Challenging the Stories We Tell Ourselves (Elizabeth Lesser)
b'Today\\u2019s guest is Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author of classics like Broken Open, and co-founder of the Omega Institute, an internationally recognized retreat center, renowned for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change. Throughout her life, Elizabeth has been somewhat of a doula for people in transition, for those who are looking for answers to some of life\\u2019s biggest questions\\u2014she helps them cross chasms, simply by pointing out the path\\n\\u201cThe obviousness of something that has been with us forever and must change, is often the most painful part\\u201d, she says.\\nLesser joins me today to talk about her newest book, Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes, which interrogates the way in which our origin tales and hero myths, where men are the prototype human, continue to influence our culture. She reminds us that these old stories are only half natural, and challenges us to activate, fund, and educate the emotional and caring nature we all possess, to face our shadows in order to recreate an Eden in which there is room for everyone.\\xa0\\n\\nEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:\\n\\nWomen, storytelling, and paying attention to the world within us\\n\\nElevating the importance of the caretaker\\n\\nChanging systems, changing self\\n\\n\\nMORE FROM ELIZABETH LESSER:\\nOmega Institute\\nCassandra Speaks\\nBroken Open\\nMarrow\\nThe Seeker\\u2019s Guide\\nFollow Elizabeth on Instagram \\xa0and Twitter\\n\\nDIG DEEPER:\\nBiobehavioral Responses to Stress in Females: Tend-and-Befriend, Not Fight-or-Flight - Shelley Taylor, UCLA\\nIn the Bonobo World, Female Camaraderie Prevails - NYT, Natalie Angier\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'