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Welcome to episode 6, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast!

In this episode, we dive into the juicy, messy, and deeply human truth of what it means to remember our creatureliness. We’ve noticed how often our culture talks about bodies like they’re machines—systems that should function the same every day, optimized, predictable, “high vibe” on demand. But we are not coffee grinders or computers. We are animals. We are creatures. And forgetting that truth comes at a cost: exhaustion, anxiety, disconnection from our own bodies, and even a loss of joy.

As we explore this topic together, we talk about the grief and tenderness that surface when we allow ourselves to feel sensation again, the way culture dismisses hormones and cycles as “inconvenient,” and how longing, joy, and sorrow often live side by side in the body. We laugh at the absurdity of “downloads,” grieve the ways we’ve numbed ourselves in the past, and remind each other that being human means being messy, contradictory, and alive. This conversation is an invitation to reclaim our place in the dance of life, to honor our bodies as wild, wise, imperfect creatures—and to allow ourselves the full spectrum of what it means to be alive.

Resources Mentioned:
Biodiversity and Carnival Culture Article: https://www.themarginalian.org/2025/08/20/brian-eno-carnival/

Book: Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke

Quoya Inspired Movement: https://www.qoyainspiredmovement.com/

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Welcome to the Woman Uncaged Podcast, Season 4, Episode 5!

In this episode, we dive into a question that so many of us wrestle with but rarely have clear models for: what does a healthy relationship actually look like?

We talk about why so many of the examples we’ve grown up with, including songs, movies, even our own families, often normalize codependence, drama, or self-sacrifice instead of grounded, reciprocal love. Together, we explore what it means to meet one another as whole beings, to communicate directly without manipulation, and to hold onto ourselves even in the messy, beautiful friction of intimacy.

We share our own experiences of navigating conflict, negotiating differences, and moving beyond the “tit-for-tat” or 50/50 myths that keep women over-giving and under-receiving in relationships. And we ask the hard but necessary questions: how do we recognize when compromise simply papers over conflict, when we’re overriding our instincts, or when we’re minimizing our own needs in the name of being “a good woman”?

If you’ve ever found yourself drained after being with certain people, silencing your truth to keep the peace, or wondering if your anger means you’re the problem—this conversation will remind you that your feelings are valid, your wholeness matters, and healthy love begins with you.

Resources mentioned:

Article on Liberating Motherhood on Substack: https://zawn.substack.com/p/im-a-therapist-in-an-abusive-relationship

Byron Katie: https://thework.com/

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Welcome to episode 4, season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast!

In today's episode we dive into how to move beyond the carrot and the stick in our relationships with ourselves, with how we raise children, how we train dogs, and how we relate to one another. We live in a paradigm that is dependent upon, and celebrates, punishment and reward as heathy ways to engineer the behavior we want, but what if there was another way? What if using the carrot and the stick actually comes at the cost of relationship and sends the feelings that drive behavior underground (only for them to pop up elsewhere at another time)?

In this episode, Laura and Linda explore whether behaviors, wanted or not, could be met by the presence of the conscious mother within, and instead of resorting to the carrot or the stick we could create the internal and external conditions that are truly required for growth and blossoming.

Resources Mentioned:

DOGS Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dogs/id1674962407

Rutger Bregman on A Life of Greatness Podcast with Sarah Grynberg:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rutger-bregman-how-small-acts-of-courage-change-the-world/id1457268944?i=1000723484406

Qoya: www.qoya.love

Lianne Raymond Coaching: https://www.lianneraymond.com/

Smarter, Faster, Better by Charles Duhigg: https://www.amazon.com/Smarter-Faster-Better-Productive-Business/dp/081299339X

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Welcome to Season 4, Episode 3 of the Woman Uncaged Podcast!

What happens when you realize that the life you’ve built—and even the relationships you’ve nurtured—don’t actually reflect who you are? In this conversation, we dive into how so many women begin silencing their true voices in adolescence just to belong, and how that survival strategy often follows us into adulthood. The result? Friendships that drain instead of nourish, partnerships where we feel unseen, and a nagging fear that if we stopped performing, there might be nothing left of us underneath.

We talk honestly about what it takes to unbury that authentic self—why the process can feel terrifying, why midlife often brings this reckoning, and how to begin gently reclaiming your own voice. We share tools, stories, and encouragement for navigating this journey with patience and courage. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this really me?” or longed for relationships that truly fill you up, this episode is for you.

Books mentioned:
Why Does Patriarchy Persist by Carol Gilligan and Naomi Snider

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

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Welcome to episode 2 of season 4 of the Woman Uncaged podcast! In this episode Laura and Linda dive into uncaged cronehood, that developmental stage in a woman's life that occurs between midlife and elderhood. Often misunderstood, pathologized, or entirely ignored societally, we explore another possibility for this phase of life. What if it is an opportunity for women to uncage themselves more fully? To unhook from the collective culture so that we can do more of our work outside of the dominant patriarchal paradigm? To step out of performance and step into presence?

This time of life is often framed as one solely of loss; but if we turn towards ourselves and one another, it can be one of tremendous growth, joy, and courage. When there are fewer cultural expectations, we truly get to make it our own.

Resources:

The Joy Thermometer Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281161/episodes/14612200

Poet Andrea Gibson: https://andreagibson.org/

Feel the Fear...and Do It Anyway: https://susanjeffers.com/books/feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway-revised-and-updated/

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In this episode of Woman Uncaged, we explore the radical idea of a post-job world. Inspired by the rise of AI and automation, we unpack what it could mean—socially, economically, emotionally—to live in a world where traditional jobs are no longer the default. Rather than succumbing to fear or dystopian visions, we wonder aloud: what if this shift opened the door to more creativity, rest, equity, and community? What if universal basic income or healthcare became the foundation for a society not built around exhaustion and survival, but around purpose, care, and possibility? From unschooling roots to feminist reflections on work, identity, and worth, this episode invites listeners to reimagine what it means to be human when no one owns your hours.

Books Mentioned:
Unjobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook by Michael Fogler

Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference by Rutger Bregman

Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winter

The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang

Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber

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Welcome to the Woman Uncaged Podcast Season 3, Episode 17!

In this episode, we ask a bold and rarely explored question: What would life be like if we lived in a matriarchy?

We dive into what that word really means, beyond the idea of simply putting women in charge, and explore the deeper values it might center: interdependence, collaboration, reciprocity, and community.

We imagine what could be possible if we stepped away from the extractive, isolating norms of patriarchy and moved toward something more vibrant and life-affirming. What would shift if we truly believed that life is sacred? What would change if we honored the natural world, prioritized relationships, and pooled our resources?

We also discuss the hidden costs of things we take for granted, like fencing off our homes, and the radical possibilities in gift economies and creative, collective living. This conversation is an invitation to reimagine the rules we live by and to dream into a future where we are all free and uncaged.

Resources mentioned:
Letters from a Young Matriarch by Nergiz (on Substack)

The Dawn of Everything (book) by David Graeber and David Wengrow

Bring Them Home: a documentary about the rematriation of the bison

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Welcome to the Woman Uncaged Podcast Season 3, Episode 16!

For those of us in heterosexual relationships, it can be very easy to get into the habit of mothering our men. It's not only socially acceptable, it's applauded! In this episode of Woman Uncaged, we explore how the mothering energy can be misplaced in our romantic relationships, what distinguishes mothering from simply caring, and what we lose out on as women as a result. We dive into over-functioning, how outdated gender roles can still play a part, and why women can get stuck being the "general manager" of the family. Listen in on a conversation that questions society's messages around roles and relationships, and invites uncaged women to turn towards what remains untended within themselves.

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