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Kate Elliott
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some good pieces about practicing mindfulness/relational presence but like…ugh so much of this book is assuming equal power dynamics. And so many portions are a call to emotional labor that’s not really distributed evenly across genders. What do you do with a call to show up more…when you’re really historically burned out and the weight hits you differently than your partner?
— Mar 05, 2023 03:49PM
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Kate Elliott
is 21% done
And yes, there is a part where everyone has to fight to be real vs some ideal in relationships, but there’s a heavier weight for women when you’re also having to do the fight for personhood on a political/social/professional front. Yes it’s something you have to do…but I don’t think your partner should be making you flex intense bravery every godddamn day when the culture at large is doing it.
— Feb 15, 2023 11:47AM
Kate Elliott
is 20% done
Not really sure about this book, a lot of the patterns they’re calling out just seem to be patriarchy without them saying “hey it’s patriarchy”…like all of his issues are mostly “I had to stop measuring her against a made up media ideal” and hers are all “I had to start learning how to fight to be myself”
— Feb 15, 2023 11:44AM
