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Partnership in Action: The Alchemic Power of Circle

Posted on March 6, 2019
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We at the Charter for Compassion Women and Girls sector have been thinking ahead to 2020, a significant year in the United States, being the 100 anniversary of the 19th amendment, the 150th anniversary of the suffragist movement, the 400th year of landing on Plymouth rock, and a Presidential election year that is already shaping up to redefine what it means for women running for office. continue reading →

Update from Brie Mathers: Partnership Next Generation

Posted on January 29, 2019
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Last Saturday 20 moms and middle school-aged daughters climbed the stairs that run along the side of our house and poured into the front door. For the next seven hours an inaugural mother/daughter retreat came to life—Love the Skin You’re In partnered with Amy Ahlers’ Inner Mean Girl/Inner Wisdom project—and my living room will never be the same. continue reading →

4 Ways to Create Partnership Families

Posted on January 29, 2019
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If every child grew up in a home where partnership was practiced, the world would be transformed. That is my vision, and I’m on a mission to help families develop partnership patterns and shed the shackles of domination that have formed rigid family roles. continue reading →

Be yourself … a perfectly, imperfect awakened mother

Posted on January 26, 2019
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A child who is loved at the very depth of their being, just for being, grows into a healthy, conscious adult who would not hurt another sentient being. So, I toss that untrue statement above, along with, children should be seen and not heard, into the archaic, patriarchal, trash bin where they belong. continue reading →

The joy of intergenerational connection

Posted on January 26, 2019
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A couple of decades ago, I read about research conducted on the development of male/female roles in children. I was surprised to read that at the pre-school level, ages 3 and 4, differences in relationship interactions and social values between children (males and males and females and females) were already surfacing. continue reading →

Trust the child: how the Montessori philosophy reflects Partnership values

Posted on January 26, 2019
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One reason Riane Eisler’s messages resonate with me so strongly is the connection I also have with the Montessori early childhood teaching philosophy and the influences from voices in the broader arena of “holistic” education. continue reading →

Patterns of a Domination System: the real impact of intergenerational trauma

Posted on January 26, 2019
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It’s been twenty years since the Centers for Disease Control discovered that childhood trauma, like abuse or neglect, dramatically increased survivors chances of dying of 7 of America’s 10 leading causes of death. continue reading →

True Partnership

Posted on January 25, 2019
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As a divorce attorney, I have a front row view into broken marriages. And unlike our own relationships, being inside of someone else’s relationship lends itself toward an objective perspective. continue reading →

The International Yehudi Menuhin: intercultural dialogue and social justice through the arts

Posted on January 25, 2019
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I had the great honour to meet Yehudi Menuhin in 1991 through one of my fairy tales, for which he kindly wrote a preface (« Romuar, a child from the earth and from the sky »). continue reading →

Women, Power and That Thing We Do

Posted on December 17, 2018
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The best version of feminine power does not exclude the best of masculine power, which has created great breakthroughs and innovations for humanity. continue reading →

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