Throughout human history, men have been the storytellers and the scribes. How might our cultures have changed if we also had versions of herstory to study and learn from? Who might we be today if matriarchy guided our dreams, ambitions, and basic needs? To ponder these questions and understand how women can lean into their power, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors who research stories of power, equality, and respect. Elizabeth Lesser shares stories of women in history who have had their voices quelled in her book, Cassandra Speaks: When Women are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes. Donna Freitas discusses the years of research she assembled which led to her book, Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention.

About Lisa’s guests: 

Elizabeth Lesser is the author of several bestselling books and is the co-founder of Omega Institute, recognized internationally for its workshops and conferences in wellness, spirituality, creativity, andsocial change. She has given two popular TED talks and is one of Oprah Winfrey’s Super Soul 100, a collection of a hundred leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity.

Donna Freitas has written more than twenty books, both fiction and nonfiction, for adults, children, and young adults. Among them is Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention (Little, Brown, 2019), and her debut novel for adults, The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano (Viking, 2021), which has been translated into 20 different languages. Donna has spoken at nearly two hundred colleges and universities to discuss her nonfiction research, and has written and appeared on radio and television, from NPR’s All Things Considered to The Today Show to do the same. She splits her time between Brooklyn and Barcelona.

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