05 December 2023 - Relationships as a Study of Self

In this episode, I have a great conversation with Mona Lazar, an artist, writer, and relationship coach.  Mona and I contemplate finding reflection in a relationship, why social roles must change for humanity to survive, and how filled doughnuts probably roll downhill better than those with holes in the middle.

REFERENCES:
Mona's personal website:  https://monalazar.com/

Find Mona on Medium:  https://medium.com/@monalazzar

Find Mona on Substack:  https://wordwhisperers.substack.com

"And Then All the Women Wanted to Be Lesbians":  https://medium.com/the-soulciety/and-then-all-the-women-wished-they-were-lesbians-419923cf10f

Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com/

• (00:00) - Show opening
  


• (00:37) - Introducing Mona
  


• (04:32) - And Then All the Women Wanted to Be Lesbians
  


• (07:44) - Being completed in a relationship
  


• (13:36) - Is it being a lesbian or finding reflection?
  


• (18:21) - The difficulty with most relationships
  


• (23:57) - Permission to be ourselves
  


• (29:26) - Breaking out of social roles
  


• (36:04) - The value of other gender roles
  


• (41:46) - So how do we be ourselves?
  


• (49:18) - We need those people who challenge social expectations
  


• (55:43) - Mona reflects Ami
  


• (00:19) - Of moving reproduction and rotating pastries
  


• (01:04:35) - Show closing