Relinquishing the Patriarchy: Talking adrienne maree brown with Sandhya Sudhakar

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/Becky Mollenkamp and Sandhya Sudhakar dive into adrienne maree brown’s blog post "Relinquishing the Patriarchy." This rich, layered discussion covers gender roles, emotional labor, discomfort, and how patriarchy harms us all. From parenting to dating, personal identity to privilege, they explore how internalized systems shape us—and what it really takes to unlearn them. With insights into Enneagram types, somatic therapy, and white womanhood, this is a powerful reflection on liberation, healing, and building a better future.This week’s text: ✍️ "Relinquishing the Patriarchy" by adrienne maree brownThis week’s guest: Sandhya Sudhakar 🌐 https://www.selfatwork.com/ 🎧 Working Your Way Podcast 📱 LinkedInDiscussed in this episode:The emotional and practical challenges of raising a white son under patriarchyHow dating cishet men intersects with feminist valuesWhat men are “owed” by society (and what they aren’t)The emotional cost of privilege and powerEnneagram as a tool for understanding social rolesWhite discomfort, male fragility, and the journey to awarenessThe limits of "burn it all down" rhetoricSomatic therapy, internal safety, and how to actually do the workResources mentioned:Somatic Experiencing International practitioner directory“My Grandmother's Hands” by Resmaa MenakemEnneagram InstituteThe Narrative Enneagram👉🏼 Sign up for Becky’s newsletter, Feminist Rants Are My Superpower, for more conversations that call in your heart and your brain: https://beckymollenkamp.com/rants 🎤 Proud member of the Feminist Podcasters Collective: http://feministpodcastcollective.com/