In a culture dominated by abstract, male-skewed "sense-making" discussions, this 70 minute Rebel Wisdom conversation with Schuyler Brown, Samantha Sweetwater and David Fuller uncovers what's missing: the embodied, relational wisdom women bring to processing our fractured world.
Schuyler, a former advertising futurist turned trauma healer, describes her "cultural embodiment" practice—groups watching clips of trending media or culture-war stories together, then sharing their raw emotional responses, grief, and felt sense in a non-judgmental circle to heal the isolation of endless doom scrolling.
Samantha, a veteran of dance, psychedelics, and community rituals, outlines the imbalance: public discourse fixates on masculine structure and detached witnessing, while neglecting feminine creativity, community holding, and deep integration.
They address post-#MeToo wounds honestly—men and women mutually harming through shadows like covert rivalry and reactive outbursts—urging self-responsibility over blame. Reflecting on Depp/Heard as a collective mirror, they envision village-style repair over media spectacles.
Amid systemic detox and collapse fears, they urge dropping patriarchal distortions to reclaim our natural state of presence and flow through body-centered, relational practices.
A vital call to balance intellect with feeling, reminding us that real wisdom integrates the whole human experience.
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From the filmmaker:
Many people have observed that the conversation we have been curating on Rebel Wisdom has featured many more men than women. Of course we have regularly been asking ourselves why that is, and whether there is a more ‘feminine’ contribution to the dialogue that is not being heard? This was the topic I explored with two fascinating women recently, Schuyler Brown and Samantha Sweetwater.
Check out Schuyler's work here, 'The Art of Emergence': And Samantha here.
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