Barker and Riane EislerThis episode explores the profound connection between intimate violence—primarily in families —and its role in perpetuating violence in broader societal relations. Research reveals that such violence is not just a private matter but a fundamental aspect of domination systems, laying the groundwork for war, terrorism, and crime. By overlooking family and intimate violence we miss a crucial piece of the puzzle in understanding and dismantling systemic and intergenerational violence. Equimundo: Center for Masculinity and Social JusticeNurturing Our Humanity, How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future...2024-08-1437 min