Episodes

  • Growing a Global Heart with Belvie Rooks
    May 7 2024

    Celebrate the power of Partnership as Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews Belvie Rooks, writer, educator, human rights and social justice advocate, on how we can plant seeds of love and change the world.


    Tomorrow’s Children: A Blueprint for Education in the 21st Century, Riane Eisler

    Growing a Global Heart

    Institute for Noetic Sciences

    The Power of Love: A Transformed Heart Changes the World, Dr. Fran Grace

    I Give You the Springtime of My Heart, audio book with Belvie Rooks and Danny Glover

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    Center for Partnership Systems

    center@partnershipway.org

    Center for Partnership "Join Us" email link

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    29 mins
  • The Power of Storytelling with Piera Giacconi
    Apr 2 2024

    In this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt chats with Dr. Piera Giacconi, visionary founder of Scuola Italiana Cantastoria, on the power of storytelling and narrative medicine to foster Partnership-based cultures of care. You will learn how storytelling transcends traditional boundaries and weaves healing for both teller and listener.

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    La Voce del Fiabe: https://www.lavocedellefiabe.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/@pieragiacconi3679

    Narrative Research in Health and Illness, Brian Hurwitz, Trisha Greenhalgh

    Narrative Medicine, Honoring the Stories of Illness, Rita Charon

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    Center for Partnership Systems

    center@partnershipway.org

    Center for Partnership "Join Us" email link

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    24 mins
  • Fog Busters: The Eyes of Care with Riane Eisler and Victoria Friedman
    Mar 5 2024

    Tune into this episode with Riane Eisler and Victoria Friedman to learn more about Fog Busters: The Eyes of Care - the new children’s book they published in 2023. This episode is not just about storytelling; it's an invitation to witness a revolution in children's literature that champions nurturing and equality over damaging gender stereotypes. Once upon a time a strange fog covered the Earth. Colors washed out and everything turned gray, but the FOG BUSTERS were born to clear it…

    CHILDREN'S BOOKS SPECIAL PROJECT - Light on Light
    Fog Busters: Eyes of Care: Friedman, Victoria, Mann, Ellen, Eisler, Riane: 9781958921555: Amazon.com: Books
    Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brain, Lives, and Future, Riane Eisler
    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler
    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler
    Center for Partnership Systems
    center@partnershipway.org
    Resilience, Rising Appalachia

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    24 mins
  • Partnership and Planetary Health with Teddie Potter
    Feb 6 2024

    In this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt explores the growing transdisciplinary field of Planetary Health with Dr. Teddie Potter, Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Planetary Health and Environmental Justice at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. The conversation includes an unpacking of how the domination narrative impacts our relationship with the natural world and provides resources and practical ways to join the Planetary Health movement and help nurture a sustainable planet for generations to come. This episode is more than just a conversation, it's a call to action for us all to live in harmony with nature.

    Planetary Health Alliance

    The Promise of Planetary Health Youtube video

    Sao Paola Declaration on Planetary Health

    Planetary Health Education Framework

    Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies

    Transforming Interprofessional Partnerships: A New Framework for Nursing and Partnership-Based Health Care, Teddie Potter and Riane Eisler

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    Center for Partnership Systems

    center@partnershipway.org

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    25 mins
  • How Men Cry with DXTR Spits
    Jan 2 2024

    In this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews DXTR Spits as he shares his transformative path from a child chastened for sensitivity to a creative healer who deftly welds music, spoken word, travel, and connection. DXTR's story isn't just his own; it's a narrative that resonates with many men who seek to reconcile their inner and outer worlds with the expectations of masculinity. Join the conversation as we confront societal stigmas, celebrate the potential for healing in expressive spaces, and explore the importance of embracing Riane Eisler's question "Does it have to be this way?” which drove her to pioneer the Partnership Movement .


    How Men Cry
    DXTR Spits YouTube channel

    Center for Partnership Systems

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    center@partnershipway.org

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    33 mins
  • Hopes and Heroes with Robyn Baker
    Dec 20 2023

    In this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast, host Cherri Jacobs Pruitt engages in a conversation with Robyn Baker, a young adult student of International Economic Policy in Paris, France. This episode includes discussion related to Riane Eisler’s social wealth index as a wholistic and life-sustaining alternative to gross domestic or national product for measuring economic success.

    WECAN (Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network International)

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, Riane Eisler

    Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future, Riane Eisler

    Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body, Riane Eisler

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    Center for Partnership Systems

    center@partnershipway.org

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia

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    27 mins
  • Partnership in the Media with Marty Lewis Hunstiger and Liz Weinfurter
    Dec 5 2023

    In Partnership in the Media, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt interviews Marty Lewis-Hunstiger and Liz Weinfurter from the University of Minnesota and the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies (IJPS), a groundbreaking partnership-based alternative to traditional academic publishing models that are steeped in the domination ethos. You will learn how the IJPS is a valuable resource for delving into Riane Eisler's cultural transformation and how the journal has played a pivotal role in paving the way for other open-access journals and textbooks. The discussion includes critical issues that librarians and editors face when trying to ensure diverse voices and topics are published and easily accessible, and tools for discerning whether an article is partnership or domination-based.

    Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies

    Creative Nursing Journal

    The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, Riane Eisler

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    Center for Partnership Systems

    center@partnershipway.org

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    31 mins
  • Reimagining Creativity for a Partnership World with Sara Saltee
    Nov 7 2023

    Imagine a world where creativity thrives, unhampered by domination systems or cultural constraints. Where our perception of time is fluid and our ability to create is nurtured. This is the reality Sara Saltee, Director of the Center for Partnership Systems Educational Program, is passionately advocating for in this episode of the Power of Partnership podcast. Exploring the nuanced layers of creativity, Sara guides us through the labyrinth of gender influences, the impact of play deprivation, and the necessity of a caring economy to fully unlock our creative potential. Sara Saltee doesn't stop at identifying the hurdles; she provides a blueprint for a more balanced and fulfilling life, one where creativity is not just recognized, but celebrated!

    Center for Partnership Learning Center

    Saltee Academy

    Sara Saltee Substack

    Sara Saltee and Susan Carter IJPS article “Reimagining Creativity for a

    Partnership World

    The Power of Partnership: Seven Relationships that will Change Your Life, Riane Eisler

    center@partnershipway.org

    Resilience, Rising Appalachia



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    28 mins