NURTURING OUR HUMANITY: HOW DOMINATION AND PARTNERSHIP SHAPE OUR BRAINS, LIVES & FUTURE WITH RIANE EISLER

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Everywhere we turn these days, from the news to books and movies, we are bombarded with the same hackneyed message: human nature is inherently bad… just look at all the senseless violence, greed, murder, rape, & war. We humans it seems are genetically wired, for selfish, cruel behavior.  Or are we?  Are violence, greed, domination and control really a fundamental and ineradicable part of “human nature?” 

“Absoluely not,” says cultural historian, social systems scientist, and author Riane Eisler, whose international bestseller, The Chalice and the Blade, has been hailed as the most important book since Origin of Species.

In her latest book, Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives and Future, Riane Eisler explains that” Neuroscience shows that the human brain is flexible. Through the interaction between genes and our lived experience, behavior patterns become woven into our individual and social fabric over time. To move toward the pro-social, cooperative, nurturing behavior that brain scans show we are inclined toward requires a shift from a system of “domination” to one of “partnership.”    

Riane Eisler joins Sandie this week to upend age-old assumptions about human nature. Topics include:  

·       How research demonstrates that the tragic shootings of recent months and years may well stem from the impact of growing up in a “domination” culture or family that is held together by fear and force.

·      Witnessing or experience violence causes significant stress and leaves a powerful psychic imprint on children, which in turn can lead to violent behavior

·      Neuroscience shows that caring behavior is actually humanity’s default tendency

·      The blueprint for ending domination and violence at home and in society at large, and weaving non-violent behavior patterns into our individual and social fabric over time.  And more…

RIANE EISLER is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, and attorney whose research, writing, and speaking has transformed the lives of people worldwide. She is President of the Center for Partnership Studies (CPS) and Editor-in-Chief of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies. A refugee from Nazi Europe as a child, she has addressed the UN General Assembly, the US Department of State and Congressional Briefings, and authored over 500 articles published in outlets including The Christian Science Monitor, Human Rights Quarterly, and International Journal of Women's Studies.  Her bookThe Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Futureis an international bestseller.

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FROM SEPARATION TO UNITY – HOW INDIGENOUS WISDOM CAN SAVE OUR WORLD WITH DR. ANITA SANCHEZ

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As our geopolitical challenges continue to escalate, the message is becoming louder and clearer: separation is the sickness that ails humanity, unity is the cure.

This week, indigenous and Mexican-American thought leader Dr. Anita Sanchez returns to What is Going Om to continue a critical conversation that she and Sandie had earlier this year based on her award-winning book The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times. Hailed as the “the Native American Four Agreement,” and winner of the 2019 International Latino Book Award for "Most Inspirational Nonfiction," "Best Self-Help Book," and “Best Spirituality Book,” The Four Sacred Gifts shares the wisdom from elders from all continents as they come together to give the world four sacred gifts¾the power to forgive the unforgivable, the power of unity, the power of healing, and the power of hope¾to help us remember the power of unity, 

“What happens in China affects the United States,” Anita asserts. “What happens to the rain forest causes changes in the Arctic. When one species of animal or plant becomes extinct, its effects are felt elsewhere. We are indeed interconnected, and the more we are awakened, the more we can understand the power and sensibility of oneness. When we work with any one part of the circle, the whole circle is affected. This means we have the power to affect positive change.”

DR. ANITA SANCHEZis a powerful visionary of Mexican American and Aztec heritage who has woven her knowledge of indigenous wisdom, business, and science into her global consulting and training work with world and corporate leaders and their teams for more than thirty-eight years. She also guides journeys into the Amazon rainforest with the Pachamama Alliance to help businesspeople and their families learn about their connection to spirit, earth, and indigenous people, as well as to build understanding of the importance of preserving indigenous cultures for us all.  https://foursacredgifts.com/

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