In a world that gave women two options - marriage or the convent - 17th-century philosopher Gabrielle Suchon quietly said, “Neither, thanks.” In this episode, we explore Suchon’s groundbreaking argument for a third way: a life of study, independence, and dignity, freely chosen by women on their own terms. Long before modern feminism had a name, Suchon insisted that women are capable of reason, entitled to freedom, and deserve authority over their own lives.

But this isn’t just history, it’s invitation. We reflect on how Suchon’s ideas still echo today, especially in the subtle, intuitive feminist act of opting out: of expectations, of roles, of lives chosen by others. This episode is for anyone who’s ever taken the road less commented on - and wondered if that, too, could be called resistance.

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 Our creativity is medicine. It's sacred and it's power, and yet often without us noticing patriarchy gets its hands on it not only telling us what counts as beautiful, what's too angry, what's just too much, but by seeping into our lives in such a way as to make us create things that are about our oppression or trauma instead of what's in our hearts.

That's how it gets into our creativity without us knowing, here's a deeper thought that really stings a little - there are greater stories we might tell if we weren't busy surviving and calling out our traumas or abuses. Whole forms of art we haven't invented yet because so much of our time as women or any oppressed minority goes to tending the bruises that we have.

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