Conflict Isn’t the Enemy: How Feminist Founders Can Navigate Discomfort and Disruption

In this episode of Feminist Founders, Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke dive deep into what might be the most critical (and most avoided) part of feminist entrepreneurship: conflict and disruption.

This conversation will help you reframe discomfort not as failure—but as proof that you’re doing something different. Becky and Faith explore why conflict is inevitable in values-aligned businesses, how to meet it with compassion, and why traditional conflict-avoidance strategies (hello, white lady niceness) just don’t cut it anymore.

Together, they discuss:

• The internal stories we tell ourselves in moments of discomfort
• Why systems of oppression make conflict feel dangerous—especially for white women
• How to regulate your nervous system during hard conversations
• Navigating conflict as a leader without falling into supremacist, hierarchical patterns
• Why harm repair should be a documented system in your business
• Tools like “oops/ouch” and “bug/wish” to build a conflict-embracing culture

Disruption deserves its own seat at the feminist business framework table—because this is where real change begins.

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